But hip-hop copyright lawsuits do happen. And one is happening now, in fact - New Jersey group IOF claim that Kanye West and Ludacris ripped off one of their songs and turned it into Stand Up, a hit from three years ago. Thank god we're not on the jury, all this young people's music is all bang bang bang to us. We didn't even know if David Bowie was a boy or a girl until someone told us last week. [see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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