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13 Jan

Mantse Aryequaye Sues Obrafour And Hammer

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Mantse Aryeequaye, the founder of the Chalewote Street Art Festival, has sued rapper Obrafour and music producer Hammer, for allegedly claiming ownership of the ‘Killer Cut Blood’ phrase in the popular ‘Oye Ohene’ song. In a writ of summons issued by an Accra High Court, the complainant, Mantse, had claimed that Obrafour registered the phrase as his own in the U.S in September 2022, without his permission or any rights transfer. He stated that until this development, he did not fault Obrafour and Hammer the producer of the ‘Oye Ohene’ song for adopting his popular 'Killer Cut' phrase derived from his spoken word piece without consent. Mantse said he…

25 Apr

Obrafour Missed An Opportunity To Have Business Relationship With Drake – Arnold

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Ghanaian rapper, Obrafour missed an opportunity to create a business relationship with superstar, Drake by failing to respond to emails by the Canadian rapper's representatives when they reached out to the former to sample his song 'Oye Ohene' which featured Tinny, this is according to Arnold Asamoah- Baidoo. The entertainment pundit made this submission on Untied Showbiz with MzGee on April 22 when he punched holes into Obrafour's lawsuit against Drake. He explained how Obrafour could have benefited immensely from a collaboration with Drake on his song ‘Calling My Name' off his 2022 album titled 'Honestly, Nevermind'. Arnold posited that…

21 Apr

Stop Commenting On Obrafour’s Lawsuit On Drake – Rex Omar Cautions Public

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Highlife legend and former Board Chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), Rex Omar, has weighed in on the ongoing legal battle between Ghanaian rapper, Obrafour, and American rapper, Drake, over music sampling. In a Facebook post, Rex Omar emphasized the importance of the owner of the master tape of the recorded sound having the primary right to sue. He also noted that the creator of the sampled phrase 'Killer Cut Blood' has an interest in the case, but it is within the interest of the owner of the master tape. Rex Omar further advised all interested parties to stop commenting on the…

21 Apr

Obrafour’s Suit Against Drake A Watershed Moment For Ghana’s Creative Sector – Van Calebs

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Ghanaian event promoter, Van Calebs commended hip-life legend Obrafour over his decision to take legal action against American rapper, Drake for allegedly committing copyright infringements on his song Calling Name. It came to light on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 that the rap legend has has taken the decision to sue the rapper for using excerpts of his “Oye Ohene” track. Reacting to the story via his social media pages, Van Caleb’s described it as a “landmark” case that could shape copyright issues in the country. Van Calebs bemoaned what he perceives to be consistent stealing of people’s works without due recourse to…

20 Apr

Obrafuor’s $10m Copyright Suit Against Drake: Another Ghanaian Makes Claim For Disputed Soundbite

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A new twist has emerged in the $10 million copyright suit filed by Ghanaian rap legend, Obrafuor against Canadian rapper, Drake. Obrafuor filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York in which he is demanding the said amount from Drake over copyright infringement in his 2022 song 'Calling My Name' off his ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ album. However, in a twist of events, the founder of Chalewote Street Arts Festival Mantse Aryeequaye has claimed the very soundbite on the Obrafuor song that was used by the Grammy Award winning rapper. In a series of tweets, Mantse said he is the…

19 Apr

Obrafour Sues Drake For $10m After Rapper Sampled ‘Oye Ohene’ Without Consent

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Legendary Ghanaian rapper Obrafour is suing popular Canadian rapper Drake for sampling his 2003 remix of ‘Oye Ohene’ on his song ‘Calling My Name’ off the Honestly Nevermind album. In the documents presented to a court in New York, Obrafour stated that Drake infringed on his copyright when he sampled his song without permission. “Defendants released the Infringing Work on June 17, 2022, despite the fact that an agent of one or more Defendants had previously contacted Obrafour seeking to obtain Obrafour’s permission for the use of the Copyrighted Work in the Infringing Work.” “Obrafour never granted Defendants permission to…