(EXCLUSIVE) Jeezy Accused of Stealing Music From Unknown Songwriter
theJasmineBRAND.com exclusively reports, Jeezy is accused of ripping off an unknown songwriter by stealing his track and passing it off as his own and now the man has slapped the rapper with a federal lawsuit demanding damages and an injunction.
A musician/songwriter named Edaz Redden filed a federal lawsuit against rapper Jeezy in Illinois, accusing him of stealing his music and passing it off as his own. Redden explains that he wrote a song entitled, “I Ball, I Stunt” back in 2007. He then had the track copyrighted a few years later.
The musician says he recorded a demo of the track to shop around to artists in 2010. He gave a copy of his music to a man named Kyle Smith, who is close with rapper Scrilla who was once signed to Jeezy’s label.
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