Nicki minaj warns experimentation at stake in tracy chapman copyright suit

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2 minutes ago, PartySick said:

If Nicki didn't release the song or profit off of it then what's the issue?

I guess the real question is does the "do not sample" thing pertain to just released/published stuff or to everything, even demos that weren't meant to be heard by the public

If it's the former then Nicki's won. If it's the latter then the other lady won.

Maybe she should avoid sampling people who don't want to be sampled regardless though  it can't be that hard to replicate a song's groove if you're trying to work out something over it.

It's more of a moral issue. Anyone who's a decent human being would not use Tracy's demo because she has refused many times after Nicki insisted. To use it knowing the artist doesn't want you to use it, shows lack of character. I highly doubt Nicki can win this one, because when you create something as an artist you usually always have the last word so I do think even if it was just a demo and Tracy messing around in the studio, that it cannot be used like that against her will. Who knows though. 

Tracy Chapman is an amazing artist she's not just another "lady" lol

Her most famous song since it seems you don't know her

 

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5 minutes ago, PartySick said:

it's the former then Nicki's won. If it's the latter then the other lady won.

Do you not know who Tracy Chapman is? 

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2 minutes ago, Doot said:

Do you not know who Tracy Chapman is? 

Of course

She's the Fast Car lady, right?

I'll be honest, I wasn't really paying attention to the names

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2 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Of course

She's the Fast Car lady, right?

I'll be honest, I wasn't really paying attention to the names

Yes 

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Just now, Doot said:

Yes 

I'm not that much of an uncultured rat

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it's actually easy. you can experiment with whatever you want. the problem is when you give it to a radio DJ to play it. Nicki made it public before licensing. she'll lose this case but won't pay much because she didn't put it on the album 

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41 minutes ago, Doot said:

Giving me flashbacks to Anaconda and Sir Mix A Lot said he hates her version. 

When you first heard the record, what was your impression?
I really like it and it's funny because some people tell me, 'oh, that's not the meaning of 'Baby Got Back,' because it's not "Baby Got Back!" Don't get me started on that. But, when I first heard it, I really liked it. I liked the change in feel. She did a lot of things, like at one point she really slowed the track down at half-speed and then went back to full speed. It was pretty fun. It was a cool song.

 

This is a direct quote from an interview he did with billboard in 2014.

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7 minutes ago, APPLAUSE4YOU said:

When you first heard the record, what was your impression?
I really like it and it's funny because some people tell me, 'oh, that's not the meaning of 'Baby Got Back,' because it's not "Baby Got Back!" Don't get me started on that. But, when I first heard it, I really liked it. I liked the change in feel. She did a lot of things, like at one point she really slowed the track down at half-speed and then went back to full speed. It was pretty fun. It was a cool song.

 

This is a direct quote from an interview he did with billboard in 2014.

Oh wow, I was mislead I guess. 

Thanks for clarifying. 

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kind of on nicki’s side with this one

 

if it really wasn’t commercially used, chapman cannot tell anyone what to do with her songs

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58 minutes ago, PartySick said:

If Nicki didn't release the song or profit off of it then what's the issue?

I guess the real question is does the "do not sample" thing pertain to just released/published stuff or to everything, even demos that weren't meant to be heard by the public

If it's the former then Nicki's won. If it's the latter then the other lady won.

Maybe she should avoid sampling people who don't want to be sampled regardless though  it can't be that hard to replicate a song's groove if you're trying to work out something over it.

“the other lady” 

The disrespect.

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Nicki should’ve never given it to Flex.