R&S Records and Lone call out The Black Eyed Peas for unauthorized sampling
"Total ripoff merchants"
R&S Records has accused The Black Eyed Peas of using portions of Lone's 2013 track 'Airglow Fires' for their most recent pop tune, 'Constant Part 1 & 2', without permission from the artist or the label.
The imprint took to Twitter to convey the issue to the public, writing the words "sound familiar?" alongside a clip of The Black Eyed Peas latest track at the 2:41 mark when the sample in question appears in the song. The tweet was followed up by a second post that slandered the group - calling them "total ripoff merchants."
Lone was quick to back up his label cohorts by retweeting the post and writing the comment "black eyed me's."
The Black Eyed Peas, a group consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo, released the five-minute single 'Constant Part 1 & 2' in late August ahead of their forthcoming studio album, 'Masters Of The Sun'. The pop outfit has yet to respond to the accusation.
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Listen to the song in question and Lone's 2013 tune 'Airglow Fires' below.
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