Busta Rhymes - Rapper Rhymes Facing Lawsuit Over Hit 1991 Song

Rapper BUSTA RHYMES and his former LEADERS OF THE NEW SCHOOL bandmates have been slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit over a song released 19 years ago.

Bosses at Drive-In Music Company have accused the group of illegally sampling Dyke and The Blazers' tune Let A Woman Be A Woman, Let A Man Be A Man on their 1991 track Case of the P.T.A., which featured on their album A Future Without A Past.

They claim the alleged use of the old Dyke and The Blazers song had gone unnoticed for years but Drive-In executives are now seeking damages and they filed suit in the U.S. District Court for Central California last Thursday (02Sep10).

Leaders of the New School members Rhymes, Charlie Brown, Dinco D. and Milo have all been named in the papers, as well as the group's record label Elektra Records, reports AllHipHop.com.

Drive-In bosses also want a judge to issue a permanent injunction against future sales of the classic album, which they insist is still available as a digital download, as well as have any remaining CD copies of the project removed from store shelves.

Leaders of the New School split in 1993 and Rhymes went on to embark on a solo career.