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August 28, 2006
Tanya Sues Lil Kim for plagiarism, New York Post article says
A story published in the New York Post on Sunday disclosed that reggae star Tanya Stephens has sued rap diva Lil' Kim's for plagiarism.
The suit was filed in a suit filed in Manhattan federal court last week. According to the story, the suit alleges that L'il Kim flew Stephens to New York, asking her to sing on one of her albums and belting out by heart the very song she pilfered to show what a big fan she was of Stephens, according to the suit.
Stephens and her representatives from the Royalty Network were shocked when they first listened to Lil' Kim's late-2005 album, "The Naked Truth."
The writer of the article, Janon Fisher wrote that "the lyrics of Kim's track "Durty" match almost word for word with Stephens' song "Mi and Mi God" recorded in Jamaica and released in 1997, they say. Kim reached out to Stephens in 1999 and flew her up to have her sing on one of her albums. She gushed over Stephens when they met in the New York recording studio, telling her that she was a "big fan" and
that she owned several of the reggae artist's albums, the suit says. Kim even sang her favorite Stephens song, which she knew by heart. It was "Mi and Mi God," according to the lawsuit. Stephens then sang with Kim, but the vocals never made the album."
Lil' Kim's lawyer and agent did not respond to messages requesting comment, the article said.
The Brooklyn-born Kim, a k a Kimberly Jones, even sings the tune with a West Indian accent, the suit alleges. The lyrics are so duplicative that Stephens is claiming she should own the song and receive all past and future royalties.
To add insult to injury, Lil' Kim is one of Stephens' biggest fans, she claims in the complaint.
Kim's album, "The Naked Truth" shot to No. 3 on the hip-hop charts and rose to No. 6 on the Billboard chart. It was nominated for album of the year for the BET Awards.
This latest legal predicament comes after Kim was released from a federal prison in Philadelphia on July 3. She had served 10 months for lying to a grand jury about a shooting that erupted outside radio station Hot 97 in lower Manhattan when her posse clashed with rapper Foxy Brown's. She completed house arrest on Aug. 3.
SOURCE: New York Post
Posted by yardFlex at August 28, 2006 09:26 AM
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Posted by: DaintyE_7
at August 28, 2006 10:12 AM
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What!!!!??????!!!!
Ha ha ha ha!!!
Tanya sue har ra*$ yes. "Thou shall not steal!!!" lol
Tanya is a very talented artist, I understand why Kim would want to steal her material. Yet she flew her to NY, why not just put the vocals on the album?
She probably think, because Tanya a reggae artist, she a go fraid fi retaliate.
Tanya get credit for your work. You do di hard work, and now somebody else fi come try teck credit?!! No sah dat wrong. Sue har!!!
I love Tanya Stevens she is real...I love lil Kim she is real fake but down to earth.
Settlement out of court is what it sounds like to me. If in fact Kim thinks that she did 'rip 'the song...if not then that battle is going to be nasty in court.
The law here states that once the lyrics are copyrighted then Kim cannot rip the song.
It just depends on where it was copywritten.
Very sticky subject and there are alot of questions in regards to jurisdiction on this one. Let us see what the result is.
I tell you this much, they WILL think twice about messing with our Tanya before messing with her. She has proved that she is not a "little dummy artiste" and that she knows what she is doing. GWAN TANYA!
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Posted by: fires
at August 28, 2006 11:58 AM
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look like nuff rap artiste go sue ELEPHANTMAN!!!lol...
Tanya,
A good ting that..get your credit........food ave fi eat,...str8
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Posted by: SEXY LOVE
at August 28, 2006 12:23 PM
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LIL KIM IS MY ### 1 SINGER I LOVE HER TO DETH BUT GAL IF YU RONG U RONG IF SHE AGO USE PPLS THING GIVE DEM CREDIT 4 IT TANYA MI GAL DO YA THING
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Posted by: SEXY LOVE
at August 28, 2006 12:24 PM
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DI 2 OF YALL BETTA DO WAT IT DO
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Posted by: unique
at August 28, 2006 03:18 PM
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to be honest..i think tanya is in favor here...PLAYGERISM is illegal...it don't matter whose song elephant man stole or whose song ghost stole...they will never be able to make money by playgerism...i strongly believe that tanyas's work should be sited more often...she's not getting the credit she deserves, so why not claim jurisdiction for her work. lil kim ur my girl but wrong is wrong give the woman some credit. she should have invited tanya for a duet...just a thought......
