9 Times Rappers Were Sued For Uncleared Samples

[@DJFurio]

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[@SirCalloway]

"Simon Says" by Pharoahe Monch being almost completely pulled out of existence is an absolute tragedy, as that is undoubtedly one of his greatest records. Such a shame.

[@DJFurio]

Definitely a shame.

[@TRivera13]

What do you mean? The song is on KZbin.

[@DJFurio]

He means physical copies.

[@byanymeansnecessary9329]

Not even close to one of his greatest records, it is a certified club banger, but monch is a highly prolific artist who has made hundreds of incredible tracks

[@wcorowitz]

played all over the radio. video played in heavy rotation. It's the one song of his where we really don't need physical copies.

[@Sk8x4x3v3r]

I think wanting 100% royalties is a hater move. Cmon it’s not 100% the same song. I understand they’re kinda remixing your creation. At least give them 10% 😂

[@DJFurio]

Yeah it’s crazy

[@85walterrulez]

Meanwhile there are stories from the VU days of Lou lifting songs from his bandmates. 🤦‍♂️

[@macewbee]

Yep

[@SoufBySoufeast]

They do that because of the disrespect of NOT asking

[@yell0wberry]

Almost 99% of hip-hop is music that is sampled. More than 2/3 of every hip-hop song recorded most likely have samples that weren’t even paid for. (James, brown, George Clinton, and Nyles Rogers should be multi billionaires with the music that was taken from them and used to launch peoples careers.)

[@DJFurio]

There’s an interesting interview with Bob James where he’s listening to hip hop tracks that sampled him and talking about how he got paid nothing as he didn’t find out until too much time had passed.

[@hjames78]

Half the people you named are dead so no they wouldn't be rich now...

[@DJFurio]

Maybe their families would be

[@yell0wberry]

@@hjames78 it would go to the estate, which in turn would go to the offspring perhaps helping them establish some sort of future for other prominent people

[@macewbee]

​@@DJFuriogood point but the record company needs to make sure they got paid.

[@odigomez1787]

Lue reed getting 100% for “can I kick it” because of bass line was ridiculous. I would’ve said kick rocks and choose something else.

[@DJFurio]

Totally agree. And like I said in the video, it’s not even the only sample that was used.

[@odigomez1787]

@@DJFurio i understand if it was a puffy “I’ll be missing you” situation, where the whole song was used. Tribe not even getting anything for their lyrics, is wild. Terrible decision.

[@DJFurio]

I think they knew the track would get a lot of airplay and give them exposure, which it did. It was a just a way of getting more people aware of them.

[@odigomez1787]

@@DJFurio it would be different if they used the whole instrumental, like artist who makes a mix tapes solely for promotional use but not when you took a lot of time to make a beat, with other samples and released a video for it. Now you’re just taking losses. This is a Wild story.

[@Sk8x4x3v3r]

I think the same thing…they should’ve said forget the sample But…then the fans lose out on a great song I think they did it for the fans So I can only thank them for that

[@apprentessjgooden2263]

What about all out theft? The Isley Brothers said they sat home and watched the Beatles perform their song on The Ed Sullivan Show

[@thegrind5273]

Samples should be chopped, remixed on a pad, sound modified in pitch or distortions.. I hate when I find out huge songs literally took a sample from the song with NO SIGNIFICANT changes to the original… like literally put the dang song in their song. Crazy lol

[@DJFurio]

I definitely prefer samples that are chopped and manipulated.

[@gregorygriffin6341]

I'm so glad I still have my copy of 'SIMON SAYS' too!! I always wondered why I've never heard it played anywhere after a few years after its' release. Now I know why. How sad.

[@DJFurio]

Definitely keep onto that copy. Great track.

[@DaPhunkPhenomena]

That Godzilla soundtrack was definitely made for a Hip-Hop track to sample it !

[@arisdulgerian2053]

Vanilla Ice saying back then Ice Ice Baby instrumental is different then “Under Pressure” was ridiculous.

[@DJFurio]

Absolutely crazy I know 🤣

[@HindiRapGuru]

Still a better song and more played famous song than Queen's!

[@DJFurio]

I wouldn’t agree it’s a better song but it’s probably more well known. Queen and Bowie are some of the best songwriters of all time.

