Kendrick Lamar Sued For Copyright Infringement Over His 2017 Hit “Loyalty”
Kendrick Lamar Sued For Copyright Infringement Over His 2017 Hit “Loyalty”. Another rapper has now been hit with another lawsuit. Kendrick Lamar has just been sued for copyright infringement over his hit song “Loyalty” featuring Rihanna.
Kendrick Lamar’s 2017 hit “Loyalty” featuring Rihanna is now facing a copyright Infringement lawsuit. The rapper is being sued by American poet Terrance Hayes, who claims that Kendrick has copied from the song he released in 2011.
Hayes filed the lawsuit earlier this month at the California Federal Court, he states that the song by Kendrick has copied his song starting from title, melody, harmony and rhythm. One of the producers, Josef Leimberg who have been working with the ‘DAMN’ rapper had also been working with him on the song.
It has also been stated the Terrace Martin who is the co-writer and producer of Kendrick’s “Loyalty” had access to the saved sessions on Josef Leimbeirg’s computer. Martin and Leimberg have been closely associated and have worked together, this makes the the co-defendents in the lawsuit.
It seems that Kendrick’s music production team is liable for having access to stealing the original song titled “Loyalty” by Terrance Hayes. The version of the song by Hayes has not been available on any platforms and fans have in most cases have not heard his song, it may be that the song was not even released. Fans will see how the lawsuit unravels and him Kendrick will lose the lawsuit over his hit song “Loyalty”.
