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R Kelly’s Writing Credits on Drake New Album Spark Controversy

September 4, 2021 1:36AM EDT
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R Kelly’s Writing Credits on Drake New Album Spark Controversy
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 21: Rapper Drake poses in the press room with his awards for Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album for ‘Views,’ Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Top Streaming Song (Audio) for ‘One Dance,’ Top R&B Song for ‘One Dance,’ Top R&B Collaboration for ‘One Dance,’ Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Album for ‘Views,’ and Top Rap Tour during the 2017 Billboard Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena on May 21, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

All hip-hop fans are talking about is Drake’s album that just dropped.

However, some are not happy after fans noticed that R. Kelly is listed as one of the writers on “TSU.”

Apparently, this is because the sample used reimagined version of Kell’s song “Your Body is Calling.”

Now fans are venting about it on social. One said, “People are defending this R. Kelly credit, talking about ‘it’s a sample’… okay?????? So Drake chose to sample his work, knowing he’d have to clear it with R. Kelly, and that Kelly would get a check/royalties. He could’ve done away with the sample/track, he clearly doesn’t care.”

Do you think Drake was wrong to sample R. Kelly?

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