- Drake’s highly-anticipated eighth studio album, “For All The Dogs,” was released on Friday.
- Both Pet Shop Boys and rapper Rye Rye noticed similarities between their music and two tracks on the album.
- They took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to accuse Drake of sampling their songs without permission.
Drake has been called out by pop duo Pet Shop Boys and rapper Rye Rye for sampling their work on his latest album without permission.
The Canadian-born rapper released his highly-anticipated eighth solo studio album, “For All The Dogs,” on October 6. The album, consisting of 23 tracks, includes collaborations with Bad Bunny, SZA, 21 Savage, and J. Cole.
It also features various samples. As reported by Pitchfork, the album opener samples Frank Ocean’s song “Wiseman” and other tracks on the album also contain samples.
However, it appears that Drake did not obtain permission from certain artists. Synth-pop group The Pet Shop Boys notified X (formerly known as Twitter) shortly after the album’s release, claiming that Drake did not credit them for using a line from their 1984 single “West End Girls” on the track “All the Parties.”
“It’s six, our town a dead-end world,” Drake sings on the track. “East End boys and West End girls, yeah.”
“Surprising to hear @Drake singing the chorus of ‘West End girls’ in the track ‘All the Parties’ on his new album. No credit given or permission requested,” wrote the official account of the band, consisting of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.
In a similar fashion, female rapper Rye Rye used the same platform to accuse Drake of using her vocals on the song “Calling For You,” which features 21 Savage.
“REALLY @Drake MY VOCALS AGAIN? & NO CREDIT? I really wanna be flattered but I feel like it’s trolling ATP OMG … one of my fave artists doing this. I don’t know how to feel anymore but thank you for reminding me that my 15-year-old vocals are still legendary,” she tweeted.
In a follow-up post, she specified that the vocals are from “Shake It To the Ground” by Rye Rye and DJ Blaqstarr.
Representatives for Pet Shop Boys, Rye Rye, and Drake did not respond to requests for comment made outside regular working hours.
This isn’t the first time Drake has faced backlash for not seeking permission. In September, Halle Berry expressed her unhappiness with the rapper for using a photo of her to promote his song “Slime You Out” featuring SZA without her consent.
Drake posted a photo of Berry, covered in green slime at the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards, on Instagram to announce the song’s release on September 14.
Berry voiced her disapproval by sharing a quote on Instagram: “Sometimes you have to be the bigger guy… Even if you’re a woman!”
She later confirmed in the comments that her post was directed at Drake, stating, “Didn’t get my permission. That’s not cool, I thought better of him! Hence my post today.”
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