Kanye West,Common,Method Man,Redman Joe Farrell Lawsuit
By MIA on May 23, 2008 in Common, Kanye West, Method Man | | ||
Joe Farrell Lawsuit Common, Method Man, Redman, Kanye West
Kanye West,Common,Method Man,Redman, and their respective Universal Music Group labels, were sued on Thursday by the daughter of Jazz musician Joe Farrell for sampling her late father’s music without permission.According to sources:
Kathleen Firrantello says that, in his track Gone, West used a sample of Joe Farrell’s 1974 song Upon This Rock.Firrantello, who is also suing rappers Method Man, Redman and Common for using portions from the same song, is seeking damages of at least $1m (£505,000).
Way to be original Kayne, Method Man and Redman.
