MANHATTAN - Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) sampled the tune "Hook & Sling" without permission in the tune "Run This town," Tufamerica claims; click headline to see the defendants in Federal Court.
Here are the defendants: WB Music Corp.; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.; Roc Nation LLC; Atlantic Recording Corp.; Roc-A-Fella Records LLC; and Shawn Carter.
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