Nicki Minaj to pay Tracy Chapman $450K in copyright dispute
The rapper will have to shell out thousands to the Fast Car singer for illegally sampling her music
Nicki Minaj rarely says ‘sorry’ but she must be feeling like it now. Folkster
Tracy Chapman alleged that Minaj used her composition “Baby Can I Hold You” to create her song “Sorry” even though it was never officially released.
Onika Tanya Miraj, will have to pay Chapman $450K for sampling the song, one of the tracks she recorded for her Queen album in 2018. “Sorry,” a collaboration with
Nas did not make the album, but Minaj allegedly leaked it via Hot 97 deejay
Nicki Minaj to pay Tracy Chapman $450,000 to settle copyright row
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Los Angeles, Jan 9 : Rapper Nicki Minaj will pay singer Tracy Chapman $450,000 in order to settle a copyright dispute.
Chapman had sued Minaj in 2018 for allegedly using portions of her hit 1988 track Baby, can I hold you tonight in the rapper s song Sorry .
The song was not officially released, but a leaked version made its way to radio DJ Funkmaster Flex and later became viral online. Chapman accused Minaj of sharing the song with Flex, although both have denied it, reports bbc.com.
Rapper Nicki Minaj agrees to pay singer Tracy Chapman $450K to settle copyright infringement dispute
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Rapper Nicki Minaj has agreed to pay singer Tracy Chapman $450,000 to settle a copyright infringement dispute for sampling Chapman s 1988 song Baby Can I Hold You on an unreleased track, which ironically was called Sorry.
According to The New York Times, Minaj recorded the song in collaboration with rapper Nas, but Minaj left the song off her 2018 album Queen after Chapman denied Minaj s request to sample her 1988 song.
However, the song was leaked online and on the radio by DJ Funkmaster Flex. According to Variety, DJ Funkmaster Flex said Minaj was the one who gave him the sample to put out onto the airwaves.