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Khalid Muhammad's Estate Sues The Tupac Shakur Estate For Copyright Infringement

Khalid Muhammad's Estate Sues The Tupac Shakur Estate For Copyright Infringement

Published Mon, April 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM EDT

Khalid Muhammad's estate is suing the estate of Tupac Shakur for unauthorized usage of one of Muhammad's speeches featured on "White Man'z World" from Pac's The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. According to AllHipHop, the suit also names as co-defendants Suge Knight, Interscope Records, Death Row Records, and Darryl “Big D” Harper, the songs producer.

According to the suit, the song uses seven lines from Muhammad's 1993 Black Holocaust Nationhood Conference speech. Malik Z. Shabazz, the attorney for Muhammad's estate said, “His presence on ‘White Manz World’ reinforces Tupac Shakur’s role as not just an artist, but as a voice for Black empowerment and resistance against oppression.

At a time when Hip-Hop was a leading force in shaping political discourse among Black youth, Dr. Khalid’s inclusion gave ‘White Man'z World’ an undeniable authenticity, elevating it beyond music into a revolutionary message against racial injustice.”

The late Khalid Muhammad, the former national spokesperson of the Nation Of Islam died in 2001 of a brain aneurysm. Snippets of Muhammad have been featured in songs by Ice Cube, Public Enemy, Tupac, D'Angelo, Jean Grae, and more.

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, Tupac's fifth studio album was released under the pseudonym Makaveli, in November of 1996, almost two months after his death. The album produced the singles "Toss It Up", "Hail Mary", and "To Live And Die In L.A."

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