Lord Finesse Is Suing Mac Miller For $10 Million

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Mac Miller Responds To Lord Finesse's $10 Million Lawsuit | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX

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"I'm supposed to be on hush but lemme speak on this real quick. 1. I made that record and video as nothing more than an 18 year old kid who wanted to rhyme and pay homage, no other intentions. 2. Finesse and I spoke on the phone for an hour after he heard the record and cleared the air. We even planned to work on music together. 3. All I wanted to do is shed light on a generation that inspired me. 5. Finesse never cleared the Oscar Peterson sample on the original record. I did nothing wrong. We spoke on the phone had a good conversation, he was cool with the record. It's all love tho. I ain't even mad at dude. He still a legend. 4. When I heard there was a problem, I reached out to him to try and solve it. No response. Lord Finesse, thank you for what u did for hip hop. Thank you for bringing my favorite rapper into the game."
 

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Mac Miller Responds To Lord Finesse's $10 Million Lawsuit | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX

Read Mac's full response below.

"I'm supposed to be on hush but lemme speak on this real quick. 1. I made that record and video as nothing more than an 18 year old kid who wanted to rhyme and pay homage, no other intentions. 2. Finesse and I spoke on the phone for an hour after he heard the record and cleared the air. We even planned to work on music together. 3. All I wanted to do is shed light on a generation that inspired me. 5. Finesse never cleared the Oscar Peterson sample on the original record. I did nothing wrong. We spoke on the phone had a good conversation, he was cool with the record. It's all love tho. I ain't even mad at dude. He still a legend. 4. When I heard there was a problem, I reached out to him to try and solve it. No response. Lord Finesse, thank you for what u did for hip hop. Thank you for bringing my favorite rapper into the game."

Yeah, it's kinda a snitch move to say that... but this very lawsuit is pretty much a snitch move. How you gonna make a song out of a record you didn't even clear, then sue somebody else for rapping over your beat consisting of the uncleared sample? This is like callin' the police, tellin' them a nikka jacked you for a stolen car.
 

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2. Finesse and I spoke on the phone for an hour after he heard the record and cleared the air.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGJML0Sqy4g&feature=player_detailpage#t=196s]Lord Finesse - fukk Em - YouTube[/ame]


:krs:

but real talk, this is where we get into these conflicting stories. one side says everything was cool, and the other side doesn't agree

to me it's all about respect. if an artist wants credit, or doesn't want you to use their instrumental, you should respect that
 

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I guess Finesse sued AT&T (successfully) back in the day for using the same song
 
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lol man yall need to stop acting like this is anything more than a dude thats broke and irrelevant trying to get some money off a young kid on his grind. I think this would set a terrible precedent if finesse wins. Lots of rappers could be sued over stuff like this. LF needs to sit his old ass down somewhere or get on his hustle instead of tryin to sue over a beat he never even cleared the sample to. I hope they turn right around and sue his ass

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A lot of disgust was in this post... it's obvious. You'll be alright man.
 
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off topic, and it might have been mentioned...but who said wayne was performing his tracks from no ceilings?? wasntthat released like a week before he went to jail?? nikkas just makin up stories in here b
 

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off topic, and it might have been mentioned...but who said Wayne was performing his tracks from no ceilings?? wasntthat released like a week before he went to jail?? nikkas just makin up stories in here b

Nah Wayne got sentenced in March 2010, No ceilings came out on Halloween of 2009. I'm guessing you thought he served from November 2009 to November 2010 (a year) but he only served 8 months from March 2010-Novemeber 2010. That's not to say he was performing No Ceilings, idk.
 

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I wonder if Owl City might try to sue Mac Miller too?

Mac Miller - Don't Mind if I Do (Official Video) - YouTube

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That video wasnt put up by Mac (clearly stated in description). Also in the description it says "The beat was remixed from Owl City- Fireflies". And the 2nd top comment is "Nawww the beat is sick in my opinion". Therefore nikkas who like the beat (which ppl do) know what artist to check for. Now of course they left who out re-mixed the beat but the person who put up the video probably doesn't know that.

And if they wanted to sue I think they could make a pretty convincing argument if you ask me. Again the nikka is making entirely new songs and making a name for himself and eating from it. When that nikka performs these songs he aint performing an acapella.
 
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwwZe4ieg7M]Wale - I'm on one Freestyle [Video] - YouTube[/ame]





DID LORD FINESSE JUST FIND OUT ABOUT YOUTUBE??
 
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