Kanye West is hoping a judge will put an end to a legal battle over Yeezy’s “Ultralight Beam” single.
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, ‘Ye is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit regarding the sampling of a child’s voice for The Life Of Pablo album cut.
In February, Kanye was sued by Andrew and Shirley Green, the legal guardians of a girl named Natalie who can be heard on the intro of “Ultralight Beam.” The sample came from a viral video, which featured the then 4-year-old child praying in the back seat of a vehicle.
Andrew and Shirley Green, who adopted Natalie in 2012, claim Kanye never obtained permission to use the girl’s voice for the song. According to the suit, a representative for ‘Ye asked the child’s biological mother Alice Johnson for consent to sample her daughter when she didn’t have the authority to give it.
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Days prior to TLOP’s February 2016 release, Johnson had a phone call with Kanye’s rep that led to a verbal agreement. Payment would allegedly be negotiated at a later date. The suit claims Kanye’s rep said a written license agreement and payment for the sample would be sent but nothing ever came.
Andrew and Shirley Green are seeking an unspecified amount in damages as well as a cut of Kanye’s TLOP profits.
Revisit “Ultralight Beam,” which earned Chance The Rapper the nod of HipHopDX’s Verse of the Year in 2016, below.
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