The underground is notorious for creating new concepts and ideas. However, if you do not have the backing of a big record label, it can be extremely challenging to have your music heard on a giant scale. South Philadelphia lyricist, Jazz Fresh has an interesting story to tell with the release of his new single/video, "I Apologize." The visual was directed Randy Boehm and the track produced by Spply N Dmand. Jazz goes into great detail on why he feels Jay-Z stole his song below:
"The day 4:44 dropped the whole hood was calling me. Everyone in South Philly was like “Yo! Jay-Z stole your song!” I didn't even hear the album yet. I called Steve and he had got a couple calls too. People asking him if Jay-Z stole my song or if I stole his. We had dropped "Apologize" accapella months before 4:44 came out and I had been performing it in Philly and New York almost a year before that. I knew Jay had the rep for stealing from artist so after listening to it over and over again we put this little clip together comparing the two and mad people reached out. So I called a lawyer and now they doing what lawyers do. I remember watching this video of all the times Jay stole lyrics from people (stream on YouTube) and Gillie was just on TMZ saying Jay got him too. It’s one of those things you never really think about till it happens to you. Apologize" is me in my most honest and vulnerable form. I touched on everything from having sex with my cousin and eating pork on Ramadan. Being jealous of Beanie Sigel and being a bad parent."
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