Kevin Nottingham [click here] recently broke the news regarding a beat that was stolen from Kil, a producer from Philadelphia. The beat in question was heard on “Rude Bastard,” a track that was recently used by M.O.P. [click here] for their album Foundation [click here]. The production credits for the song also go to Fizzy Womack, which is Lil Fame’s alias. Upon hearing the track, Kil decided to send an email to Kevin Nottingham to let him know about this. Below, you can find the producer’s words.
“Back in September 2008, M.O.P., Joe Budden, Termanology and Big Shugg came down to Sonar in B’more and me and my peeps go to the show. I pass out beat cd’s to Term, Joe and during M.O.P.’s show I give it to Laze E Laze’s son (some young nigga) who’s the hype man. Now, fast forward to September 2009 and I’m listening to M.O.P.’s Foundationalbum on my way home from work and when track #9 ‘Rude Bastard’ comes on….it’s MY FUCKING BEAT! Not the same sample, the SAME BEAT! Drum programming, sample, chops…the whole damn beat! Then my man Mills does the knowledge for me to see who got credit for the track on the album and it says ‘produced by Fizzy Womack!’ So…I don’t get a check, I don’t get credit…I don’t even get co production credit! And I’m not looking for no “feel sorry for me” or none of that hoopla…I’m just asking for cats to let ANYONE who ya’ll know who loves hip hop to know who did the track so I can @ least get credit from my peers (hip hop fans and other producer’s grinding out there) for the beat. I’ve been grinding @ this beat thing for YEARS and for my first placement for a major artist to be a jack move…it just ain’t right…but it is what it is…like I said, do me this justice and @ least let the hip hop heads ya’ll know that the bol Kil from Phillygave M.O.P. THAT heat… not no fucking Fizzy Womack.”
Lil Fame responded to this by releasing his own statement on the matter.
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“It’s true. I didn’t do the beat ‘Rude Bastards’ as Kil said….I heard it, it was hot and I rhymed on it…I’d never steal a beat, that’s not me,” he said.
He also went on to note that Laze, M.O.P.’s manager was responsible for the error.
“I gave him the info for who did the beat. I just saw the finished artwork and my 1st comment was, ‘I didn’t do that beat why does it say I did?'”
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Laze also released a statement saying that it was a “clerical error” that could be fixed easily and that M.O.P. is known for giving young up and comers their big break, citing D/R Period, Chris Robinson and Hype Williams as examples.
“We spent a lot of years making our type of music on purpose for that part of society that doesn’t get represented. We left labels and sometimes financial security on sometimes our code alone. So it hurts us that any one would call the Mash Out Posse thieves. Even in the robbery days it was point blank. And not from the poor,” he added.
According to Nottingham, Fame agreed to call Kil to work on the matter. No word on what the outcome of the phone call was.
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M.O.P.‘s Foundation is in stores Tuesday Sseptember 14, 2009.
