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Tracy Chapman has sued Nicki Minaj for copyright infringement, TMZ Reports and Pitchfork can confirm. The following, obtained by Pitchfork, about "Sorry," Nicki's unreleased track with Nas that Chapman's interpolates "Baby Can I Hold You." In the suit, Chapman claims that Nicki's song "incorporates the lyrics and vocal melody of [“Baby Can I Hold You”]Nicki used "these parts of [“Baby Can I Hold You”] "In addition, the following states that Champan's track's" lyrics and vocal melody included approximately half of [“Sorry”]and are easily recognizable and identifiable as Chapman's. "
Nicki and her team from releasing "Sorry." Pitchfork has come to Tracy Chapman and Nicki Minaj.
Shortly before the release of her new album Queen, Nicki Minaj is actively asking for Tracy Chapman to clear a sample. Nicki later tweeted "Sis said no," possibly referring to Chapman denying clearance. (Nicki has since deleted the tweet.) According to TMZ and the lawsuits, Nicki's team "made multiple requests" in June to license "Baby Can I Hold You" and were consistently denied.
On August 11, Funkmaster Flex premiered Nicki's "Sorry," which has since been removed, yet leaks and rips are available to hear.
This article was originally published on Tuesday, October 23 at 9:43 am Eastern. It was last updated on October 23 at 11:25 am Eastern.
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