Tupac Shakur
Afeni Shakur's Amaru Entertainment, responsible for all of Tupac's posthumous albums, and Universal Music Group have been hit with a lawsuit by R&B/Jazz singer Esther Williams claiming that both Tupac Shakur and Ghostface Killah separately sampled her music without permission.
Williams is claiming that her single "Last Night Changed It All" was used on Tupac's "Late Night" from his Better Dayz album without her permission. The lawsuit also claims Ghostface Killa used the same sample on his "Last Night Skit" on The Pretty Toney Album, also without her permission.
Williams is seaking $10 million in her lawsuit. She is a former Miss Black D.C., has worked with artists such as Davey Yarborough, Sir Roland Hanna, Bobby Felder and has opened for the likes of The Temptations, Peaches and Herb.
In 1998, Williams and her husband Davey Yarborough created the Washington Jazz Arts Institute, a Washington D.C. based nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and mentoring young and aspiring musicians.
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