The estate of late legend Barry White, led by his widow Glodean B. White and Jack W. Perry, began a curious legal battle recently, according to court documents reportedly obtained by AllHipHop .
Moreover, they launched a copyright lawsuit involving Future , Metro Boomin , and Kendrick Lamar 's " Like That ," but it's not as simple as it sounds. In fact, these three rap artists and their labels are not named as codefendants in the suit. Rather, the suit seems to target Rodney-O and Joe Cooley for their 1986 track, "Everlasting Bass.
" But why? Let's break it down and see what we can find. In 1973, Barry White released his classic cut "I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Babe." The Barry White Family Trust claims that Future, Metro Boomin, and Kendrick Lamar's "Like That" unlawfully and directly stole that White song's bassline.
But what " Like That " sampled was "Everlasting Bass," not the White track directly, so the complaint says that Rodney-O and Joe Cooley also infringed on White's copyright. After all, they were the first ones to sample "I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Babe" in this case. Read More: Kendrick Lamar Officially Submits "Not Like Us" & "Like That" For Grammys 2025 Consideration As such, it seems like Rodney-O and Joe Cooley are the main codefendants in this case, presumably along with the applicable record labels.
But why aren't Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar, or their labels named as codefendants? In the complaint, it's noted that these a.