In a lawsuit that says Kanye West 'has no shame in taking away rights from another artist', the rapper is accused of illegally sampling a 1986 dance track for his song Flowers.
Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Kanye West, who legally changed his name to Ye last year, has been sued for allegedly sampling a Marshall Jefferson song without permission.According to the lawsuit, West acknowledged during talks with Jefferson that the song was sampledUltra International Music Publishing LLC said the song Flowers, from West's album Donda 2, includes a sample from Jefferson's 1986 dance song Move Your Body which is repeated at least 22 times.
A lawyer for Ultra International, which owns the rights to Jefferson's song, said the company had no comment and believed the lawsuit spoke for itself.According to the lawsuit, West and his representatives acknowledged during talks with Jefferson that Flowers sampled Move Your Body, but did not take a licence.
West released Donda 2 in February exclusively through his Stem Player, a handheld device that allows users to isolate and recombine song parts.
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