The Black Eyed Peas are being sued for plagiarism again! A copyright infrigement lawsuit has been filed by Ebony Latrice Batts aka Phoenix Phenom and Manfred Mohr against each of the Peas individually and collectively.
Phoenix and Manfred claim that their song "Boom Dynamite" is incredibly similar to BEP's "Boom Boom Pow." Their attorney states:
“My clients submitted their copyrighted song “Boom Dynamite” to Interscope Records after Interscope had shown interest in some of their music, and the Black Eyed Peas later copied the song when they wrote “Boom Boom Pow.” A simple listening of the two songs will tell you that the songs are substantially similar, and that the hooks of the two songs are virtually identical in rhythm and lyrics.”
Ummmm a little more than coincidence with this one. Does Will.i.am. consciously decided to say "fuck it, no one will ever know" when he "produces" music. This is like me copy and pasting Wikipedia articles into my college essays (which I still attest never happened) and passing them off to the professor as my own work.
Icing on the cake? Black Eyed Peas are nominated for Best Dance Recording for "Boom Boom Pow". I hope they win just for the unintentional comedy factor. Who do you thank, Milli Vanilli for showing you the way?
The Whipping Post- Once again, keeping things honest in a world full of Will.i.am's
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