[@chrisdavis6264]

They are still different songs

[@fettywapsmissingeye]

@@HindiRapGuruabsolutely not a better song.

[@shashydass4114]

Great video - fantastic commentary to go with the samples.

[@DJFurio]

I’m glad you like it. Thanks for watching.

[@johno513]

Damn Uncle Luke 🤦🏾‍♂️ You was on THAT though. That was one helluva reach

[@DJFurio]

It’s a funny case. I since found it was actually his former manager that put the case forward

[@aproducernamed2]

Dope info

[@DJFurio]

Thanks for watching

[@JB2FROSTY]

Me: Can I kick it? Lou Reed: Nah

[@DJFurio]

Only if I get all the money from it forever 🤣

[@leeoni24]

what is crazy about the luke civil suit is that luke took that phrase from the furious five

[@DJFurio]

Yeah it’s just stupid trying to claim copyright on that. I know in the recent Ed Sheeran case, he took a guitar into court to prove that certain chords and phrases were so common in several tracks that they couldn’t be copyrighted.

[@DaPhunkPhenomena]

For the record (pun intended), The Turtles' "You Showed Me" would be sampled a lot after De La Soul (Supreme Beings Of Leisure's "Never The Same" being my fave, but you also have U2, Maverick Sabre, Jurassic 5, Farolfi feat Corrina Joseph and so on...). Sad that De La had to pay that much, especially for a skit...

[@DJFurio]

Yeah De La definitely paid the price for that sample. Once as sample has been cleared once it’s pretty much fair game to whoever wants to use it

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

What's funny you can't destroy the songs from the Internet. I still have Pharaoh Monch Simon Says and Jaylib red.

[@DJFurio]

True. People will still always find the music they try to censor or ban

[@eljefemoreno]

8:31 MISINFORMATION - It wasn’t Luke that tried to sue 50 Cent for the “birthday” interpolation. It was Luke’s former manager Joseph Weinberger, who owns the rights to Luke’s catalog from the Luke Records label. Even Luke publicly stated that he had nothing to do with the case.

[@DJFurio]

Fair enough. But it’s not deliberate mis information. That article I referred to was on billboard website at the time.

[@CrackheadHuntersDopeDealer]

🫡

[@tcttvradio]

@@DJFurio it’s definitely misinformation if you take a false story and repost it.

[@DJFurio]

@caleynztv what’s your point?

[@tcttvradio]

@@DJFurio you are asking people to buy you a coffee on stories that aren’t factually accurate. In some countries that’s called a scam. I don’t think ur doing it intentionally but surely you’d at minimum look at the Wikipedia pages to find the latest reports. I actually enjoyed the video structure.

[@CallmeMrStar]

Great vid... whats that background beat you used for the biz segment? I wanna say ODB or Rae but its buggin the hell outta me 7:17

[@DJFurio]

All my own productions. I did an album where I reworked the samples of some classic 90’s boom bap albums. It’s the sample used by Wu on Tearz and my track is called Full Of Tearz djfurio.bandcamp.com/track/full-of-tearz

[@CallmeMrStar]

Awesome job man. Subscribing

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Thanks

[@chayabat-tzvi1215]

Question: how would you be able to clear a sample if, say, the record label that released an obscure album you found no longer exists?

[@DJFurio]

With difficulty so you probably wouldn’t bother.

[@TRivera13]

You could try to find who owns the publishing rights.

[@mrsmith8737]

The “record label” may no longer exist but you better believe “somebody” owns the rights to that song …

[@DaMotoristX]

​@@mrsmith8737that's what I fear.

[@Ackira]

I have a beat using a sample from an 80’s URSS pop song with like 3K views on KZbin… yeah it’s gonna be a tough one

[@SuperDuperVision]

Eye am here. Keep up the great content. Got a supporter in me

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Thanks for watching

[@kin.ovi.]

another great video, stepping up the quality here!

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it thanks. I wanted to try something totally different to see how it went down.

[@funkforward]

Vanilla Ice didn't lie, his bassline actually has one more note added to the Queen's original.

[@DJFurio]

🤣🤣🤣 totally disguised it. Just like Hovoc with his piano samples.

