1060 Hip Hop Uncut

Complete Vindication: Metro Boomin Found Not Liable in Sexual Assault Civil Lawsuit The year-long legal ordeal is finally over for Grammy-nominated hip-hop producer Metro Boomin, whose real name is Leland Tyler Wayne. A Los Angeles jury has reached a verdict, finding him not liable on all counts in the civil lawsuit alleging sexual battery and gender violence. This verdict marks a moment of complete vindication for the producer, who has steadfastly denied the allegations stemming from an alleged 2016 encounter. The highly-publicized case, which centered on complex testimony and conflicting accounts, has captivated the music industry and legal observers alike, bringing a hard-won conclusion for the "Heroes & Villains" mastermind. The Allegations: An Eight-Year-Old Claim Brought to Court The civil lawsuit was filed in October 2024 by Vanessa LeMaistre, eight years after the alleged incident. The plaintiff claimed that in September 2016, while visitin...

  The Case That Changed Everything (Again): How Jay-Z and "Big Pimpin'" Forever Altered Sampling Law Following the landmark legal case involving Biz Markie's "Alone Again" in 1991, the rules of hip-hop production were rewritten. The Wild West of uncredited sampling was over, replaced by a cautious, expensive, and legally-fraught landscape. But over a decade later, another case involving a hip-hop icon would once again send shockwaves through the industry, this time in a different direction. The lawsuit over Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin'" and its use of a Middle Eastern sample isn't just a story about a music mogul's legal team; it's a profound tale of international copyright law and a unique legal victory that, in some ways, created a new precedent for the music industry. The Sample in Question: From Cairo to "Big Pimpin'" The year was 1999, and Jay-Z, with the visionary producer Timbaland, released ...