What you need to know:
Ozzy Osbourne accused Kanye West of sampling a Black Sabbath song. Furthermore, he had already told the rapper that he did not have permission to do so.
If Kanye West were a Simpsons meme, it would probably be the “You’re not learning, are you?”. And even though Ye has already gotten in trouble for sampling things without permission, the rapper doesn’t care and now he’s made himself angry Ozzy Osbourne.
On the afternoon of this February 9th, the British musician and former leader of Black Sabbath announced this via his X account You sampled a song by the well-known heavy metal band. The problem? that Ozzy had already told him that he hadn’t given him permission.
Ozzy Osbourne accused Kanye West of using a Black Sabbath sample without his permission
“Kanye West requested permission to sample a section of a live performance of ‘War Pig’ from 1983. from the US festival without singing and permission was refused”wrote Ozzy Osbourne in his release explaining the reasons for his decision.
“Because he is an anti-Semite and has caused inexplicable grief to many. (Ye) still used the sample at his album listening party last night. “I don’t want to have any connection with this man!”wrote Mr. Osbourne.
And that was mainly due to his previous anti-Semitic statements
As you surely know, this Friday – and after several but fruitless months of postponing the launch – Kanye West was reportedly set to release his long-awaited album “Vulture”, where there will be a collaboration with rapper Ty Dolla Sign and from whom we already know singles like “Talking/Once Again” and “Everybody”.
Indeed – very original – Ye and Ty They grabbed a sample of the Backstreet Boys’ hit of the same name released in 1997. But as with Black Sabbath, Kanye West employed the saying, “It’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission.”
This isn’t the first time Kanye West has been accused of trying something without permission
The truth is that Many already believe that Kanye West is taking things too far when it comes to sampling Why: 1) he doesn’t ask for permission or 2) they just don’t give it to him and it’s fine. In Ozzy’s case, the strange thing was that he mentioned that there was a “Voltures” listening party yesterday, but the album wasn’t released today.
Knowing Kanye West and his somewhat strange strategies, It wouldn’t be unusual for him to release his new album in the next few hours (or days/weeks/months/years?). Well, if that happens, because fans are already doubting whether that or her world tour will happen.
Will the controversy impact Ye’s rumored next world tour?
On February 6th and via his Instagram stories Kanye West announced this prepared a stadium tour around the world. In the case of Mexico, your visit would be scheduled for August 3rd at the Mexico City Arena.
Of course fGlad you don’t use Coachella, Days before the 2022 edition, Kanye West left the poster because he had not prepared in time. Although many of us realized that it was more due to his controversies at the time.
Conclusion: Nothing is certain with Kanye West. Although good, It’s not like his fans don’t expect a lot from it either, because they know Ye will return when he sees fit. What do you think about it?