Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign are being sued by a group of Memphis rappers for copyright infringement.
Vanda Watkins, aka Criminal Manne, Hayward Ivy, aka producer DJ Squeeky, and the estate of late rapper Kilo G filed a lawsuit against West, 47, and his collaborator, 42, on Wednesday, according to TMZ.
They claim that the song ‘Fuk Sumn’ from the Vultures 1 album shows their work without proper credit or compensation.
Released in March, the song begins with a country rap sample before the beat drops.
The plaintiffs allege that Kanye, who has a new album on the way, and his record label Yeezy took their voices without permission.
Kanye West, 47, and Ty Dolla $ign, 42, are being sued by a group of Memphis rappers for copyright infringement; West seen in 2019
Vanda Watkins, aka Criminal Manne, Hayward Ivy, aka producer DJ Squeeky, and the estate of late rapper Kilo G filed a lawsuit against West and his collaborator on Wednesday, according to TMZ; Ty Dolla sign seen in 2024
They allege that they attempted to negotiate sample clearance through Alien Music services in March, when the album was scheduled for release.
However, West’s team stalled negotiations in June, when several top brass at his Yeezy company left.
The tune in question is ‘Drank a Yak (Part 2)’ by DJ Squeeky. Criminal Manne claims that this is his voice at the beginning of ‘Fuk Sumn’ saying: ‘Smoking in a joint, with my blacks drinking OE.’
Kilo G is later featured in the song with the lyrics: “Stop at the liquor store, grab your yak, then we’re heading to the indo.”
The plaintiffs are seeking damages.
The Chicago rapper released his joint albums Vultures 1 and Vultures 2 with Ty Dolla $ign earlier this year.
The hip hop star also has a new album on the way. His upcoming album, Bully, will be his first solo release in over three years.
Fans can now pre-order West’s next album after the rapper revealed its terrifying cover in October.
They claim that the song ‘Fuk Sumn’ from the Vultures 1 album displays their work without proper credit or compensation; Vultures 1 cover pictured
They claim they attempted to negotiate sample clearance through Alien Music services in March. West’s team reportedly stalled negotiations in June, when several top brass at his Yeezy company left. The plaintiffs seek damages; Kanye is seen in February
The Chicago rapper released his joint albums Vultures 1 and Vultures 2 with Ty Dolla $ign earlier this year; The duo was spotted performing in March in Inglewood, California.
The hip hop star also has a new album on the way. His upcoming album, Bully, will be his first solo release in over three years and is available for pre-order.
Photographed by Japanese photographer Daidō Moriyama, 86, the cover is an image of a mystery model’s partially black grill that appears to be inspired by the $850,000 titanium teeth the rapper and designer commissioned in January.
The star announced that the album is available for pre-order and also released merchandise for the upcoming album, including a variety of black and white T-shirts.
Fans can choose from t-shirts with an image of the cover or the title “Bully.”
Ye recruited Beverly Hills dentist Thomas Connelly and master dental technician Naoki Hayashi to create the expensive and experimental mouthpiece inspired by the iconic James Bond villain, Jaws.
A source told DailyMail.com at the time that these were permanent dental implants: “They have shaved most of his teeth down to small tombstones, which is the standard procedure for veneers.”
West’s career went into free fall when he began spouting anti-Semitic hate speech and identified himself as a neo-Nazi.
This began on October 8, 2022, when he tweeted: “I’m a little sleepy tonight, but when I wake up I’m going to die with 3 about the JEWS.”
This resulted in him losing a series of lucrative endorsement deals and being dropped by his talent agency.
Meanwhile, Kanye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian, 44, said she is a “single mother” as West has not been seen with his four children: daughters North, 11, and Chicago, 6, and their children Saint, 8, and Psalm, 5. – in about 57 days.
When chatting with her best friend Zoe Winkler’s father, Henry Winkler, of Happy Days fame, at the iHeart What is Winkler? In the podcast, the SKIMS founder said she feels like a single mother. West has been in Japan for months with his new wife Bianca Censori.
West’s career went into free fall when he began making anti-Semitic hate speeches in 2022; Pictured performing in March in Inglewood, California.
Meanwhile, Kanye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian, 44, said she is a “single mother” as West has not been seen with his four children: daughters North, 11, and Chicago, 6, and their children Saint, 8, and Psalm, 5. – in approximately 57 days (pictured on September 17)
He was last seen with his children in September. Kim told Winkler that she doesn’t talk much about raising her children because that comes with judgment.
And she added that she is basically raising four children alone.
The reality TV stunner goes on to say that it feels like “a racing driver’s pit stop” because it’s a lot of juggling.
And Kim revealed that she takes her four children to school every day, as that is her bonding time with her children.
Kim and Kanye finalized their divorce in November 2022, after being married for almost seven years.