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Lil' Kim sued by Jamaican singer

Published Tuesday, Aug 29 2006, 15:28 BST | By David Cribb
Lil’ Kim is being sued by a Jamaican artists on a charge of plagiarism.

Tanya Stephens claims the rapper has stolen lyrics from her most recent album, The Naked Truth. She believes the words to Kim's song 'Durty' are almost identical to Mi and Mi God from her 1997 LP.

Lil' Kim has only recently been released from prison, where she served 10 months of her sentence for perjury.

The New York Post reports that Stephens wants a stake in all royalties, both past and future, as well as rights to the song.
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