Why A Detroit Favorite Children’s TV Show Sued Ice Cube
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Ice Cube Says He Was Sued By Mr. Rogers!
Rap legend Ice Cube says he was once sued by none other than Mr. Rogers himself.
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During an Instagram Live chat this week, Cube said the beloved children’s TV star sued over the 1990 track “A Gangsta’s Fairytale”, which used his theme song “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” at the beginning.
He says Fred Rogers was “getting like five cents a record until we took that part off”.
What’s your favorite use of a movie or TV sample in a song?
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