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The
lawsuit said that Ye and singer Ty Dolla $ign used "instantly
recognizable" parts of her song in "Good (Don't Die)" for their
collaborative album "Vultures 1" after the estate had explicitly
rejected their request to sample it.
Representatives for Ye and Ty Dolla $ign, whose given name is
Tyrone Griffin, could not be reached for comment. An attorney
for the Summer estate said it would "let the complaint speak for
itself."
Ye, who legally changed his name from Kanye West in 2021,
sparked outrage in 2022 with a series of anti-Semitic
social-media posts. The rapper apologized for his remarks in
December.
Ye and Griffin released "Vultures 1" on Feb. 10. It is currently
the best-selling album in the U.S., according to Billboard.
Summer's estate said that it rejected a request to allow Ye and
Griffin to sample "I Feel Love" on Feb. 3.
"The Summer Estate not only considered the immense commercial
value of the 'I Feel Love' composition, but also the potential
degradation to Summer's legacy," the complaint said. "West is
known as a controversial public figure whose conduct has led
numerous brands and business partners to disassociate from him."
The lawsuit said that Ye and Griffin re-recorded the hook of "I
Feel Love" with a different singer for their album despite the
estate's "absolute prohibition" against the use of Summer's
recording or a "soundalike."
The estate requested monetary damages and asked the court to
permanently block Ye and Griffin from infringing Summer's
copyrights.
(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington; Editing by David
Bario and Sandra Maler)
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