A legal dispute involving Kanye West has escalated as Ronald Oslin Bobb-Semple, a veteran performer, alleges his voice was used without authorization on the 2018 Kids See Ghosts track, according to a lawsuit filed against West, Ty Dolla $ign, and Kid Cudi.
Bobb-Semple claims the opening vocal sample on the album's title track originates from a decades-long presentation he has delivered globally, which honors civil rights pioneer Marcus Garvey. The suit seeks financial compensation for unspecified profits generated by the collaboration, which received critical acclaim and commercial success.
The legal challenges against West intensified on March 7, 2019, when a separate lawsuit from EMI emerged. The record label sought enforcement of a 2003 publishing agreement that West's legal team has contested as unfair and unlawful. This followed the public release of West's own lawsuit against EMI in California.
The case highlights ongoing controversies surrounding music sampling practices and intellectual property rights in the entertainment industry.
