
A Pittsburgh rapper is suing hip hop star Wiz Kalifa for $2.3 million over allegations that he stole the hit song "Black and Yellow" .
Max Warren performs
under the stage name Maxamillion. He says Khalifa's chart-topper
"Black and Yellow" was lifted from his own song "Pink N Yellow." Warren says he copyrighted
"Pink N Yellow" in 2008 and Khalifa copyrighted "Black and Yellow" in 2011.
"Pink N Yellow" in 2008 and Khalifa copyrighted "Black and Yellow" in 2011.
The copyright infringement
lawsuit was filed in federal court in Philadelphia and seeks at least
$2.3 million in damages. It names Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron
Jibril Thomas two other songwriters and several record companies and
music publishers.
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