[@lucasm3879]

Yeah like Sugarhill records changed Chic ‘Good Times’ slightly for Rappers Delight

[@ShrimplessScampi]

This was always tough being a fan of Cam and Diplomats. In my opinion they had so many uncleared samples that never transitioned from mixtape to singles/albums because the samples wouldn’t get cleared. Diamonds and Pearls and You Oughta Know would’ve been crazy singles if Prince and Billy Joel played those samples. Diamond & Pearls was supposed to be a single on Purple Haze but the Prince and/or his camp never cleared it (think I read that Prince wouldn’t sign off if the artist requesting it didn’t own their own publishing). Dipset mixtapes had Billy Joel, Styx (think they sampled Castle Walls from Styx at least three times), Journey, Kim Wilde, Frankie Valli, Queen, Sam Cooke, Sting/The Police, etc. And if that’s not even touching on the movies, tv shows and videogame samples that they had. JR Writer rapped over something from the Soul Calibur and Killer Instinct games. And Cam rapped on Sephiroth’s theme from Final Fantasy VII (😂😂). Shouts out to the producers they kept around. It wasn’t just Heatmakerz, Ye and Just Blaze. To this day they’ve had some of the most obscure samples I’ve ever heard in rap

[@DJFurio]

So many mixtape tracks that’s are amazing never get released for this exact reason

[@therealityofitall4819]

Mix tapes are given away for free which by U.S. law you can use samples as long as you don't profit from them unless agreements have been made to profit..

[@theycallmejlines]

Cam'rons "Anyway You Want It" sampled Journey "Any Way You Want It" but never got officially released I'm assuming cause it never got cleared. A shame.

[@ShrimplessScampi]

@@theycallmejlines right. I believe he turned that one into IBS on Killa Season. That’s another major “what if” imo. He ended up having two Journey samples on public enemy #1 but probably because it was free online mixtape

[@siyabongamaseko2550]

Towards the end of the vid did Biggie's estate mean to say "non consequential..?" Or else what do you make of the term "non sequential...?" Does it mean the notes in question had been resequenced..? As always, thanks again for another great video.

[@DJFurio]

They did mean non sequential. They mean not in sequence so they weren’t one after the other. Basically 2 different notes were sampled but from different parts of the track. Thanks for watching as always.

[@4u2nvinmtl]

Why does it seem that the legal system doesn't understand what hip-hop is? It's about cutting and looping the parts of your favorite songs and then rapping over the newly constructed mix/track. It's a remix of old songs with new lyrics effectively changing the original songs sound and meaning creating something different but recognizably similar (like electric guitar, songs are similar due to the instrument and how music is composed but each recording/performance is unique). I feel it's no different than movies/tv/KZbin that use the same sound samples (say the scream from the movie "the birds") over and over, some times it's so bad I feel like they could just sample a Marlon Brando line and have a modern actor just lip sync the words.

[@benjaminfarias9169]

Artists don't like it when a song that samples their song does better than the original song itself. Its a combination of jealousy and not understanding what the art of sampling is. I love videos like this, but I *hate* stories like these, because it just further hammers the point that the artists who sue just want money.

[@AngelA-zz8ph]

Artists don't like when a song that (steals part of) their song (sells more) than the (original) itself. It's a combination of (respect) and understanding what the (art) of sampling is.

[@jasonito23]

Rappers know that they will get sued, but it's more important to get that hit single and your name mainstream.

[@DJFurio]

A lot of time time yes. That’s why Tribe went ahead with Can I Kick It

[@therealityofitall4819]

Especially when they know in their heart it's a hit.. but knowing they will take a hit in profits if they go with that song..

[@dizmop]

Then Swizz came in banging keys for Ruff Ryders and the industry followed suit, producers started using fewer and fewer samples and now we have UK drill beats

[@DJFurio]

Yeah a lot of modern producers aren’t using any samples at all

[@stefan5430]

Yeah and many of those beats sound the same because those producers arent experienced anddont know how to create new sounds

[@dizmop]

@@stefan5430 Exactly

[@miggypeso909]

*Chicago

[@tyjusto9351]

Actually a lot of drill beats are still using samples. A lot of pop smokes hits were sampled

[@9797cpt]

How does clearing samples for a cappella/acoustic covers of songs work? For an example, I’ve found several great covers on KZbin. I received the MP3 files, chopped and made my own beat using the sounds of the cover. Do I have to clear the sample with the original artists or just the KZbin cover?

