Jay Z may have to show someone the loot soon.
It turns out that the “Versus” sample from his last solo album, 2013′s Magna Carta…Holy Grail was not cleared, and the composer is now demanding the rapper cough over some royalties. Bruno Spoerri, a 78-year-old composer and jazz musician prominent in Switzerland for his work and innovation in the world of electronic music, has spoken to SwissInfo.ch about Jay lifting a sample from his catalog. “Versus,” from Magna Carta, samples “On the Way,” an instrumental track Spoerri released in 1978.
The original song was composed for the film Lilith.The Jay Z song was produced by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland. The sample clocks in at under 60 seconds.
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