Kanye West sued over unauthorized sample use in ‘Donda’ ‘Life Of The Party’ track

Kanye West He is facing a copyright lawsuit over allegations that his song “Life Of The Party” sampled a Boogie Down Productions track without permission.

Life of the Party features Andre 3000It was released on West’s Stem Player as part of the deluxe release of their 2021 album “Donda”. Stage One Network — the management company that oversees the Boogie Down music catalog — has since claimed that the song uses elements from the hip-hop group’s 1987 track, “South Bronx.”

The lawsuit alleges that West initially sought permission to sample the South Bronx song in July of last year, but retracted that request in November 2021, after the parties failed to agree on the song’s authorized use. By then, the rapper had already released DONDA, which along with her fancy songs arrived in August 2021.

according to rolling rockAnd the The lawsuit cites an “accurate reproduction” of Party Life’s South Bronx horn beats, melodic figures and drum machines as evidence of the infringement. The lawsuit also alleges that West and his team used “Life Of The Party” to promote both “DONDA” and “Stem Player,” and requests that further use of the song be banned.

By illegally incorporating the South Bronx into the infringing track and authorizing distribution of the offending track through Stem Player and its associated website, all defendants allowed wide distribution of the offending track, court documents say.

West was named as a defendant along with the record labels GOOD Music, Universal Music Group Recordings and Def Jam Recordings, the last of which was signed by him at the time of the release of ‘DONDA’. He was also named CEO of Stem Player and co-founder Alex Klein, with whom West collaborated to launch the device in 2021. In response to the lawsuit, a STEM spokesperson said rolling rock, “We just heard about that claim, and we’re investigating it now.”

Kanye and Yeezy assured KANO and STEM that they would provide the music with “all intellectual property rights, licenses, and approvals.” This was important to us, because STEM is built from the ground up to be a more equitable and immersive medium than the current music business. Creators own and control their entire business, pricing, rights, and distribution.”

The South Bronx lawsuit comes amid a series of other legal battles that have targeted the West in recent months. Earlier this year, he faced two lawsuits related to copyright infringement of “DONDA” on songs ‘flowers’ And the ‘come to life’. In July, it was the West A lawsuit filed by a Los Angeles production company for claims relating to unpaid fees Live broadcast of “Donda 2” so is Coachella 2022 appearance has been canceledamong other events.

Recently, the family of the brutal police victim of George Floyd She mentioned that she is preparing a defamation case Against the West, after making false and seditious Comments about Floyd’s death In an October interview.