Drake Hit With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over Uncleared Sample Used in Song

Drake faces a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Ghanaian artist Obrafour that alleges that the rapper’s “Calling My Name” sampled his music without permission.

Elements of Obrafour’s 2003 single “Oye Ohene (Remix)” feature on Drake’s Honestly, Nevermind track; the album — marking Drake’s foray into dance music — was surprise-released on June 17, 2022.

According to the lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, a member of Drake’s team twice sent a “Clearance Email” that would approve the sample to Obrafour in the week before Honestly, Nevermind’s whirlwind release, but that Obrafour “had not yet responded” to either sample clearance email when Drake suddenly dropped his then-new album within hours of announcing it.

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