The exhortation “oh” is the subject of a major lawsuit after Jay Z urged a court to dismiss claims that ripped off a single syllable during the making of his hit 2009 track "Run This Town".
The label TufAmerica claims that "Run This Town", a UK number 1 featuring Rihanna, uses an unlicensed sample from "Hook and Sling – Part 1", a 1969 funk composition by Eddie Bo.
Damages and royalties are being sought for a sample of the single vowel sound “oh” from Hook and Sling, which was used once in "Run This Town".
Jay Z argues that the sample was too insignificant for TufAmerica to claim sole copyright protection over.
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They won't get anywhere with this. Jay betta beat them down!