Kanye West Being Sued For A "Gold Digger" Sample

Kanye West is currently in hot water over a sample used on his infamous "Gold Digger" track with Jamie Foxx. Pretty ironic... since the track is called "Gold Digger".

Everybody knows that “Gold Digger,” one of Kanye West’s biggest hits, is built around a sample of Ray Charles’ “I Got a Woman.” But according to a new lawsuit, there’s another sample in there not getting the credit it deserves. Trena Steward and Lorenzo Pryor, two children of the late musician David Pryor, are suing West for damages because they claim “Gold Digger” borrows a sample of their father saying “get down,” which comes from his recording of the song “Bumpin’ Bus Stop,” which he recorded with his band Thunder & Lightning back in 1974. The plaintiffs are asking for a judge to block future sales of “Gold Digger” and for “millions of dollars” in damages. These things always feel spurious, especially when they arrive nearly a decade after the song in question went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. (MM)

Listen to the track below.

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