Rapper Motoe Blizzid, born Nathan Filby, is suing T.I. for copyright infringement. He claims that T.I. stole the Grammy Award-winning song “What You Know.”
Filby says the 2006 track sampled portions of a 2004 song he made titled “Reverence.”
He says that the track was delivered to a number of industry insiders before reaching a representative at Relentless Management, a company that reportedly works with T.I.
In court documents, One LLP and Filby claimed that the tracks contain the “same harmonic” range and lawyers even presented documents that showed an algorithm that claimed to show the song’s similarities scientifically.
According to reports, Filby seeks a trial by jury and all profits derived from the song, which was featured on T.I.’s hit album King.