Definitely, Kanye West, or Ye, has had a very mediatic year, because for months he has been starring in the headlines of the most important newspapers and not always for the best reasons. His divorce with Kim Kardashian gave a lot to talk about, especially due to the rapper’s increasingly erratic attempts to get his wife back, but, at the end of the day, the process was complete and it seems that everyone involved moved on. with their lives.
Now it turns out that Kanye will return to court but for very different reasons, since a pastor of a Texas church sued him for including his sermon in a song of dondathe artist’s most recent album, without his permission.
Ye is in trouble again
Bishop David Paul Moten sued Kanye West for using a 70-second snippet of one of his sermons in his song come to lifewhose total duration is five minutes and ten seconds, so the bishop’s sermon represents more than 20 percent of the rapper’s song.
The samples or samples are widely used in music. For example, Beyoncé included part of a speech by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in her song flawlessbut what is serious in this case is that David Paul assures that Kanye never asked for his authorization.
According to the bishop, his sermon was used in the first part of the song and his voice can be heard at intervals throughout the five-minute tune. One of the reasons for his annoyance is that in the music industry, artists and their labels are willing to use samples of other people without their consent or even asking permission.
David Paul is suing both Kanye and the labels involved in the song’s creation (UMG Recordings, Def Jam Recordings and GOOD Music – the latter was founded by Kanye) and is seeking financial compensation from all of them.