Poll: Do You Think Timbaland Stole Music For Nelly Furtado?

Timbaland is being sued for stealing music from Finnish artist, Janne Suni. According to Kernal Records (who acquired Suni’s composition in 2007), the popular producer used “original and central identifying melodic, harmonic and rhythmic components” of the song “Acidjazzed Evening,” to create Nelly Furtado‘s “Do It” off of her latest album, Loose.

The Daily Swarm also reports that “Kernel Records has also named the Mosley Music Group, Interscope-Geffen-A&M and Universal Music Distribution as co-defendants in the lawsuit” because of the single’s inclusion on the multi-platinum selling album and a live CD/DVD.

When Timbaland was asked about the lawsuit in a 2007 interview on WWDC’s “Elliott in the Morning,” he replied with the following:

“That mess is so ridiculous. I can’t really discuss it because it’s a legal matter. But that’s why people don’t believe it. It’s from a video game, idiot. Sample and stole is two different things. Stole is like I walked in your house, watched you make it, stole your protools, went to my house and told Nelly, ‘Hey, I got a great song for you.’ Sample is like you heard it somewhere, and you just sampled. Maybe you didn’t know who it was by because it don’t have the credits listed.”

Below is a video where components of the two songs, “Acidjazzed Evening” and “Do It” are played back to back and then together for comparison. Watch it below, and let us know if you think Timbaland’s been stealing!

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