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Kanye West Settles With Hungarian Singer Over “New Slaves” Sample

Kanye West has settled a lawsuit with Hungarian singer Gabor Presser over an unauthorized sample used on the Yeezus track "New Slaves," per Reuters. Presser sued West alleging that 85 seconds of the song was a copy of his 1969 track "Gyongyhaju Lany." According to the lawsuit, Presser didn't know about the sampling of the…

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16:08 on March 24 2017

Kanye West settles with Hungarian singer over alleged song theft

Reuters — (Reuters) - Kanye West has settled a lawsuit by a Hungarian rock singer who accused the hip-hop star of sampling one of his best-known works without permission for the 20... more info

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16:05 on March 24 2017

Kanye Finally Settles Lawsuit For Stealing Hungarian Song For His Own Hit “New Slaves”

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17:18 on March 24 2017

Kanye West Settles With Hungarian Singer Over “New Slaves” Sample

Stereogum — Kanye West has settled a lawsuit with Hungarian singer Gabor Presser over an unauthorized sample used on the Yeezus track "New Slaves," per Reuters. Presser sued West a... more info

Kanye West