Headin' to Court: Jay-Z Sued over Roc-a-Fella Logo

My oh my what a tangled web we weave...

Jay-Z and his Roc-a-Fella camp are headed to court over their precious Roc-a-Fella symbol that we all know and love. The symbol which depicts the letter "R" in front of an black record and a bottle of bubbly are the center of this suit filed by Bronx clothing designer, Dwayne Walker. He is suing the Roc for $7 million in unpaid royalties for the logo which he claims he designed.

In a copyright infringement suit filed in Manhattan Federal Court on Thursday, Dwayne Walker says he created the design.
“The logo has become universally recognized as an iconic symbol of Jay-Z, one of the most successful recording artists in the history of popular music,” the suit says.

It says Walker came up with the logo in 1995 when Roc-A-Fella was just starting out. The label is now a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.

The suit says Walker saw what label co-founder Damon Dash had in mind for the logo and said he could do better.

Okay, so y'all know I hate speaking out of term and everything but umm, dude, why'd you let 10+ years go by without trying to collect your dollars? But don't worry folks, I got a feeling big brother Hov gone have this mess settled outta court at an undisclosed amount. It's nothing.

Next case please!

Locked Up: Rapper Beanie Sigel to do a bid

Who doesn't remember former Roc-a-Fella rapper and 'actor', Beanie Sigel? Back in the day, Bean man was part of the Dame Dash Music Group/Roc-a-Fella powerhouse with other artists such as Memphis Bleek, Freeway and Jay-Z. However, I am not blogging today to brief you on his resume although he does have a new road he's embarking on... And it's called jail.

Today, a federal judge sentenced Bean man to two years behind bars for failing to file tax returns for the years 2003 through 2005. What is up with celebrities not paying they damn taxes?! Also, IRS investigators found that Sigel did not file tax returns from 1999 through 2002, except for a $10,000 tax payment in 2001. Federal prosecutors said that Sigel earned more than $2.2 million in taxable income between 1999 and 2005 and owed Uncle Sam $728,536 for those six years. (However he was not charged with tax offenses for the years 1999 through 2002 because the statute of limitations had expired.)

As Lady Luck would have it, Beanie is scheduled to drop another album next month but now that may be on hold. I suggest he create a documentary a la Lil' Kim that way he can build himself a cushion so that ass won't end back up in the slammer. Just my opinion though; what do I know, I'm just a writer =)