Kanye West has been sued by Bishop David P. Moten over his sample in 'Donda.'
“Defendants willfully and without the permission or consent of Plaintiff extensively sampled portions of the Sermon,” Moten wrote. “Over the span of several years, defendants have demonstrated an alarming pattern and practice of willfully and egregiously sampling sound recordings of others without consent or permission.
In Kanye’s case, the alleged illegal sample can be heard at the start of “Come to Life,” in which a voice says “My soul cries out, ‘Hallelujah’ And I thank God for saving me I, I thank God.” Another sample from the same recording is used later in the song: “Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah…” and the clip appears to play softly in the background at other moments.
“‘Come to Life’ is approximately five minutes and ten seconds in length,” Moten wrote. “Approximately one minute and ten seconds of this sound recording is sampled directly from Plaintiff’s sermon.” “Come to Life” was only a minor hit as a single, debuting at 77 on the Hot 100 in September and remaining on the chart for just a week. But “Donda” reached the top of the Billboard 200 and the album spent 35 total weeks on the chart.
A representative for Kanye, who is now legally named Ye, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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