Nicki Minaj Hit With Copyright Lawsuit By Tracy Chapman
It concerns Minaj's use of Chapman's 1988 hit 'Baby Can I Hold You' on her 2018 track 'Sorry'.
Nicki Minaj has been hit with a lawsuit by singer Tracy Chapman over the unlicensed sampling of one of her songs in Minaj’s recent track ‘Sorry’.
The song, which features rapper Nas and had been recorded with the intention of it appearing on her latest album Queen, is not commercially available but is still up online via YouTube, having made its premiere on Funkmaster Flex’s Hot 97 radio show.
35 year old Minaj had made attempts to obtain rights from Chapman for sampling her 1988 hit ‘Baby Can I Hold You’, including reaching out via social media, but without success.
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