Overview

• Ty Dolla $ign and Create Music Group reached a preliminary confidential settlement with Memphis rappers Criminal Manne, DJ Squeeky and representatives for the late Kilo G, resolving claims of unauthorized sampling on the Vultures 1 track “Fuk Sumn.”
• The lawsuit asserts that “Fuk Sumn” uses an unlicensed sample from Criminal Manne’s 1994 song “Drink a Yak (Part 2).”
• Plaintiffs expect to file a dismissal with prejudice of all claims against Ty Dolla $ign once the agreement is finalized.
• The confidential terms leave any financial compensation or retroactive songwriting credits undisclosed.
• Kanye West and his Yeezy Record Label LLC remain defendants in the continuing litigation over the same sample dispute.