[@DJFurio]

It depends if the KZbin covers have cleared the sample and you are sampling directly from that cover. They may have done this, which means you would need to clear it directly with them. If they haven’t cleared the sample, then you would need to clear the use of it with whoever owns the publishing rights of the original song. Depends what you’re using it for and if you are releasing the music or not.

[@DeNado123]

0:07 Notice how when he says “This is 9 times rappers has been sued for using uncleared samples” It showed 50 Cent. 50 was shot 9 times this definitely wasn’t a coincidence.

[@DJFurio]

Haha it really was a coincidence. Although I did a recent video about rappers that have been shot and survived and mentioned 9 times in there.

[@nycgoodfriend]

Also DJ Premier and Jeru Damaja was sued for their hit Come Clean. And Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz got sued for their hit Deja Vu Uptown Baby

[@brendonross5774]

2:20 Lou Reed gets the money, for a bass line he didn’t write. But then again he is the “Original Wrapper” (1986)

[@DJFurio]

Yeah it’s crazy that he took all the money, and exactly as you said he didn’t even write or play that bass

[@DrugzMunny]

Musicians who sue samplers are garbage. "Theft." Real theft actually reduces the amount of property, money, or future income that you have. Sampling literally gives the original artist more exposure and more money.

[@jonathan8963]

couldn’t agree more

[@Jacqueal]

Vanilla Ice's case was absolutely invalid. Adding a eighth note changed nothing. Speaking for myself, the first time I heard "Ice Ice Baby" I knew it was "Under Pressure" because I had heard the former before.

[@DJFurio]

Definitely a crazy claim by him that he had no way of winning.

[@jbizz80]

The Snoop Dogg song G'z Up, Hoez Down was removed from his Doggystyle album because of an uncleared sample of Isaac Hayes' song, The Look of Love.

[@DJFurio]

Yeah it’s on KZbin to listen to

[@Sk8x4x3v3r]

I had to go check that song out. Didn’t even know it existed

[@MR12AMAZING]

It's a shame because that would probably be my favourite song on the entire album.

[@CDJF1]

How many blues licks rock and roll bands steal?

[@morreddie717]

Too many to count i guess.

[@DJFurio]

So many tracks sound like other tracks

[@toneotone4813]

If I record a g chord from a Gibson … Can Gibson sue me.. Dang.. I wanna play my drum machine

[@DJFurio]

🤣

[@teezbeats7531]

Thats what they get....everything i heard i can play easily....thats why you cant call yourself a producer if you cant play your own ideas

[@DJFurio]

Snobbery is another word that comes to mind. Watch my latest video and tell me you can easily do that. Just because you can play a melody doesn’t mean you can produce a good hip hop track.

[@blakebrown84]

This is a good video and I’ve been looking for it since I saw this video post.

[@DJFurio]

I’m glad you like it. Thanks for watching.

[@blakebrown84]

You welcome mane! Rappers get sued all the time for stealing other musicians’ work. It should be more on the producer than the artist itself. I remember MC Hammer got sued for stealing Rick James beat. Vanilla Ice got sued by Queen for stealing their bassline for his song Ice Ice Baby.

[@DJFurio]

I’m working on a new video about replayed samples, where I give a few examples of court cases for some big musicians.

[@lucasm3879]

Didn’t Beastie Boys have a big sampling court case? I’m pretty sure it was the ‘Yo Leroy’ sample on ‘Hold it Now, Hit It’

[@DJFurio]

Yes but they won the case on a technicality. Only 2 of the 3 members of the band Trouble Funk that they sampled had signed a deal with the company that bought their rights and the judge said they needed all 3 members to bring a case.

[@lucasm3879]

@@DJFurio Aah OK, I saw a Beastie Boys interview and I’m sure Ad Rock said the ruling went against them 🤷‍♂️

[@DJFurio]

I don’t think they’ve ever lost a case

[@lucasm3879]

@@DJFurio OK maybe I misunderstood what he said. Another interesting court case is White Lines, I read Sugar Hill lost even though it was a cover, not a a sample of the bassline.

