"Game Over (Flip)" is the lead single released from
Lil' Flip
Wesley Eric Weston Jr. (born 3 March 1981), better known by his stage name Lil' Flip, is an American rapper. Raised in Houston, Texas, he began his musical career as a freestyle and battle rapper before signing with the local record label Sucka ...
's third album ''
U Gotta Feel Me
''U Gotta Feel Me'' is the third solo studio album by American rapper Lil' Flip. It was released on March 30, 2004, through his own label Clover G/Sucka Free/ Sony Urban/Columbia Records. Production was handled by Play-N-Skillz, Red Spyda, Th ...
''.
The song became Flip's first top 40 hit, peaking at number 15 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, while also reaching the top 10 on both the R&B and rap singles charts. The official remix featured fellow rappers
Young Buck and
Bun B.
There is a second official remix featuring West Coast rappers
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ( ; born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, he is widely regarded as one of t ...
&
The Game and a new verse by Lil Flip.
Lawsuit
In 2004,
Namco
was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company founded in 1955. It operated video arcades and amusement parks globally, and produced video games, films, toys, and arcade cabinets. Namco was one of the most influential c ...
filed a lawsuit against Lil' Flip,
Sony BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...
, and several others for willful
copyright infringement
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. The lawsuit, by Namco, filed in New York Federal Court, stemmed from "Game Over (Flip)" noticeably sampling various sounds from the Namco games ''
Pac-Man
''Pac-Man,'' originally called in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America. The pla ...
'' and ''
Ms. Pac-Man''.
It followed on the heels of a separate copyright infringement lawsuit against the same group of defendants involving Lil' Flip's previous album, ''
Undaground Legend'', which ended in a $150,000 judgement awarded to the plaintiffs.
Namco's lawsuit, however, was settled amicably before reaching trial, for an undisclosed sum, along with the parties releasing a joint statement which read, “Namco and Sony BMG are pleased to have resolved this matter and we look forward to continuing our business relationship in the spirit of our mutual respect for intellectual property.”
“Namco, Sony BMG settle Pac-Man lawsuit
– GameSpot
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2003 songs
2004 singles
Lil' Flip songs
Columbia Records singles
Songs written by Lil' Flip