Kanye West is one of the musicians that always strives to deliver just the finest songs ever - but ignores the financial side till that time.
He is known for digging through boxes to locate unusual samples that listeners would not anticipate.
But it appears that doing so has bitten him in the buttocks, since his 2010 smash song "Power" used a sample from British 60s rock band King Crimson.
A decade later, Declan Colgan Music Ltd., the owner of the rights to King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man," has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Kanye's publisher, Universal Music Group, claiming that they were grossly underpaid in connection with their 2010 sampling agreement with the rapper.
According to Variety, Declan discovered Kanye's copyright infringement by using the sample on his song, so they immediately contacted Universal and agreed a few months later that they would receive a 5.33 percent royalty on each copy of "Power," which is part of his album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy."
Declan apparently wants to be paid the same royalties as Kanye West from Universal, but that sum has since altered. It has been tough to learn more about the business as it has shifted to streaming services rather than the physical CDs that many people relied on in 2010.
Declan filed the claim in the UK's High Court this month, seeking compensation for their losses. In addition, they want to be paid interest.
However, this was not the first time one of Kanye West's songs has been the subject of a legal dispute.
A Hungarian singer sued him for $2.5 million in 2016 for the "New Slaves" sample.
Per The Guardian, Gabor Presser claimed that one-third of "New Slaves," from the album "Yeezus," was an illegal duplicate of "Gyonghyaju Lany," a 1969 song he penned while in the band Omega.
He regarded his song, which translates as "Pearls in Her Hair," as one of the most popular in Eastern Europe and Hungary.
He was seeking $2.5 million in damages for copyright infringement at the time.
Gabor stated that he had no idea the music had been utilized until Kanye's lawyer wrote him after the marketing campaign began, stating that Kanye would want to work out a contract and giving him 24 hours to react.
He was then given a $10,000 cheque and told he had to provide a license. Gabor, on the other hand, never cashed the cheque.
They apparently settled the case "amicably" the next year.
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