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Eminem is being sued by Chicago rap outfit Hot Stylz for $8 million, over the song 'Rap God'.
In an interview with XXL in November, Raymond Jones, stage name Raydio G, outlined how Slim allegedly sample 27 seconds of their track 'Lookin' Boy' without permission. Now however, the group are seeking to be reimbursed for the alleged use of their song.
"At first we was like, 'Aight, cool,' but at the same time, we was like, 'Fuck Eminem,' because he didn’t reach out to us," Jones told XXL. "He took so much of the record. That just don’t sit right with us. The thing is they used so much of the song, he could have reached out. He could have reached out to us directly.
"He could have found a way to reach out to us through some kind of channel. We just addressed that issue on a song called 'Rap Fraud.' We addressed how we felt about it."
Listen to 'Lookin' Boy' by Hot Stylz below
Listen to Eminem's 'Rap God' below
Lawsuits such as these come up all the time, due simply to a number of songs that often sound similar due to tempo or key. Judge for yourself by listening to the two tracks and see if you think Hot Stylz have been ripped off?
