Nicki Minaj has agreed to pay $450,000 to Tracy Chapman over a copyright infringement dispute. The rapper had been set for trial after the singer sued her for using a sample of 1988 song Baby Can I Hold You in her track Sorry, a collaboration with Nas which was never officially released but was played on New York radio station Hot 97.
Court documents have now revealed that late last month, an out of court settlement was made instead. Minaj and her reps had approached Chapman to use a sample for inclusion on the album Queen but their request was rejected.
Chapman is reportedly on a “do not sample” list of artists who do not give the rights to use their work. “I’m torn, y’all help,” Minaj tweeted in 2018.
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