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Rapper Lil Wayne sues his song’s producer
Rapper alleges that producers are responsible for illegal sampling, not him
 David Zalubowski / AP Lil Wayne was sued by Karma-Ann Swanepoel, who claimed he sampled a song without permission. As a result, the rapper has sued his own producer, claiming the production company is responsible. |
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NEW ORLEANS - Rapper Lil Wayne is suing the producer of a song he performed that allegedly sampled another singer’s work without permission.
A lawsuit filed last year against Lil Wayne accuses him of copyright infringement, saying he failed to secure permission to sample folk singer Karma-Ann Swanepoel’s song “Once” on his track “I Feel Like Dying.”
A lawsuit filed last week by the rapper’s lawyers says Rebel Rock Productions Inc., of Coconut Creek, Fla., produced “I Feel Like Dying” and was responsible for obtaining any necessary licensing agreements.
Rebel Rock hasn’t responded to Lil Wayne’s claims and doesn’t have a lawyer named in court records. A telephone number listed for the company has been disconnected.
Last month, a federal magistrate ordered rapper Lil Wayne to turn over financial records for his Grammy-winning album, “Tha Carter III,” to Urband & Lazar Music Publishing, which published “Once.”
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Lil Wayne is a New Orleans native whose real name is Dwayne Carter Jr.
Swanepoel is a native of South Africa now living in Florida.
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