Eminem is sued for plagiarism in "Rap God"

"Rap God" is one of the successes that Eminem accumulates in his career. The song is nominated for Grammy in 2015 for "Best Rap Performance" and also entered the Guinness Book for being hit with more words. The track has a total of 1,560 words with voice in six minutes and four seconds.

However, Eminem is being accused of plagiarism in the song. According to TMZ information, Raymond Jones, the group Hotstylz is suing the rapper claiming that "Rap God" uses about 25 seconds of their song "Lookin' Boy" without proper authorization. In the lawsuit, Jones seeks $ 8 million.

The sample used in the song by Eminem starts from 2:14 min, listen to the two songs below.:




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