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A female rapper by the name of Jha Jha (of Dipset) has spoken out against Koch Records and Foxy Brown who she claims have stole her song! The song in question is Foxy Brown's new single, "Lights Go Out". It turns out that Jha Jha recorded the song (complete with the same hook and melody) in March of '07. According to the rapper the song was passed off after it didn't make the tracklisting for a Dipset album. The song was eventually offered to Brown with new lyrics and featuring the same singer (new artist Kiara). Jha Jha has reached out to VP of Koch Records Bob Perry but he has been unresponsive so far. I don't know what will become of this situation but it is a situation the occurs more than we are all aware of. For instance earlier this year, Foxy cried foul against the Clipse and The Neptunes when they gave her song (Wamp Wamp feat Slim Thug) to the Clipse. The matter was later resolved before it could turn ugly. So who do we blame? The label? The artist? The producer(s)?

This particular situation has led me to highlight some songs that have been either recorded by two separate artists and/or has been given to another artist with more successful results. Here they are as follows:

Song: "No Stoppin"
Artist: Monica
Original Artist: Fantasia
The Scoop: Apparently both J Records artists were given this song produced and written by Missy Elliott. While neither version of the song appeared on either artists last album, it did leak out online. While Monica and Fantasia are two different vocalists, listeners would eventually choose their favorite version of the song. Eventually someone out there in internet-dom mixed both versions of the song together making for an unreleased internet duet.

Song: "Let It Go"
Artist: Keyshia Cole feat Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
Original Artist: Fantasia
The Scoop: When Keyshia Cole was working on her latest album, "Just Like You", Missy played her some songs and one that caught Cole's attention was "Let It Go" which had been recorded by Fantasia but didn't appear on her last album. Cole later admitted publicly the song was originally recorded by Fantasia. While we have never heard Fanny's version, one can only assume that Fanny murked the song (as she does every song)!

Song: "Here We Go"
Artist: Trina feat Kelly Rowland
Original Artist: Trina feat Teedra Moses
The Scoop: Trina's "Here We Go" may or might of not been the huge hit it was had it not featured Kelly Rowland. Teedra Moses, who is not as well known as Rowland was replaced with a much bigger and more radio-friendly artist that propelled the song into the Billboard Pop Charts Top 20 making it Trina's biggest Pop hit to date.

Song: "Don't Cha"
Artist: The Pussycat Dolls
Original Artist: Tori Alamaze
The Scoop: We all know the story (but for those who don't), here is a breakdown. Tori originally recorded "Don't Cha" and it had a brief run on the radio. A few months later the infamous Pussycat Dolls recorded the version making it much saucier and sassier than Alamaze's version thanks to former lead singer, Nicole Scherzinger. Alamaze retorted that she did not like the PCD version and felt jeeped. PCD's version of "Don't Cha" became an international hit.

Song: "Take Control"
Artist: Amerie
Original Artist: Tori Alamaze
The Scoop: When Amerie enlisted Cee-Lo for her "Because I Love It" album, the result was another Tori Alamaze composed song, "Take Control". Unlike Alamaze's version, Amerie's is more vibrant and pop friendly. While "Take Control" didn't take off here in the states, it did overseas.

Song: "Come Over"
Artist: Aaliyah
Original Artist: Changing Faces
The Scoop: Changing Faces' version of "Come Over" appeared on their 2000 "Visit Me" album and a few years later Aaliyah would cover the same tune on her 2002 "I Care 4 U" album. It was Aaliyah's version that ultimately got released going to #9 R&B and #32 Pop in the winter of 2002.

Song: "My First Night With You"
Artist: Mya
Original Artist: Deborah Cox
The Scoop: This beautifully composed adult contemporary ballad first appeared on Deborah Cox's gold self-titled debut album in 1995. While her version was merely an album track, Mya released her version as a single in 1999. The single went to #28 on both the Pop/R&B charts in early 1999.

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