Jay-Z & Kanye Settle Lawsuit

Jay-Z and Kanye West have settled with Syl Johnson, who was suing the rappers for using an unauthorized sample of his song "Different Strokes." The song was included on a bonus track featured on the duo's top-selling 2011 album Watch the Throne.

Johnson is no stranger to lawsuits; having already sued Jefferson Airplane, Cypress Hill and Michael Jackson for copyright infringement.

Pete Rock, who produced theWatch the Throne track, said that sample was added after he was done with his work on the song.

Syleena Johnson Loves Eminem?

R&B diva Syleena Johnson is more of a hip hop head than fans realize. The singer revealed in a recent interview that one of her favorite rappers is Eminem and one of her favorite albums is hisMarshall Mathers LP. Johnson says that Em's skills speak for themselves.

She listed several of her favorites, but shared why she adores the superstar from Detroit.

"He's one of the coldest rappers. EVER," Johnson told SOHH. "It's not just because he's white and he's commercial. He's absolutely one of the coldest emcees that I ever heard. A lot of people like to get into the deep and conscious rappers. Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Nas, Jay-Z might get real deep on you, and that's my boy, I like Jay-Z, but Eminem? He can do all of those elements and he can entertain you at the same time. He can be fun, funny, deep, he's cold. He can do all of those things."