50 Cent and Fat Joe are both being sued!
A producer claims they ripped off two of their biggest songs.
David W. Smith filed a copyright lawsuit alleging 50’s “Candy Shop” and Terror Squad’s “Lean Back” both stole from his song “WHACHACOM4?” which he released with rapper Moe Wet in 2003.
“Candy Shop” has since been certified 5x platinum, while “Lean Back” went gold. The complaint details similarities of musical notations and images of waveforms.
Remy Ma and Scott Storch, who produced both “Candy Shop” and “Lean Back,” are also named as defendants, as Smith suggests a connection through Storch, who he claims did business with Spinners Unlimited Record Pool (S.U.R.E.), whose Top Upward Sizzlers (Prime Movers) and New & Hot S.U.R.E. Shots charts “WHACHACOM4?"
Interscope Records, Dr. Dre’s Aftermath and Eminem’s Shady Records, along with TVT Music and 50 Cent Music LLC, are also named in the suit. Smith is seeking a percentage of the revenue from “Candy Shop” and “Lean Back,” plus damages and legal fees.