nuNov 10, 2026, 13:01

Rappers Ye and Ty Dolla Sign sued over sample in VULTURES

Producers Jared Deal and Marlon Barrow are suing Ye and Ty Dolla Sign for allegedly using an unlicensed sample in the 2023 song VULTURES. The plaintiffs claim they provided the track to Ty Dolla Sign in 2018 under the assumption that a formal agreement would be made, but no such deal ever occurred.

Producers Jared Deal and Marlon Barrow have filed a lawsuit against Ye and Ty Dolla Sign regarding the unauthorized use of a music sample. According to the complaint, Ty Dolla Sign heard the track during a phone call with Barrow in 2018 and requested a copy of the music. Barrow provided the file with the expectation that a formal licensing agreement would be established if the material was ever utilized in a professional project. However, the sample was ultimately integrated into the song VULTURES, which was released in 2023 on the album VULTURES 1, without any agreement or compensation for the creators.

Legal representatives for the producers attempted to reach a settlement in 2024, but the offer was rejected for being insufficient. Consequently, the producers are now seeking formal damages through the courts. Representatives for the two performers have not yet commented on the legal action. This case adds to a history of copyright disputes involving Ye, who has faced multiple similar lawsuits from other artists over the unauthorized use of samples in his past work.

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Based on reporting by nu. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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