2 Live Crew Member Sues Ice-T

A former member of 2 Live Crew has filed suit against rappers Ice-T and Jay-Z, claiming he is entitled to royalties for a song made famous by Jay-Z as part of his top-selling "The Black Album."

In a filing Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Marquis Ross claims he wrote lyrics and a beat similar to those featured in the chorus of the song "99 Problems," which eventually was copyrighted by Jay-Z.

Jay-Z's 2003 and 2004 recordings are based on a song by the same name that was released a decade earlier on Ice-T's "Home Invasion" album, Ross alleges. Ross was asked by Ice-T to appear on that track and had performed parts of it before their collaboration, his lawsuit says...