After what has almost been a decade, the trial for a copyright infringement lawsuit, in which Jay Z, Timbaland and many other co-defendants are involved, is underway as of Tuesday, Oct. 13. The co-defendants are being accused – by the heirs of Baligh Hamdi, an Egyptian composer – of illegally sampling “Khosara, Khosara” for the 1999 hit single, “Big Pimpin’.”

Check it out as Jay Z and Timbaland leave the courtroom.

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Today, Jay Z took the stand to testify in a Los Angeles federal courtroom about the creative juices that flowed through him when writing “Big Pimpin’.” As he opened up, Jay claims that all flow was his own, and any sampling he had done was obtained the legal way.

“We have the rights as you can see on the bottom of the CD,” he says in open court.

As the questioning continues, Jay’s own attorney asked him about artists who he had a hand in bringing to stardom; artists sucb as Rihanna, J. Cole and Kanye West.

“Some people may have heard of him,” Carter’s attorney Andrew Bart said of West.

“One or two,” Carter responded. “He’s running for president.”

Attorneys are getting deep, but one thing the rapper turned business man is hoping stays on the hush is his criminal past and his bank account numbers.

Watch as Jay Z and Timbaland exit the courtroom.

Here is the a copy of “Khosara Khosara,” and yeah, it sounds exactly like “Big Pimpin’,” or “Big Pimpin’” sounds like it. Either way, have a listen.

Hit up the gallery for more on the two artists leaving the courthouse.

SOURCE: Billboard