Kanye West is facing another copyright complaint.
The rapper, also known as Ye, is facing a lawsuit for allegedly utilizing an instrumental music in two of his songs after being denied permission.
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles on Wednesday, alleges that Kanye improperly copied components of a song called MSD PT2 in his tracks Moon and Hurricane, which debuted on his 2021 album Donda.
The complaint was brought by the corporation that owns the rights to the original song, accusing Kanye of “stealing” them.
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“This lawsuit is about more than the defendants’ failure to pay a fee,” the plaintiffs’ attorney, Oren Warshavsky, told Billboard. “It is about the rights of artists, musicians, and songwriters to determine how their works are published and used.”
Warshavsky went on: “Intellectual property owners have a right to decide how their property is exploited and need to be able to prevent shameless infringers from simply stealing.”
The lawsuit also says that in an act of “blatant brazenness,” Kanye claimed the original creators of MSD PT2 as songwriters despite their refusal to work with him.
The suit comes shortly after the Stronger rapper resolved a lawsuit filed by Donna Summer’s estate, alleging that he and fellow rapper Ty Dolla $ign sampled Summer’s 1977 song I Feel Love without permission in their tune Good (Don’t Lie).
Kanye has previously been sued by the rap group Boogie Down Productions, Marshall Jefferson, and a Texas pastor, among others, on similar grounds.
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