[@DJFurio]

@lucasm3879 I might do a video about replayed samples soon

[@skumbag1000]

would be nice if you found the bassline sample for Lords of the underground Chief Rocka

[@DJFurio]

30 years old and still not been found. Great track.

[@skumbag1000]

@@DJFurio I believe its not a sample. I think they played it themselves in the studio with an upright bass. Otherwise it would have been found I think.

[@DJFurio]

@skumbag1000 it could well be someone in the studio played it.

[@jasonpalacios2705]

Also Trigger the Gambler sampled the Turtles song in the Hitman for Hire.

[@DJFurio]

He did. Freestyle Fellowship used it as well on Sunshine Men. There’s a few others too.

[@godish_tv8623]

Imagine because small section of your song was taken, manipulated, chopped up until its almost unrecognisable gives you the right to all the money from the new song

[@ralphmilleriii9957]

Luke was reachin’😂

[@DJFurio]

I’ve since found out it was his manager that took the case forward 🤣

[@buddah1221]

damn I didn't know they destroyed Pharoahe Monch's singles I still got mine and no ones getting it from me

[@DJFurio]

Yeah me too

[@alejandrolautarovargasmena6649]

**blows up**

[@souldrifterbeats]

Vanilla Ice wouldve had me fucked up lmao 😂😂😂😂

[@DJFurio]

🤣

[@fingaskillz]

Very interesting video. Honest question to furio and all the beatmakers here. Do you clear your samples? 😁

[@DJFurio]

It’s pretty easy to clear samples now with companies like Tracklib and cheap too.

[@fingaskillz]

@@DJFurio Maybe I should try it. what do you prefer tracklib or splice?

[@DJFurio]

I’ve not used Splice before

[@ramsey4630]

Use bought and paid for loops . Chop

[@DJFurio]

@ramseybrown4630 I prefer not using commercial loops that are mass sold to people

[@Adam-wi5bh]

I thought for sure this list would have Ying Yang Twins Whistle While You Twerk and Disney's grubby fingers..

[@DJFurio]

Well I just picked 9 times. Could have made about 100 but it would get boring

[@Adam-wi5bh]

@@DJFurio yeah I suppose. Good video still

[@4u2nvinmtl]

@9:12 aren't all sample's comprised of individual common sounds? Like a drum kick is very very common in any song, just like "it's your birthday" is on your birthday. Also doesn't the "amen break" have nearly every drum kick ever all in one solo? How could anyone else have any similar drum kick after that song? It just seems the laws are twisted to protect the rich originators more than the broke innovators.

[@drewhite7044]

1:46 C.R.E.A.M Sample, love it! 👐🏾🐝 SUUUUUUUUU!!!!

[@JohnBoyBeattie]

Really enjoyed this video

[@DJFurio]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.

[@KlikQuot]

The whole Time the label pushed those songs so the label were suppose to clear the songs before it was put out on their distribution

[@DJFurio]

Definitely. I think some of the time back then they didn’t even ask what samples had been used. Or thought they were so obscure they would never have any issues using them.

[@KlikQuot]

@@DJFurio bro the labels get paid double and the money to find out don’t get fooled. They created all these ways for them to get paid that the artist creating the songs didn’t matter frfr. Only the label that dropped the music

[@DJFurio]

True. But if the record gets pulled because of uncleared samples then nobody is making any money from it

[@PotatoJonson]

Internal Affairs is an incredible album.

[@jeffreygardner801]

If you wanna use a sample of somebody’s song, who exactly do you ask? The person himself (or herself)?

[@skybliss338]

either them, the songwriter or someone with the label that track was released under

[@DJFurio]

If it’s a direct sample, then whoever owns the publishing rights to the original track. Not always the original artist as Michael Jackson bought the entire Beatles back catalogue and owned all their publishing rights. If you want to replay the melody, then it’s whoever wrote the original track that needs to agree to it.

[@AaronAnaya]

It depends. The rights to a song as a composition can be different than the rights to a specific recording. For example when Eric Prydz wanted to sample the song Valerie for his track Call on Me he actually got Steve Winwood to re-record parts of the song because Winwood doesn’t own the recording rights but owns the songwriting ones. You have to figure out who owns both the publishing and who owns the songwriting and get their permission.

