John Cena and WWE will now be teaming up against Hip-Hop group MOP over the use of lyrics and musical content in John Cena’s entrance music, a single of of John Cena’s 2005 album titled “My Time is Now”.
From TMZ.com
“Jamal Grinnage and Eric Murray -- that's Lil' Fame and Billy Danze -- want to put the kill switch on Cena's song, "The Time Is Now," saying it borrows heavily from their hit "Ante Up." In a federal lawsuit, they claim WWE's lawyers actually found some person to sign off on the license who was only a receptionist and didn't have authority to do so.
The biggest point of actual musical contention is one non-English line -- "BRRR Abado" -- that appears in the original song once, and in JC's song three times.
The suit asks for destruction of Cena's song and $150K from the defendants. No word from Cena or WWE yet.”
It definitely looks like they have a decent claim, but this lawsuit should have been filed years ago. After all, John Cena’s hip-hop cd debuted in 2005. As for “BRRR Abado”, I’ve always wondered what that guy was saying in the beginning of John Cena’s entrance theme music. Now we know.
From TMZ.com
“Jamal Grinnage and Eric Murray -- that's Lil' Fame and Billy Danze -- want to put the kill switch on Cena's song, "The Time Is Now," saying it borrows heavily from their hit "Ante Up." In a federal lawsuit, they claim WWE's lawyers actually found some person to sign off on the license who was only a receptionist and didn't have authority to do so.
The biggest point of actual musical contention is one non-English line -- "BRRR Abado" -- that appears in the original song once, and in JC's song three times.
The suit asks for destruction of Cena's song and $150K from the defendants. No word from Cena or WWE yet.”
It definitely looks like they have a decent claim, but this lawsuit should have been filed years ago. After all, John Cena’s hip-hop cd debuted in 2005. As for “BRRR Abado”, I’ve always wondered what that guy was saying in the beginning of John Cena’s entrance theme music. Now we know.
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