Jay Z testified in Los Angeles today over accusations that he ripped off an Egyptian composer for the song "Big Pimpin'."
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The rapper mixed his testimony with a mix of no-nonsense, one-word answers, humility about his success and some humorous moments.
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When Pete Ross, the lawyer for Hamdi's heirs, attempted to show him a passage in a book Carter had written about his lyrics, the performer wryly said, "You can read it from over there."
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Joking about Timbaland, Jay says: "He tells me his beats are better than my raps. I tell him my raps are better than his beats. It's an ongoing thing that I keep winning."
Besides making the courtroom laugh, he also had direct answers to the accusations.
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Lawyers for Carter and Timbaland, whose real name is Timothy Mosely, told jurors on Tuesday that Hamdi's family had been repeatedly paid for the use of "Khosara Khosara." Four notes from the song's 74 notes are repeated throughout "Big Pimpin'," a music expert testified Wednesday.
