Wiz Khalifa Accused of Stealing Black and Yellow

A Pittsburgh rapper is suing hip hop star Wiz Khalifa for $US2.3 million ($A2.22 million) over allegations that he stole the hit song Black and Yellow.

Max Warren performs under the stage name Maxamillion. He says Khalifa's chart-topper Black and Yellow was lifted from his own song Pink N Yellow.
Warren says he copyrighted Pink N Yellow in 2008 and Khalifa copyrighted Black and Yellow in 2011.
The copyright infringement lawsuit was filed in federal court in Philadelphia and seeks at least $UA2.3 million in damages. It names Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, two other songwriters and several record companies and music publishers.
Warren's lawyer declined to comment on Thursday.
A spokesman for Khalifa at Atlantic Records didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment.