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(AllHipHop News) Eminem has sold over 80 million records worldwide, his last album was the first album to attain a million digital downloads and he’s basically everywhere. That does not mean he is willing to let just anyone use his music. Eminem’s publishing company, Eight Mile Style LLC has filed a lawsuit against the social media giant Facebook for unlawfully using an Eminem song for its Facebook Home application advertisement. According to the suit, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg showcased an ad by  Portland, Oregon ad company Wieden + Kennedy entitled “Airplane” when he debuted the new Facebook Home app in April. In the advertisement was music uncannily similar to “Under The Influence”, Eminem’s collaboration with his D12 group from The Marshall Mathers LP. The lawsuit claims that initial viewers of the unedited advertisement noticed the similarities and in perceived admission of guilt, Facebook released an altered version of the ad on their YouTube channel: “The alteration of the Airplane advertisement was an admission that Facebook knew it had infringed on the Eminem/D12 Composition,” says the lawsuit. Even  after Facebook altered the song for the ad, 8 Mile Style still released a cease and desist order because Facebook and Wieden + Kennedy did not have the “permission to alter the Eminem/D12 Composition” according to the lawsuit. This is when things get heated. The lawsuit alleges that Facebook and the ad agency’s response to the cease and desist order contained disparaging accusations aimed at someone virtually unrelated to the song, Dr. Dre: Counsel falsely and wrongfully alleged that Andre Young, professionally known as Dr. Dre, composed ‘Under the Influence.’ Yet, a simple Internet search of the Eminem/D12 Composition would have revealed that “Under the Influence” was composed by Marshall Mathers, III, and members of D12, including Denaun Porter, Von Carlisle, Ondre Moore, R. Arthur Johnson, and DeShaun Holton. Dr. Dre likewise did not produce ‘Under the Influence.’ The suit continues to allege that the defendants made additional allegations regarding Dr. Dre, including accusing him of illegally sampling a Michael Jackson song for the Under The Influence beat he did not produce. Eight Mile Style are suing for up to $150,000 per infringement. Filed under: Headlines, MOBILE, News Tagged: Eminem, Facebook, mark zuckerberg, Wieden + Kennedy

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Tate Tucker’s latest feature, released along with a set of bare-bones visuals filmed in Tribeca, is fire…. and it just so happens that “Fire” is also the record’s title. Well, maybe fire isn’t the best description, because the record is a little too subdued to be compared to a blazing inferno—how about “brick oven?” It’s still hot, but it’s more … Click the link for the stream.

Last Thursday, Candice Glover became the 12th American Idol winner. As part of her coronation, the singer premiered her debut single, I Am Beautiful, live in front of the televised audience and viewers nationwide. The performance was followed by the unveiling of the studio version of the cut, which doubles as listeners’ first taste of the singer’s debut studio album. … Click the link for the stream.

Ugly Heroes presents “Hero’s Theme”, the second single from their self-titled LP out May 28th on Mello Music Group. Detroit producer Apollo Brown teams with Chicago MC Verbal Kent and fellow Motor City resident Red Pill to form Ugly Heroes – a hip-hop group informed by the hard scrabble working class issues and aesthetic that often go untouched in rap. Their self-titled debut is lead by “Graves.” They follow strong with “Hero’s Theme” – the latest track to leak from the project dense with piano and the dearth of morale that comes standard with a life of punching the clock. This joint is one chapter of a project that plays like a dirge for anyone who has ever died on the inside at the back of a row of cubicles, tending an assembly line or squeezing into an overcrowded soup kitchen. The Ugly Heroes are making music for those who have found themselves on the brink of insanity because they can no longer take what little the world has deigned to spit in their direction after they have worked their knuckles bare. Ugly Heroes drops a boom-bap opus for folks who turn to crime when the C.R.E.A.M. and second chances run dry. Apollo Brown brings this monster to life with a robotic cadence of hi-hat and snare that plays like a death march, while Verbal Kent and Red Pill fill the spaces with poignant words on the brilliance beneath the rust of everyday life. Every good hero needs a theme song and this joint sounds like a winner. Check the Ugly Heroes’ “Hero’s Theme” below. Purchase Ugly Heroes’ self-titled LP via iTunes. Stay tuned for our exclusive interview with Apollo Brown, dropping today! Hero's Theme by Ugly Heroes (Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent, Red Pill) The post Ugly Heroes (Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent, Red Pill) – “Hero’s Theme” appeared first on Okayplayer.

Memphitz and Toya are taking on TV together! What are they gonna say about those K.Michelle abuse allegations? We did a lil sneaky sleuthing and found a rough trailer for a new reality show about Memphitz and Toya — which no one has seen. This ish is EXCLUSIVE!!! We broke it here first!!! Check it out below: Toya & Memphitz Crazy In Love from theartofcil on Vimeo. What did you think? Would you tune in to watch them? We love Memphitz and Toya as a couple but we imagine things can definitely get a little messy between his baby mama being his former assistant and all of K.Michelle’s accusations. We will be praying for all of ‘em!

[In honor of late rap mogul Notorious B.I.G.'s 41st birthday, hip-hop veteran Sadat X tells SOHH readers about his memorable experience recording their "Come On" collaboration together.]

[SOHH highlights a hot record each Tuesday and offers a unique look at the track in Singled Out. After Metro Boomin decoded Ludacris and Young Jeezy's "Raised In The South," West Coast rapper Bobby Brackins breaks down his "Big Body" anthem.]

With the temperatures only rising, former Ruff Ryders member Eve has revealed why she is not the least bit worried about entertaining any serious beefs.

[StyleBlazer.com] Talons Layered In Luxe Gold Leaf Happy Tuesday, StyleBlazers! It’s time for another edition of Tuesday’s Tips! This week’s inspiration comes from nail artist du jour Spifster, who posted these golden beauties the other day on her Instagram account. [Read] [24Wired.com] ‘Barnes and Noble Firing’ – Saturday Night Live Kevin Hart is featured with Bobby Moynihan and Cecily Strong in this Saturday Night Live sketch set inside a Barnes & Noble. In the skit, a bookstore manager tells his employees that he’s going to have to fire someone. Two of the booksellers assume it’s them and take the opportunity to insult all of their colleagues. [Watch] [Hiphopwired.com] Photographer Terry Richardson Shares Candid Shots Of Barack Obama We’re not going to get enough Barack Obama news and photos over the next couple of days. Don’t fight it. Today, esteemed photographer Terry Richardson shared some candid shots of the POTUS in his studio that were taken about five years ago. [Read] [Madamenoire.com] Dawn Robinson Says We’ll See Her New Man And ‘Very Happy Relationship’ On ‘R&B Divas: LA’ Back in February we told you that former En Vogue singer Dawn Robinson would be joining Kelly Price, Claudette Ortiz, Chante Moore, Lil Mo and Michel’le as the cast of TV One’s R&B Divas Los Angeles-based spin-off. [Read]