[@yell0wberry]

Someone directly in charge of their publishing or the artist themselves

[@CDJF1]

Publishing holder.

[@3030hp]

A+

[@DJFurio]

Thanks for watching

[@jjbing3]

Logic-“I sample a tribe called quest and have to pay Lou Reed.” 🤔

[@DJFurio]

For that track yes 🤣 well his estate now that he’s dead

[@airpegasus5167]

Luke know he didn’t have a case for that lmaooo

[@DJFurio]

Crazy case. I since discovered it was actually his former manager that had bought the rights that made the case.

[@valid3383]

If you need a big sample for a song you should use it as a commercial and a loss leader to market other aspects of your business you own fully

[@NekroGGRE]

Dude who sued biggies estate got too greedy should of asked for something Small and probably would of got it.

[@DJFurio]

Maybe

[@Sk8x4x3v3r]

I’d say like 10% at the most. That sample piece was almost unrecognizable

[@NekroGGRE]

@@Sk8x4x3v3r yeah I was thinking even less than that

[@7305Djwhatif]

Vanilla ice . " It's not potatoes , it's French fries . " 🤗

[@ramsey4630]

I use loops now no more crate digging . They are paid for and clear already . Bend them up however you like.

[@ericm.felton9386]

To the producers and beat makers that sampling songs here's a simple advice. Before you use somebody's record you must have clearance. Wheater if is songwriters, publishers or the artist themselves, Because many songwriters are not too thrilled of hearing thier songs from a Rapper and some R&B artists

[@CDJF1]

But they love those royalty $$$. How many rock artiste's stole blues licks off Muddy....Holin Wolf.....John lee...etc?

[@allinonethegreat]

Just don’t use samples and make your own.

[@quintidwell99]

Yet they was doing it first back in the day 😂

[@abstraqtphilosophy7357]

​​@@allinonethegreatsampling is major part of contemporary music. Deal with that fact. What you can say is producers and beat makers should always ensure to flip the hell out of the samples to avoid copyrights claims

[@allinonethegreat]

@@abstraqtphilosophy7357 sampling is bad cause the artist that got sampled wants to take all of the profits of the newer song so it’s like you made it for nothing if it’s a hit

[@decepticonleader316]

50 cent song In Da Club. He just used the saying everyone says. Its your birthday. Celebrate likes its your birthday. So its just a popular saying.

[@DJFurio]

Definitely

[@RobbyGoodwin]

Didn’t Marky Mark sample the same Lou Reed sample?

[@DJFurio]

Yes

[@bigobannon4564]

Vanilla ice closed the case wit that interview 😂😂😂

[@DJFurio]

I’m convinced 🤣

[@tcttvradio]

Hold on, there’s an interview where he says that he ended up buying the rights to the queen song and now he owns 100%? It’s on you tube, have a watch and let me know your thoughts. He seems really genuine about it.??

[@DJFurio]

Do you know which video? I don’t really wanna sit through lots of videos of him 🤣

[@tcttvradio]

@@DJFurio yeah I tried to find it yesterday, it’s more of a modern one and he’s working as a renovator on a property that he’s flipping. He starts talking about the law suit and how he ended up buying the Queen song. If he’s lying it would make an interesting case as he seemed very genuine about it. I’ll keep looking for it.

[@tcttvradio]

@@DJFurio okay found it but wow you are going to love this, they’ve now edited over his voice at the 15 minute mark where he says that he bought the Queen song himself. I think you are correct and he lies in this interview kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYDSYWBto5iSqqMsi=GiMO3nKskMoclPZS

[@tcttvradio]

@@DJFurio so in the end queen and vanilla ice settled and shared the publishing rights, he lied in interviews saying that he bought the sole rights to under pressure, that’s just not true. There is a misleading story out last year based on the Patrick interview how he bought under pressure, then a spokesperson for Queen came out and said it was inaccurate and the publishing rights were shared. The law suit went for a long time.

[@DJFurio]

@caleynztv ah ok

[@kulturny_vklad]

To think about that's crazy to begin with. Queen's melody is not even a melody, it's basically one note repeating itself with added low note at the end. Every child can come up with this. It's like have a patent for Am-Dm chord progression.

