Ye & Ty Dolla $ign Stole ‘Vultures 1’ Sample From Longtime Friend, Lawsuit Claims
Categoria: Musica
The case, the latest of many against Kanye, claims the two stars never paid for a sample that appeared in their "Vultures" collab.
Por Billboard | 09/11/2026
A new lawsuit claims Ye (formerly Ye ) and Ty Dolla $ign stole a sample featured in their 2023 song “Vultures” — and moreover, that they ripped it off from one of Ty’s longtime friends after overhearing it on a phone call. The case, the latest in a long list of such accusations against Ye, was filed by producers Jaraed Deal and Marlon Barrow over the hit song, which was the lead single off the controversial rapper’s chart-topping Vultures 1 and reached No. 38 on the Hot 100. Related How Many Times Has Ye Been Sued Over Sampling? Here’s Every Lawsuit Michael Sanft, Attorney Who Represented Keffe D in 2Pac Murder Trial, Dies at 54 Kenny MacPherson, Veteran Music Publisher and Big Deal Music Co-Founder, Dies at 71 The lawsuit accuses Ye and Ty (Tyrone William Griffin, Jr.) of unilaterally taking a sample from a 2018 track Deal and Barrow had co-created to shop to recording artists, a move they say shows a “blatant disregard for their artistic contributions and legal rights.” “This action is not only about unpaid licensing fees and the lack of appropriate credit, but also about the essential right of any artist to determine when, how, and by whom their creative work is used,” lawyers for the pair write in the lawsuit, obtained and first reported by Billboard . Such accusers often face difficulty proving a star had access to a song in order to steal it; many lawsuits are dismissed on the grounds that an artist likely never even heard the original. But Deal and Barrow say that won’t be a problem for the new case over “Vultures.” Their lawyers allege Barrow has had a “close personal and professional relationship” with Ty “spanning decades,” and that the star directly asked for a copy of the song after he “heard the sampled works playing in the background” during a phone call. Related Ye Loses Copyright Trial Over Uncleared ‘Donda’ Demo Sample Barrow says he sent the track to Ty assuming that a full written licensing deal would be signed if it was ever used. Such an agreement was allegedly never reached, but the lawsuit says the sample was used on “Vultures” anyway. Barrow is credited on the song as a producer, but the lawsuit says neither Deal nor Barrow ever consented to the sample or were paid for it. “This action concerns the knowing, continuous, and blatant unauthorized use of the sampled works,” their attorneys write. “It concerns protecting artistic integrity, enforcing intellectual property rights, and preventing commercial exploitation.” The new lawsuit is one of more than a dozen such cases that have been filed against Ye over claims of unlicensed sampling or interpolating during his prolific career. Vultures 1 has been a particular lightning rod for litigation, sparking a battle with Donna Summer ‘s estate over accusations that her “I Feel Love” was used in “Good (Don’t Die),” and