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Lil Wayne Accused of Stealing ‘BedRock’

By | The Rolling Stone Blog – Thu, Aug 4, 2011 12:01 PM EDT

Lil Wayne has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit alleging that he stole the hit song "BedRock" from the production company Done Deal Enterprises. The $15 million suit also targets Universal Music Group, Cash Money Records and Young Money Entertainment.

"BedRock," which features Wayne along with Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lloyd, was a Number Two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2010, and appeared on the compilation disc We Are Young Money. Lil Wayne and representatives from his labels have been ordered to appear in court on October 12th.

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