Kanye West reshaped Hip Hop production through soul, gospel and R&B samples that became cinematic rap records. Revisit 10 of the best here.

Using a classic Boogie Down Productions sample without permission will no longer be an issue for Kanye West, who settled a lawsuit this week in regards to the uncleared classic. Court records obtained ...

The rapper reached a settlement with Memphis rappers Criminal Manne and DJ Squeeky, and the estate of the late Kilo G, over copyright infringement claims tied to his 2024 track “F## Sumn.” The dispute ...

In the title track of his recently released album, Bully, Kanye West—now known as Ye—sampled a traditional Indian song, a move already making waves in the music world. Mujhe Maar Dalo Inspires Kanye ...

Kanye West's innovative use of samples was one of the hallmarks of his early hits - his slowed-down snippets of songs from Chaka Khan, Ray Charles, Daft Punk and more set a sonic path that countless ...

Kanye West is on the hook for six-figure damages after a jury found he infringed the copyright of an unreleased demo track by sampling it in an early version of his Grammy-winning song “Hurricane” ...

A federal jury has ruled that Kanye West must pay more than $400000 after determining that an uncleared sample was used during the creation of “Hurricane,” one of the standout records tied to his ...