Rapper, Rodney O, is suing American rappers and singers, Future, Metro Boomin, and Kendrick Lamar, over sample royalties.
According to TMZ, “It is stated that while Epic Records did reach out to Rodney O to strike a deal, the label did not receive full clearance to release the version with Dot. He added that nobody checked with him if he had any relationship with Drake, and that he was not given his writing credit when the song was nominated for the GRAMMYs.”
Kendrick Lamar’s verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” record will forever go down in infamy for its shots aimed at Drake and J. Cole, but the guy behind one of the samples in the track, Rodney O, says it pains him even to hear it because he hasn’t been getting paid his royalties.
The track, “Like That,” emerged on Future and Metro’s joint studio album WE DON’T TRUST YOU. It went on to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and received the Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance nominations at the GRAMMYs.
Metro Boomin, Future, and Kendrick Lamar Being Sued by Rodney O over Sample Royalties
