American rapper and producer Kanye West is facing another lawsuit accusing him of illegal sampling. This time, the allegations are that he incorporated an instrumental track into two songs after being explicitly denied permission to do so.
The case was filed yesterday (July 17) in the Los Angeles Federal Court. The claims state that the “Jesus Walks” singer borrowed elements from a song called “MSD PT2” for his tracks “Hurricane” and “Moon.”
Both songs were featured on his “Donda” album, which was released in 2021.
The company that owns the song claims that when Ye was refused a license to use the track, he “simply decided to steal it.”
The lawsuit also alleges that Ye credited the song’s four creators as songwriters, despite their refusal to work with him.
