LOS ANGELES (Rooters) 90's hip-hop group Digital Underground has sued current chart-toppers Black Eyed Peas, claiming humptyright infringement.

In a press release issued through his attorneys yesterday morning, Humpty Hump, the alter ego of Underground frontman Shock-G, claimed that the Peas' hit single "My Humps" illegally appropriates not only specific humps, but also the overall humptiness of the Underground's own 1990 hit, "The Humpty Dance".

"The Humpty Dance is your chance to do the hump", said Humpty. "Do the Humpty Hump, come on and do the Humpty Hump," he added.

Black Eyed Peas vocalist Fergie rebutted Humpty's claims in a press conference held earlier today.

"My hump, my hump, my hump, my hump," Fergie said. "My hump, my hump, my hump, my hump, my hump, my hump."

Fergie also reportedly issued a stern warning to Humpty, telling the rapper, "You don't want no drama." Humpty, for his part, has posted a message on his official website telling Fergie to "Step off, I'm doin' the hump."

Yet despite the apparent tensions between the parties, legal analysts say the case may eventually be settled out of court. Indeed, Humpty displayed a more conciliatory tone in a CNN interview this afternoon. "I'd like to send a shout out to the whole world, keep on doin' the Humpty Dance," Humpty said. "And to the ladies, peace and humptiness forever."