The much-anticipated "Vultures 2" album by Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign has been dogged by controversy as the two are alleged to have exploited numerous samples without authorization.
The Playboi Carti, Kodak Black, and Don Toliver-assisted song "Field Trip" features a major sampling of Portishead's iconic hit song "Machine Gun." However, as multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of the band Geoff Barrow notes, the material was used without the proper license. On X (previously Twitter), Barrow shared a song clip along with the message, "FFS. Not again," referencing the group's earlier allegation that The Weeknd illegally sampled the same music for 2013's "Belong to the World."
Adrian Utley, the guitarist for Portishead, subsequently replied to Barrow, saying, "Yep, fraid so."
Ty Dolla $ign and Kanye have also come under fire for allegedly utilizing a vocalist Swsh sample, "Break the Fall (Acoustic)," on "530" without the artist's consent. Leon Bridges and Led Zeppelin, who are renowned for their fierce stance against their music being appropriated by other performers or featured in the media, both have tracks that are heavily sampled in "Vultures 2."
Similar sampling issues dogged the first "Vultures" album, which was released in February, when Ye and Ty offended Ozzy Osbourne and Donna Summer. After utilizing Summer's beloved song "I Feel Love" on "Good (Don't Die)," which was eventually taken down from streaming services, the pair was sued by her estate.
The two sides came to a private deal, but "Good (Don't Die)" is still not available. In addition, Osbourne criticized Kanye for stealing "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath after being denied permission beforehand.
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