The founder of Chalewote Street Arts Festival Mantse Aryeequaye is claiming ownership of the sample on Drake\u2019s Calling My Name\u2019 track off his 2022 \u2018Honestly Nevermind\u2019 album following a suit by Ghanaian rapper Obrafour.<\/p>\n
The sample is found at 0:53 seconds of the Drake tune, where it transitions into a house music vibe sending the song into a different type of ambiance compared to its initial trajectory.<\/p>\n
\u201cKilla cut blood!\u201d is the chant heard multiple times.<\/p>\n
That part was sung by Mantse Aryeequaye as an opener to the late 2003 remix of \u2018Oye Ohene\u2019 off the Ntete Pa album.<\/p>\n
In a series of tweets directed at Drake, Mantse, as he is popularly called, said that he is the sole owner of the phrase \u2018Killa cut blood\u2019 on Obrafour\u2019s \u2018Oye Ohene\u2019 remix.<\/p>\n
He stated that he did not relinquish his rights to Obrafour and Da\u2019 Hammer, producer of the track and thus not only can Obrafour not claim sole ownership of the sample but he also cannot be given sole compensation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI Mantse Aryeequaye maintain my intellectual property rights and claim over all my artistic works including the \u201cKiller Cut\u201d sound you sampled off \u201cOye Ohene\u201d remix used on Obrafuor\u2019s album My lawyer\u00a0 Kofi Bentil esq. of Lex Praxis Incorporated\u00a0 kbentil@lexpraxis.net who is pursuing this matter has informed me of a lawsuit against you solely in the name of @IamObrafuor,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is to confirm I [Mantse Aryeequaye]\u00a0 insist that although @IamObrafuor has an interest in the matter, he is not the owner of the right, and cannot assert it, definitely not alone, or make any demands for sole compensation for its use,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n This comes after Obrafour sued popular Canadian rapper Drake for sampling his 2003 remix of \u2018Oye Ohene\u2019 on his song \u2018Calling My Name\u2019 off the Honestly Nevermind album.<\/p>\n In the documents presented to a court in New York, Obrafour stated that he \u201cnever granted Defendants permission to use the Copyrighted Work and the Infringing work was released mere days later,\u201d parts of the document read.<\/p>\n![\"Collaborator](\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mantse-claims-copyright-of-Killa-cut-sample.png\" "\\"Collaborator")
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