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Drake’s “Say What’s Real” Sample Cleared Despite Kanye West Saying It Wouldn’t Be

It seems like Drake's "Say What's Real" got the sample clearance necessary from Kanye West to debut on streaming services everywhere. On Thursday night (Feb. 14), the Toronto rapper's breakthrough ...
JD Supra

Hip-Hop Artist Drake Fairly Used Anti-Hip Hop Song Sample

In an apparent win for musicians seeking to sample other’s works, on February 3, 2020, the Second Circuit declined to revive a copyright lawsuit against hip-hop musician Drake for his sampling of a ...
The Fader

DJ Khaled And Drake’s “To The Max” Samples T2’s “Heartbroken”

After months of teasing its arrival, DJ Khaled finally shared his song with "the Drake vocals" today. "To The Max" is the latest in a list of collaborations between the pair which began with “I’m On ...
Rolling Stone

Drake Faces Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over Uncleared ‘Calling My Name’ Sample

Drake faces a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Ghanaian artist Obrafour that alleges that the rapper’s “Calling My Name” sampled his music without permission. Elements of Obrafour’s 2003 single ...
Complex

Drake Facing $10 Million Lawsuit Over Allegedly Unauthorized Sample of Ghanaian Rapper on “Calling My Name”

Drake is being sued for copyright infringement after he reportedly used an unauthorized sample by Ghanaian rapper Obrafour on “Calling My Name.” In court documents originally published by Music ...