On Tuesday, we reported on the landmark case concerning the FLAME song “Joyful Noise” and the song “Dark Horse” by Katy Perry. It was ruled that Perry and her team of songwriters plagiarised the Christian rapper’s song. The monetary settlement had not been decided at that time – now the numbers are in. According to Associated Press, FLAME will be receiving $2.78 ...

The verdict is in, and it was determined FLAME and his team won the nearly 5 year legal battle against Katy Perry. It was reached that the beat to Perry’s smash hit “Dark Horse” “improperly copied” FLAME’s track “Joyful Noise.” According to Billboard, the song’s collaborators Lukasz Gottwald (Dr. Luke), Karl Martin Sandberg (Max Martin), Henry Walter (Cirkut), Sarah Hudson, ...

Since 2014 a lawsuit between FLAME and Katy Perry has been gaining steam and then fading. Well, now it has finally come to a head with an expected two-week trial beginning. Here’s a refresher: in 2007 FLAME released a song called “Joyful Noise” featuring Lecrae. In 2013 Katy Perry dropped her smash single “Dark Horse” featuring Juicy J. FLAME and ...

Rapzilla is taking a look back at our top most read articles of 2018, and for this installment, we are focusing on news articles. 1. Eminem Disses NF on ‘Kamikaze’ Track “The Ringer” Summary: Eminem dropped a surprise album at midnight called Kamikaze and the emcee returned to form by dissing everyone in site. This includes NF. So, Eminem disses NF on “The Ringer?” ...

For the last few years, the lawsuit between FLAME and Katy Perry seemed to fade from memory. Now, according to new reports, the case could go to trial as soon as this week. Here’s a refresher: in 2007 FLAME released a song called “Joyful Noise” featuring Lecrae. In 2013 Katy Perry dropped her smash single “Dark Horse” featuring Juicy J. FLAME ...

“Don’t be in a hurry to go to court. For what will you do in the end if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?” – Proverbs 25:8

By now, and if you are reading this article, you are probably aware of the biggest news to hit the Christian Hip Hop airwaves in a long time: the lawsuit ...

Katy Perry’s defense attorneys can blame some Flame fans for the lawsuit against their client.

On Tuesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Flame, along with Lecrae and Da’ T.R.U.T.H., are suing Perry for infringing the copyright of their song “Joyful Noise” on her song “Dark Horse.” The suit also claims that their track has been “irreparably ...