Nicki Minaj Sued for Copyright

Nicki Minaj has been sued for copyright infringement, by a relatively unknown artiste from Chicago. The artist named Clive Tanaka claimed that Nicki illegally used portions of his 2011 track called “Neu Chicago” in her 2012 smashing hit, “Starship”. Filed on Tuesday, September 10 in U.S. District Court in Chicago,
Tanaka’s lawsuit also names RedOne, the producer of the track, as well as co-writers Carl Falk, Wayne Hector, and Rami Yacoub. Tanaka alleged that the producer and writers were living in Sweden when “Neu Chicago” was featured in several TV ads in the country. He says “[The 'Starship' collaborators] had a very good opportunity to hear it,” Tanaka’s lawyer, Christopher Niro, said. It was reported that Tanaka has previously posted his “Neu Chicago” and Minaj’s “Starship” online, so people could hear the similarities between the two tracks. We have not heard anything from Nicki Minaj’s Camp.