Wiz Khalifa being sued over 'Black and Yellow' plagiarism claim

An unknown rapper and songwriter from Pittsburgh has claimed Wiz Khalifa plagiarised his song.

Max Gregory Warren filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court on December 30 demanding $2.3 million from Khalifa, who he says copied his material.

Warren believes that Khalifa's 2010/11 hit 'Black and Yellow' infringes copyright laws around his own track 'Pink N Yellow', which he wrote back in November 2007, reports AllHipHop.com.

'Pink N Yellow' was officially copyrighted in February 2008 by Warren with a view to publish or licence the song.

However, the songwriter claims that Khalifa, along with producers Stargate and label Rostrum Records, stole the concept of the song a few years later.

According to the lawsuit filed, Khalifa and his team heard 'Pink N Yellow' and "engaged in a scheme to defraud plaintiff out of the fruits of his copyright of the Subject song".

Khalifa recently teamed up with Snoop Dogg for a track titled 'Young, Wild & Free', which will feature on the soundtrack for their upcoming movie Mac and Devin Go To High School.

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Watch the music video for Wiz Khalifa's 'Black and Yellow' below: