It's like that.

She played the entire hit song to the jury with the catchy chorus "When I move you move, just like that" while Ludacris joined jurors in bobbing his head.

And that's the way it is. 

Ludacris, Kanye West defend lyrics in court
Tue May 23, 2006 08:12 PM ET
By Christine Kearney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal courtroom was transformed into a rhythmic hip-hop battlefield on Tuesday with jurors bobbing their heads in a copyright trial pitting a New Jersey group against rappers Ludacris and Kanye West.

Music group I.O.F. claims Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges and Grammy award winner Kanye West breached copyright laws by stealing lyrics and style from the little-known group's song "Straight Like That," using it for their 2003 hit single "Stand Up."

The four members of I.O.F., standing for It's Only Family, say they distributed copies of their song to music executives in 2002 and 2003, only to later recognize elements of their song in Ludacris' "Stand Up," co-produced by West.

A lawyer for Ludacris and West clapped her hands and played a compilation of other songs to persuade the jury and observers that similar rhythms and the chorus words "like that" -- contained in both songs -- were not original to I.O.F.

"The first time they heard the song 'Straight Like That' was when this lawsuit was filed," said lawyer Christine Lepera, arguing for the two famed rappers and the other defendants: publisher EMI April Music Publishing, distributor Universal Music, Video Distribution Corporation and Def Jam Music Group.

"There are scores of songs out there with the words 'like that' with that type of rhythm," Lepera said. "They do not need to copy anyone's music."