Kanye West apparently hasn’t executed himself any favors in importing his Andre 3000 collaboration “Life Of The Party” on his Stem Player machine … the music is now on the heart of a lawsuit filed by the report firm that owns a well-known observe by KRS-One’s Boogie Down Productions.
According to authorized docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, the corporate says it owns the copyright to BDP’s iconic diss observe “South Bronx” and claims Ye by no means acquired permission to pattern the music when he launched the “Donda” bonus observe on the Stem Player.
The firm says Ye and his accomplice Alex Klein offered round 11K Stem Players throughout the first 24 hours of its launch, raking in round $2.2 million {dollars} … however claims they by no means acquired permission to make use of the pattern though the corporate says Ye’s group initially reached out to attempt to license it.
The go well with alleges the perimeters by no means got here to an settlement and says Ye’s aspect finally retracted its supply to license it.
However, the go well with claims Ye & Co. nonetheless closely marketed the observe that used the “South Bronx” pattern to advertise gross sales of “Donda” and the Stem Player.
The music was initially leaked by Drake forward of their patchwork reunion throughout J Prince’s “Free Larry Hoover” live performance.
The firm is now trying to block additional use of the music within the observe and needs Ye and Co. at hand over any income generated off it. Many individuals at all times informed KRS the model was terrific … we guess he wasn’t mendacity!!!