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Posted by: unique
at August 28, 2006 03:20 PM
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to be honest..i think tanya is in favor here...PLAYGIARISM is illegal...it don't matter whose song elephant man stole or whose song ghost stole...they will never be able to make money by playgiarism...i strongly believe that tanyas's work should be sited more often...she's not getting the credit she deserves, so why not claim jurisdiction for her work. lil kim ur my girl but wrong is wrong give the woman some credit. she should have invited tanya for a duet...just a thought......
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Posted by: toya
at August 28, 2006 03:45 PM
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yeah man sue har backside yes, me vex an a no me she dweet to. You go Tanya mek she know sey yu a nuh eeidat. More power to you mi gal! Bright!
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Posted by: ann- marie
at August 28, 2006 03:47 PM
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a whey some gal feel like? sue har clat yes she diss big time she want a bl$***tcl***t box
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Posted by: Toni
at August 28, 2006 05:18 PM
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Tanya you are one of the best female artrist not just in Jamaica but the world. Don't let nobody walk over u, Sue the b*tch and take everything you can get. That will teach them that Jamaicans are not stupid.
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Posted by: Hetisani "Lox" Dhliwayo
at August 28, 2006 07:22 PM
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Tanya wa gwan Empress?L.O.X l Ras Luv ya Massive mi dan cyaa bout ya misoverstandin2 WIT DI lil Kim she a yout in jus a bout anytin yuh don haffi reap her off jus show her u gat over dan any wicked,sly an calculatin slut cul a lmagine.Mi trust yah Empress u di hottest empress a di tyme.lmun know one day di MOS HIGH JAH gwine link us up.u haffi gwine one step up em ladder each tym a new days a com.One luv an H.I.M guidance.L.O.X l LUV.
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Posted by: Crissypooh
at August 28, 2006 07:53 PM
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Hear weh mi a seh....Tanya u av mi support straight.....as 2 u kim..u tek Jamaicans fi ediat....wheres d priciple and professionalim? u can a rap fi sumuch years an nuh know bout plagiarism. Tanya get as much as u can fi real?
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Posted by: Wade Cameron
at August 28, 2006 09:29 PM
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That is so mess up. Little kim should have more sense than that. Why don't she write her own material. Tanya Stephens should sue her.
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Posted by: bronxmon
at August 29, 2006 10:33 AM
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ah idiot thing sista- dancehall is ah free vvibe thing . style nuh mek fi nuh one somebody. ah so dancehall go. elephant sanchez beenie ghost to way back to bob marley john holt d brown. all tek tune. So how she fi feel like this is ah new age fi dancehal -ah kill she ah kill the vibes yu dig. what if foreign artist start sue fi them tune. the whole vibes flop. Tanya to me is a confuse individual you cant tell what she stand for she hot and she cold. she ah ah good woman on one track and the next she will tek ah gyal man-i guess she is the wifey and matey artist
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Posted by: DaintyE_7
at August 29, 2006 11:45 AM
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Truly though, nuff reggae artist cover a lot of american artists songs. That's how lover's rock even came about. So it's kind of a double standard. I guess since/ if Tanya never covered any other artist's song withut their permission, then she's good.
As someone wrote, it would be nice if they settled outta court. Tanya is probably hurt more than anythinf else, because Kim flew her to NY and everything, and just did the song hersself without permission.
Hope all ends well.
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Posted by: Leche
at August 29, 2006 12:16 PM
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I read that same article and it is also appears on other blogs. Kim's attorney's did respond saying all fees were paid to the perspective people as well as all samples were cleared. If your going to write an article please be fair and represent both sides of the story as best as possible. Do some research its called journalism.
