Kanye West Lawsuit Over 'Gold Digger' Sample
- 11 years ago
Kanye West is getting sued over a 'Gold Digger' sample.
Celebrities are often in the news due to lawsuits.
Kanye West is getting sued by the family of a man named David Pryor.
West’s hit single from 2005 titled “Gold Digger” has the hook line of "get down girl, go 'head, get down".
The family alleges that the signature chorus was taken from Pryor’s 1974 song "Bumpin' Bus Stop" by his band “Thunder & Lightning”.
According to Pryor’s children, West reportedly stole a 13 second part of the song in which their dad says “get down” similar to the bit in Gold Digger. The Pryor family has asked the judge to stop of the sale of the rap hit. They also want royalties amounting to millions of dollars for West’s alleged unlicensed sample.
Last year, rapper 50 Cent was the target of a lawsuit. A man named Robert Poindexter initiated the lawsuit, claiming that 50 Cent sampled the 1971 Persuaders song "Love Gonna Pack Up and Walk Out".
Poindexter asked for $600,000 in damages along with interest charges.
Celebrities are often in the news due to lawsuits.
Kanye West is getting sued by the family of a man named David Pryor.
West’s hit single from 2005 titled “Gold Digger” has the hook line of "get down girl, go 'head, get down".
The family alleges that the signature chorus was taken from Pryor’s 1974 song "Bumpin' Bus Stop" by his band “Thunder & Lightning”.
According to Pryor’s children, West reportedly stole a 13 second part of the song in which their dad says “get down” similar to the bit in Gold Digger. The Pryor family has asked the judge to stop of the sale of the rap hit. They also want royalties amounting to millions of dollars for West’s alleged unlicensed sample.
Last year, rapper 50 Cent was the target of a lawsuit. A man named Robert Poindexter initiated the lawsuit, claiming that 50 Cent sampled the 1971 Persuaders song "Love Gonna Pack Up and Walk Out".
Poindexter asked for $600,000 in damages along with interest charges.