Ronald Oslin Bobb-Semple sued Kanye West and Kid Cudi for sampling “The Spirit of Marcus Garvey” without clearing it.
Earlier this year, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Ty Dolla $ign, along with Def Jam and Universal Music, were sued by Ronald Oslin Bobb-Semple over the use of “The Spirit Of Marcus Garvey.” Bobb-Semple accused the parties of not clearing the sample for the intro of “Freee (Ghost Town Pt. 2)” off of Kids See Ghosts. Bobb-Semple claimed Kanye and Cudi sample his work and “exploited the actual voice, words and performance of Bobb-Semple, without authorization.”
Bobb-Semple argued that they never even asked for permission nor did he receive any sort of payment from the use of his work. The suit reads, “Bobb-Semple’s voice and authorship is heard in the introductory words of Freeee.”
