Wiz Khalifa sued for $2.3M over 'Black and Yellow' song

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Wiz Khalifa The artist was photographed posing with one eye closed on a “Rolling Stone “cover, and people thought that this was his way of confirming his membership in the Illuminati. Several YouTube clips claim that he’s part of this New World Order because of the symbols he uses in his videos.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pittsburgh rapper is suing hip hop star Wiz Khalifa for $2.3 million over allegations that he stole the hit song “Black and Yellow.”

Max Warren performs under the stage name Maxamillion. He says Khalifa’s chart-topper “Black and Yellow” was lifted from his own song “Pink N Yellow.”

Warren says he copyrighted “Pink N Yellow” in 2008 and Khalifa copyrighted “Black and Yellow” in 2011.

The copyright infringement lawsuit was filed in federal court in Philadelphia and seeks at least $2.3 million in damages. It names Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, two other songwriters and several record companies and music publishers.

Warren’s lawyer declined to comment Thursday. A spokesman for Khalifa at Atlantic Records didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

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