[@DJFurio]

He also sampled the piano notes at the end of the bassline though, which is the giveaway

[@kulturny_vklad]

@@DJFurio that's true tho

[@stuartjackson3449]

Legit thought you were some Italian tech dj 😂

[@DJFurio]

Nah 🤣 I just like The Sopranos

[@stuartjackson3449]

@@DJFurio looool

[@stuartjackson3449]

@@DJFurio love your work dude ! Keep going

[@dewaynecastan8444]

What's funny about the skit by de la soul is it wasn't even a full song and could've been ommitted....

[@DJFurio]

Yeah. It happened after the album was released though.

[@ChoskyVibes]

Hey can you talk more into detail about how biggie's song was considered fair use? I thought that you can't use an uncleared sample no matter how much you change it. Thanks!

[@DJFurio]

So I think what they meant was that they sampled the end of the track, but 2 different parts. They then changed the pitch of the parts they sampled to significantly change it from the original recording. Similar to what Mobb Deep did with the piano sample in Shook Ones Part II and this was classed as Fair Use. If a sample has been manipulated so much that it’s almost impossible to link the 2 tracks together, it’s easy to argue that there’s no financial loss to the copyright holder.

[@ChoskyVibes]

@@DJFurio WOW, thanks a Lot for reply !!

[@miggypeso909]

Ice Ice Baby is the better song anyway.

[@DJFurio]

It was more popular

[@PeterT1]

well put together video

[@DJFurio]

I’m glad you like it. Thanks

[@edselljr]

Wait a second. If the song is already dead then why get mad and sue people that brought your your music alive agiN?

[@erickhines4121]

Vanilla Ice was correct

[@macewbee]

Thanks for posting this also can someone explain daft punk ft Romanthony somg one more time and eddie jones (/hope he gets better ) columbia samples form one more time records it was not clear officially and why anthony moore A.K.A. Romanthony atop getting paidbthen how Columbia gets $1,2000.00 from an artical that I read.

[@DJFurio]

I’m not exactly sure what you are asking. Can you explain it again?

[@solomonb5990]

in my opinion, kinda crumby of Jay Z and Timbaland to use an obscure Egyptian musicians song without any communication for their mega-hit, public domain or not. anyway, your script quality has definitely improved. very well made video!!

[@solomonb5990]

also this moment is hilarious 5:09 🤣🤣

[@DJFurio]

Yeah it’s a bit crazy. But then they ended up paying out 100K, which is nothing compared to what they’ve made from that track. I’m glad you like the video. Just wanted to do something totally different, where the actual samples aren’t the main focus.

[@DJFurio]

Nice try Van Winkle 🤣

[@mickeydajeweler5300]

We need a list of instrumentals in the baccground

[@DJFurio]

I can start adding a list

[@mickeydajeweler5300]

@@DJFurio 💪🏾👍🏾

[@QEsposito510]

I’ve always wondered why I couldn’t get “The Red” on Apple Music. Turns out it was just an irrelevant broad’s ego.

[@DJFurio]

Yeah that version isn’t on Spotify either. I think the instrumental version might be around but not the vocal version.

[@jaypriddi]

00:38 Jay Z used this sample in the beginning of the video Lost One... I know I'm not tripping, same tune and all.

[@DJFurio]

Similar melody but it’s a different sounding instrument

[@dj_on_hugo]

All this band than sampled must say « thank u » 4 use a part of my music cause everybody forgot my song ,.. and I stop to work at mc do with the money of the sample

[@mrsmith8737]

The very first commercially produced rap song contained one of the most famous “samples”; GOOD TIMES…. Nile Roger’s sued the hell out of them….

[@DJFurio]

Yeah I made a very recent video about replayed samples where I showed that and also some clips from Nile Rodgers talking about threatening legal action kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZPKkIajpqd7fassi=wOvkSbna3k_ZaZIT

[@nofood1]

Getting sued for the Godzilla sample is crazy, that is easily recreated

[@DJFurio]

It would still be classed as a sample if it was recreated though. They would still need to clear the publishing rights

[@nofood1]

@@DJFurio people just greedy af, 4 orchestral shots… millions of songs out there sound the same… luckily, it’s easy nowadays to create your own realistic sounding loops with kontakt libraries and such, back then it was more difficult and folks would need a team of musicians just for 10 second loop, I can see why folks just sample

[@rongooden6545]

This song came out in the late 2000’s, but Lil Flip - Game Over, was a huge lawsuit with Atari. They sued after the song was already platinum and was a obvious ripoff of Pac-Man. It was huge hit at the time.

