(EXCLUSIVE) Jay Z & Kanye West: We Didn’t Steal Music For “Watch The Throne”

Mac says that a guy named Mike Dean bought one of his CDs outside the hotel. He explains that Dean turned out to be a music producer and once WTT was released, he soon discovered his song “Made in America” was on the album without credit or payment. He filed the copyright infringement lawsuit demanding profits made from hit album.

Then on February 25th, Kanye West and Jay-Z responded to the man’s lawsuit over their song. They say that the only similarities the man claims are the same title, references to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X along with similar rhythms.

However, the rappers explain the two songs share little resemblance and they are drastically different when it comes to style, theme, melody and the lyrics.

Jay & Kanye say titles like “Made in America” along with mentions of historical figures in a rap cannot be copyrighted by anyone and deny that there is a reasonable case against them.

They even asked the judge to listen to both of the songs, stating he will be able to clearly see the songs don’t share a common rhythm or tempo, and that no reasonable person would conclude they are similar

They are demanding the lawsuit be thrown out and the man be awarded nothing. See the exclusive court docs.

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