Rapper Nicki Minaj is being sued by singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman over claims Funkmaster Flex played the song on Hot 97 which got recorded and picked up by multiple sources which in turn sparked the suit.
Chapman alleges that the track “Sorry” incorporates the lyrics and melody from her song without permission. Although the song did not appear on the album, the song has surfaced online after it was played on a radio show.
According to Chapman’s suit, Minaj handed a copy of her track, “Sorry,” to a DJ at a New York radio station. That is when the DJ promoted the song’s release on his social media platforms and played it on air.
The lawsuit claims that Minaj and her team reached out to Chapman’s team to get permission to use the sample after