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Posted by: rasta-iyata
at August 29, 2006 06:37 PM
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Foxy Brown sed it B4 and it come like Tanya in di same predicament wid di same girl: "WHO THE PHUK TOLD BYTCHEZ THEY CUD DO WUT I DO/ NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL U BYTCHES GOT ACCENTS TOO/BAD GYAL, BYTCH CANT DO THE SHYT THAT I DO/SOMETIMES A GYAL FI GET KUFF, HOO HOO HOO HOO HOOO"
it complimentive sey shi rate di woman MUSIC but is disrespect to her PERSON to do such b/s.
LECHE the article did not say that Lil Kims Attorney neva say nothin at all on the matter, it sed that they DID NOT RESPOND TO THE NEW YORK POST REQUEST FOR COMMENTS, which is tru according to the source of this article (NY POST). recognize that they are not reporting on the issue itself they are reporting on a REPORT ABOUT THE ISSUE. basically relaying what the New York Post sed......
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Posted by: herbert katusiime
at August 30, 2006 08:20 AM
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That is very bad but settlement out of court loks like the best solution coz first they are friend and one day tanya might also fall in the same mess,otherwz that was view
And requestingly wld like to get in touch with lil kims email and rihaana an ugandan by nationality aged 26 and just finished my college school.
i don't believe what i'm am hearing. plese lilkim harassing tanya stevens that got to be a lie tanya feel she all a that but any way lilkim is my girl so tanya go an s**k ya m*ther. luv ya lilkim.
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Posted by: shyone
at August 30, 2006 12:01 PM
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all mi hav fi sey is di likkle silicone gal kim bright an outtta orda! weh shi tink sey tanya bi,idiot? A renk shi renk ! afta yuh work so hard fi reach weh yuh reach shi mus jus tek easy street an tek weh ur tune. No!!!! it caaw work! wi nuh agree wi dat.
But life unfair fi real, lil kim big intl. artist already so why she feel sey shi need fi steal tanya tune.rong a rong so shi fi jus tek it an shut up!
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Posted by: Kadian
at August 30, 2006 12:33 PM
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Big up Tanya, If little kim wrong she ra*s wrong. Kim fi sort out har self, is what she a try do?? go round tanya??/ that no fair!!!!! why she do that??? Tanya put u lawyers on the case and mek sure u get what u fi get!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by: Leon
at August 30, 2006 03:05 PM
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What a friggin' ho! Even for Lil Kim that's low! Taking advantage of her like that!
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Posted by: Can
at August 30, 2006 03:06 PM
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Tanya, mi love u & mi love Kim, please work it out. But if I have to choose, I choose you, so deal wid har case if necessary.
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Posted by: Jinks
at August 30, 2006 05:19 PM
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I love Tanya bad bad bad. coming fro ma man. Tanya really reach me with some tings weh she say. Best female artist out of jamaica period. Kim feel seh is a likkle yard gal so she could just extort her lyrics an get away with it. Kim nuh have her own sound. Sometime she sound like Big, sometime she sound like a yard artist. dem gyal deh have no talent just open legs and open mouth. Is fi her get expose.
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Posted by: Kalmfuz
at August 31, 2006 08:29 AM
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Mek di b@#! pay what is due. When coming to the busines she has to make sure she is ready with her own material. Kim, you are my star but she got to grab you by the neck, at least for a lesson.
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Posted by: latty
at August 31, 2006 02:37 PM
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a dis di ol gal a dis .. a we dem do tek wi jamaican fi fool mssss dem feel seh wi frighten fi forigne cho
mek dem know how wi tan yaa mi gal tanya
big up to you yaa
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Posted by: Lacey
at August 31, 2006 06:36 PM
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Go tanya some people fi know them place. do whatever u have 2 do. u a the best female singer in a the world. big up
teacher them a lesson r 2!
