Snoop Dogg Sued By Miles Davis' Former Bassist

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» by Danielle Canada July 9, 2010, 12:57pm

Snoop Dogg is the latest in Hip-Hop to have his name brought up in court for a lawsuit.

As previously reported the Playboy empire filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Drake for a sample used in his hit “Best I Ever Had.”

Following suit is Michael Henderson , a jazz bassist known for his work with Miles Davis and Stevie Wonder, who claims that Snoop Dogg illegally sampled his music for several tracks available for stream and download.

According to the lawsuit, Snoop illegally used a sample of his work for the track “Hands On The Wheel”, a song he did with Hip-Hop group Warzone for a mixtape to promote his 2008 release Ego Trippin.

Furthermore Henderson says Snoop and Warzone illegally sampled his music for their song “Flashbacks”, taking the composition from his song “Riding” which he released on his 1979 album Do It All.

The bassist turned artist is suing for copyright infringement, unfair competition and unjust enrichment.

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  • Baybaybay

    I remember Micheal Henderson, he had a solo career in the 70s with a couple of hit records but that was so long ago he probably needs money that's why he suiing, Snoop seems like a reasonable guy maybe Mr. Henderson shouldve tried to work it out with him not file a lawsuit.

  • Wayne

    @baybay
    Nope, if the work one does is based off the work of another, then you should pay them.

    Snoop has been sampling for all his career and this lawsuit isn't his first rodeo, so he should know better.

    As for Michael Henderson, you probably haven't heard any of his recent work because he works in jazz, which is rarely in the same venue a snoop.

  • Baybaybay

    @Wayne I agree with you about compensating artist when you borrow from them but I'm glad you mentioned that Micheal Henderson was still around I didn't know he was doing jazz because I'm now into world music Indian and African music also reggae but I will look him up.

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