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T.I. Sued for Copyright infringement

T.I. has been sued for copyright infringement over his Grammy-winning track “What You Know.”

T.I. Sued for Copyright Infringement

T.I. Sued for Copyright Infringement

Rapper Motoe Blizzid, real name Nathan Filby, alleges the self-professed King of the South used parts of his 2004 song “Reverence.”

Im Getting Paid !!!

Im Getting Paid !!!

According to legal documents, obtained by RadarOnline.com, Filby claims the 2006 single — featured on Tip’s King LP — has the “same rate of harmonic range” and states the two recordings have “nearly identical instrumental melodic lines in terms of pitch, shape, and rhythm.”

Filby is requesting a jury trial against TI, real name Clifford Harris, Jr., and seeks damages and profits derived from the song.

TI is currently in a halfway house near his home in Atlanta, Georgia after serving less than a year behind bars for weapons possession. When it rains it pours for T.I

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