by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
The estate has filed paperwork alleging that a 1986 hip-hop song, “Everlasting Bass” recorded and performed by West Coast duo, Rodney-O & Joe Cooley lifted the sample illegally.
According to Billboard, White’s estate has filed paperwork alleging that a 1986 hip-hop song, “Everlasting Bass,” recorded and performed by West Coast duo Rodney-O & Joe Cooley, infringed on White’s 1973 record, “I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby.” It’s safe to assume that the suit came on the heels of the “Like That” composition that sampled the “Everlasting Bass” track used for the record that gained popularity after Lamar dissed fellow rappers J. Cole and Drake on the song.
Although the three artists on the “Like That” song aren’t mentioned in the lawsuit, the other writers listed in the credits are Rodney-O & Joe Cooley.
The lawsuit states that “Like That” also infringes White’s copyrights: “‘Like That’ copies substantial elements of ‘I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Babe’ … including but not limited to the iconic, immediately recognizable bass line.”
According to the estate, Rodney-O and Joe Cooley are the defendants because the duo said they agreed to defend the recording artists against such accusations when the sample was cleared.
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Source: Black Enterprise