’90s singer Tracy Chapman is reportedly suing Nicki Minaj for ripping off one of her original songs. According to TMZ, Chapman claims Minaj stole 1988’s “Baby Can I Hold You” for her own track “Sorry” featuring Nas, which was initially supposed to be on Nicki’s fourth album Queen.
Nicki was well aware she needed permission to use parts of Chapman’s song. In June, Minaj and her team made multiple requests to license “Baby Can I Hold You” and all requests were denied. Failure to get the license was one of the reasons she cited for Queen’s delay.
In August, she tweeted, “So there’s a record on #Queen that features 1of the greatest rappers of all time. Had no clue it sampled the legend #TracyChapman — do I keep my date & lose the record? Or do I lose the record & keep my date? Do we push #Queen back 1week? Ugh! I’m torn, y’all help. Tracy Chapman, can you please hit me. omg for the love of #Queen.”
Chapman says material from “Baby Can I Hold You” makes up half of the lyrics and vocal melody of “Sorry.”
The lawsuit says Funkmaster Flex played “Sorry” on Hot 97 and it was also featured on The Breakfast Club. Subsequently, it started making the rounds on internet and Nicki, once again, tried to get it cleared with Chapman.
But according to another tweet from Nicki, “Sis said no.”
Chapman is seeking for damages and an order to prohibit Nicki and her team from releasing the song again.[apple_news_ad type=”any”]
Das rite. Sue the fuck out of that talentless piece of shit wakandan!
Obviously you didn’t really go to school much and study English seriously!!!
If it wasn’t on the album and she didn’t make profet or sell the record. Can she really be sued?
It’s intellectual property, yes she can.
Why Nicki looking as White as Lil Kim in this pic?
Would’ve made more money clearing the song, now she’ll pay lawyer fees and her old label the majority of the bag
So she bleached her skin too huh? I feel bad for young black girls that have these horrible celebrity role models. Shout out to Queen Latifah, Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Michelle Obama, and the last few black female role models that haven’t desecrated themselves trying to be white. Peace.
Tracy Chapman is one of the greatest rappers of all time??? Never heard of her. that’s a Cash Money artist for you. Always stealing a beat or sample and not compensating the artist. No means no, right?! stop being plastic and phony….All them implant surgeries is starting to f%#& wit your Head!!!
I think the greatest rapper reference was to Nas
This is some Lord Finesse type shit.
Irrelevant artist always looking for a payday. She knew what she was doing. If anything,Nikki’s song generated a few searches for who the hell tracy is.
Irrelevant? Someone else covered ‘fast car’ recently. You’re the irrelevant one, you ignorant clown.
Why copy the lyrics of an irrelevant artist, stupid?
Sorry bra but our copy and paste generation can’t really be called artists. Let’s keep on finding rhymes for Gucci though…
Hahahaha … You youngsters are sooo laaameee … Unoriginal era
Tracy Chapman (a true artist) lyrics for her song “crossroads” which are very relevant to Nicki….
All you folks think I got my price
At which I’ll sell all that is mine
You think money rules when all else fails
Go sell your soul and keep your shell
I’m trying to protect what I keep inside
All the reasons why I live my life
she still tryna follow Lil Kim’s footsteps with that skin bleaching BS
Tracy who now 😛 she didnt release it herself, like she’s not gettin money or profit from it, and to all those bitches sayin oh Nicki bleached her skin, like that was many years ago