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Posted by: cush
at September 1, 2006 02:08 PM
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tanya i have ur bac, straight. lil kim wrong fu trying to dis u like dat. jus teach her a lesson and mek her noo say dat ur no no ediat gal. from ur lyrics in ur songs me nooo say dat u no no ediat gal. keep doing waht u do and jus deal wid lil kim case. if she wanted to use her stuff she should have ask and give u de credit for it, she no expect to dis u like dat and get away wid it, nooooooo.... mek her no who is de real queen.
respect to u me gal.
love ya
ps empress cush
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Posted by: Miss Te' Le'Rone
at September 1, 2006 06:46 PM
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Well if sum body did tell mi, mi would a say lie. All I can say is Tanya fight fa what is rightfully yours. You have a lot of people behind yuh weh support u and believe in yuh. Now remember you ago represent all di Jamaicans cause if this case flop dat ago look bad on all a we whether or not uno want to believe it a so it go. So good luck Tanya. Nuh mek nobody use u as stepping stone and den them cant even acknowledge yuh!!!! Bright, Fasety and out of odar
Luv Miss Te'
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Posted by: Melissa
at September 1, 2006 07:40 PM
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Lil kim realle done gone do it now.. She must have confuse tanya with some dizzhead gal like she self.. but if she was a true tanya stephens fan she would have known that Ms Stephens have brains..
Gwaan tanya, get wey u fi get.. and if anybody else vonfuse .. listen the song dem.. judge fi urself.
Lil kim is wrong.!!!
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Posted by: attitudegal
at September 4, 2006 07:40 PM
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i think what kim did is wrong. she is already big and out tanya big but she still trying to get out she trying to mke it so why try to keep her down i want ruling in tanya favor. kim kool and so but everybody needs there credit. AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY SHE TRYING TO BRIBE TANYA AND FLY HER OUT OFF JA TO THINK SHE WILL REMEMBER THAT AND SAY 4GET IT WELL NO TAKE ACTION MI GAL TELL DEM SAY WE NOR FRAI A DEM.*************** SINCE YOU'RE MY GIRL I DON'T HAVE TO ASK I KNOW YOU GOING TELL THE TRUTH ON THE STANDS YOU WILL NOT LIE ON THE STANDS TELL THEM YOU`RE NOT TO BLAME DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL WORK BUT I HOPE YOU'RE PREPARED FOR THE BEST OR THE WORST I'LL BE THERE TILL THE VEDICT IS REACH LUV YAH NUFF RESPECT ME A THE BIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGEST FAN ME NOR HA WAN SANG YOU SING ME NOR KNOW AND LOVE ALL THE BEST
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Posted by: SHIA
at September 4, 2006 07:51 PM
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tell them say u a nor ediot u more smart than that. dem ca bribe uno cause uno know right fram wrang tell she fi move she fake a** silicone breast and goway
one luv your biggest fan from the
N A T U R E I S L E
O F
T H E C A R B B E A N "DA" M A S S I V E
MISS BARON
A. K. A. MISS "B"
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Posted by: lil bity
at September 5, 2006 11:52 PM
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first of all tanya i think tanya should sue lil kim cause she took all of tha verse not even one line and kim should aleast call up tanya and let know wats really good. kim dats disrepectful and if i was tha judge she will be putting alot on tha table foe tanya.kim maybe think dat tanya was a cucu head but she need 2 fall back cause we jamaican not fool. PAY UP LIL KIM R U GOIN BACK WERE U CAME FROM
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Posted by: killa kal
at September 14, 2006 09:15 PM
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This is a dangerous can of worms Tanya has opened up. If rappers started suing dancehall artist, there would be a lot more homelessness in jamaica
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Posted by: Chisa Natty
at September 24, 2006 06:40 PM
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Sorry she's suing you Lil'Kim she should get over it it's just a song remember I got your back luv you P.S. (whisper)I hope U win ha ha(laughs)
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Posted by: babigerle
at November 28, 2006 08:08 PM
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A WEY SHE THINK SEY TANYA? LILL KIM TINK SEY WE JAMAICANS R FOOL BUT SHE HAS A NEXT GUESS COMING!!!! TANYA MI GIRL SOUGHT HAR OUT PROPERLY FI WE AND MECK SHE KNOW SEY SHE NO RAMP WITH US JAMAICAN WOMAN. CUZ WE ARE ALL A SET OF MAD BLACK JAMAICAN WOMEN!!!! NUFF LUV TANYA
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