[@DJFurio]

Yeah they used a lot of the sounds from the games

[@chayabat-tzvi1215]

Looks like Pet Shop Boys aren't too happy about Drake interpolating West End Girls...

[@DJFurio]

True. It’s such a small part of the track I think it would be difficult to take up a case

[@rolandorodriguez5436]

How about dissing them off

[@Jaydot34.]

Vanilla ice was taking 🧢 you clearly hear that ice ice baby was taken from Bowe’s Under pressure 😂

[@DJFurio]

Definitely

[@Fonz128]

You destroyed my childhood lol just kidding.

[@dannybx78]

Uncleared samples leads to copyright infringement.

[@DJFurio]

That’s the purpose of this video

[@gnuttz1972]

i think we know what sampling is maybe apart from my mum possibly 😂

[@DJFurio]

Not everyone understands it’s also copying the music or lyrics though, which was important for this particular video.

[@grandinquizitor7412]

The whole genre of Hip-Hop is remixed samples from old school artists.

[@dubzonebooking7675]

Vanilla ices baseline adds a extra note like he pointed out

[@DJFurio]

What a huge difference it made 🤣

[@dubzonebooking7675]

@@DJFurio lmfao ijs bro

[@DJFurio]

Yeah I know lol

[@ghyprh]

Surprised you didnt include Blurred Lines

[@DJFurio]

2 reasons. 1 It’s clearly not a sample and that ruling was ridiculous. 2 at a push it’s been replayed to sound like the original, which I don’t agree with at all.

[@PMack5]

Why did Tribe agree to that?

[@DJFurio]

Because they knew the track would give them a lot of exposure

[@House.Of.Pain.]

I was waiting for you to put Juice World Lucid Dreams and Sting Shape of your heart.

[@DJFurio]

Then it would be called 10 Times instead of 9 🤣 and Nas used that sample first

[@madimakes]

4:25 he’s.l capping but technically correct

[@DJFurio]

Yeah but he thought he could get away with it by adding one extra note 🤣

[@rplayer360]

I think you’re a bit biased with the vanilla ice one

[@DJFurio]

I saw your original comment before you edited it. Listen to the entire chorus and honestly try to say it’s not a direct sample including the piano and keep a straight face.

[@rplayer360]

@@DJFurio this is not my first time hearing this I’ve heard it at least a decade ago This is what I’m saying there is a difference Does that mean he’s justified in not getting clearance first heck no But the example you used is not consistent with the song You could’ve presented his argument and showed that he was not lying, but come on he is reaching, is that fair?

[@DJFurio]

You will never convince me for even a second that by adding 1 single note he’s changed this sample in any significant way. Even friends of his laugh at him for that crazy interview he gave at the time. Check what Havoc from Mobb Deep does with his piano samples. Then we can talk about how to change samples from the original.

[@rplayer360]

​​@@DJFuriowait what are you responding to did you read my comment?

[@rplayer360]

​@@DJFurioI don't think you realize I agree with your assessment I just don't agree how you presented it

[@adriancimpoi8765]

yeah... I think I like the sampled version better!

[@paulcurtis5317]

Ive only just started listening to 50 cent (due to the theme tune on Power) and hes bloody good

[@DJFurio]

He’s done some good stuff

[@DukesMusic84]

Alvin Sane sampled Gary Glitter on his first record. But he's behind bars for life what are you gonna do about it my guy?

[@DJFurio]

🤣🤣

[@debulonfive1319]

I still have my single for Simond says

[@DJFurio]

Yeah there were a lot sold before it got pulled.

[@hjames78]

When they made these songs did they not think the original artist wouldn't find out? Smh

[@DJFurio]

A lot of these were in the infancy of sampling when there were no laws covering it. Others clearly didn’t care and used the samples anyway

[@jaymz010]

I never understood sampling. If you like the sound of something else, get a synthesiser & make something similar