Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign‘s much-delayed Vultures 2 album has come with its own swarm of controversy as the pair are accused of using multiple samples without permission.
On the Playboi Carti, Kodak Black and Don Toliver-assisted “Field Trip,” the duo prominently sample Portishead’s classic hit “Machine Gun,” but according to the band’s co-founder and multi-instrumentalist Geoff Barrow, the use of the track was done without the correct clearance.
Barrow posted a clip of the song on X (formerly Twitter) and wrote: “FFS. Not again,” alluding to the band’s previous claim that The Weeknd sampled the same song without permission on 2013’s “Belong to the World.”
Portishead guitarist Adrian Utley later responded to Barrow and said: “Yep, fraid so.”
Kanye and Ty Dolla $ign have also been called out for using a sample of “Break the Fall (Acoustic)” by singer Swsh on “530” without the artist’s permission.
“When people keep thanking you for clearing the sample for Kanye but you literally found out this morning lol,” Swsh wrote on Instagram, adding in the caption: “Much love tho [shrug emoji] [heart hands emoji].”
It’s unclear if either act plan to pursue legal action over the unauthorized samples.
Yep, fraid so.
— adrian utley (@adrianutley) August 3, 2024
Vultures 2 also features prominent samples of songs by Leon Bridges and Led Zeppelin, the latter of whom are famously protective of their music being used by other artists and in the media.
The first Vultures album, which was released in February, was mired in similar sampling controversy as Ye and Ty fell foul of Donna Summer and Ozzy Osbourne.
The duo were sued by Summer’s estate after using her classic song “I Feel Love” on “Good (Don’t Die),” which was ultimately removed from streaming services.
A confidential settlement was reached between the two parties, but “Good (Don’t Die)” remains unavailable.
Osbourne also slammed Kanye for borrowing Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” after he had already been refused permission.
In an Instagram post, the rock legend wrote: “@KANYEWEST ASKED PERMISSION TO SAMPLE A SECTION OF A 1983 LIVE PERFORMANCE OF “IRON MAN” FROM THE US FESTIVAL WITHOUT VOCALS & WAS REFUSED PERMISSION BECAUSE HE IS AN ANTISEMITE AND HAS CAUSED UNTOLD HEARTACHE TO MANY.
“HE WENT AHEAD AND USED THE SAMPLE ANYWAY AT HIS ALBUM LISTENING PARTY LAST NIGHT. I WANT NO ASSOCIATION WITH THIS MAN.”
Kanye West would later remove the original “Iron Man” sample and change it to an interpolation of his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy track “Hell of a Life,” which was previously cleared to use the iconic song.
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This sample clearing bullshit has gotten out of control. Now they even call you repeating the words with your own voice a “sample”. They made their money, now its time let others make theirs. I say take it back to the 90s before all these stupid sample laws. A sample makes you seek out the original 9 outta 10 times. These artists they dig out the crypt should be greatful.
Did it ever occur in that peanut sized brain of yours that maybe the original artist doesn’t like someone’s bastardized use of their music or in a perfect example of Kanye, maybe they just hate him so much that they never want any of their music to be used by his antisemitic dumbass??? Ozzy for instance was mad at Kanye for using his music. Not because of money but because he said he hates Kanye as a person and doesn’t want his music to be associated with him. You seriously need to stop posting on here because you always say the dumbest shit and somehow with each passing day, you seem to lose more brain cells. Put the meth down and get some sleep.
If you know anything about late 80’s and early 90’s hip hop, you’d know the OG is right. You could sample anything back then and nobody really cared, it was more homage. But you also have a point in people speaking out and not wanting someone else turning their work into diarrhea.
There’s is a an easily solution for this. Just delete the album and toss it in a digital trashbin where it belongs.
This 🤡 has a habit of doing this BS, now if the shoe was on the other foot it would be a whole different story. Then again who what’s to sample his $hit. Carry on!!!