Kanye West and Jay Z’s critically acclaimed “Watch The Throne” album is back in the news today for their track “Made In America.” The Jasmine Brand exclusively reports, the duo along with Frank Ocean are being sued by musician Joel McDonald for $3 million for copyright infringement.

McDonald claims West, Jay Z and Ocean plagiarized work he released in November 2009 via iTunes. The Jamine Brand writes, “The musician is suing for the trio stealing his music and he wants them to pay for their actions and making money off his work.”

Read the court documents regarding the case here.

Listen to the”Watch The Throne” version of “Made In America,” below.



Jay-Z & Kanye West – Made in America (feat. Frank Ocean) from John Deer on Vimeo.

Here is McDonald’s version of “Made In America.”

Do you think both songs have similar content?