Alleged Copyright Infringement
In January 2010, Chicago artist Ebony Latrice Batts, better known by her stage name Phoenix Phenom, alleged the song is simply a copy of her track, "Boom Dynamite". It was written by Manfred Mohr and conceived in a music studio in Chicago. The duo sent a demo tape to Interscope Records because the record company was interested in their material. They are suing The Black Eyed Peas.
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