"© 2020 Billboard. Tyler, the Creator sampled "Bound" by the Ponderosa Twins Plus One on his track "A Boy Is A Gun." Kanye West Sued Over 'Bound 2' Sample.
"The suit summarizes that Spicer, who grew up in the Ohio Boys Town group home after his single mother suffered psychological injuries following an automobile accident, was discovered after singing with friends at a local high school talent competition. Ricky is suing the rapper's labels for allegedly stealing his vocals ... and is demanding West stop using the song and pay him an unspecified amount of money.We reached out to Kanye's camp for comment -- so far, no word back.But this ain't Kanye's first rodeo when it comes to sampling music (see: Stronger, Gold Digger, Diamonds from Sierra Leone, etc.) Kanye West is being sued over an unlicensed sample used on his song “Bound 2.” Ricky Spicer sang the original “Bound” with the Ponderosa Twins Plus One back in 1971. ... and it's unlikely he would just jack the tune without trying to obtain the rights.Problem is ... Spicer says he never granted Kanye (or anyone affiliated with Kanye) permission to use his voice ... so on Monday, he filed a lawsuit in Manhattan.Spicer, who was 12 years old when he laid down the track, says he recently heard Kanye's new hit on the radio and IMMEDIATELY recognized his old work.Waiting for your permission to load the comments.Just listen to the song ... the Ponderosa Twins' ditty is clearly the main sample on "Bound 2" -- and Kanye's title suggests his version is a sequel to the original. The group featured two sets of identical twins, Alfred and Alvin Pelham, and Keith and Kirk Gardner, along with Ricky Spicer. This praise was certainly proved to be deserved by his choice to sample the Ponderosa Twins Plus One for the final track of 2013’s Yeezus, Bound 2. The suit states that Spicer is seeking an injunction and damages for alleged violations of New York civil right of publicity law (section 51), unjust enrichment and common law copyright infringement.To simplify subscriber access, we have temporarily disabled the password requirement.The Biz premium subscriber content has moved to Billboard.com/business.Spicer's vocal is the audible, though altered, vocal heard throughout the chorus of the Yeezus track, singing the lyrics, "Bound, bound / Bound to fall in love." Chuck Brown of Suru Records introduced him to The Ponderosa Twins, and the group recorded "Bound" when Spicer was twelve years old. Samples: "Bound," Ponderosa Twins Plus One (1971) Tyler might have gotten inspiration to sample this song from Kanye West (Bound 2), but his take is … Bound - Ponderosa Twins Plus One. Just listen to the song ... the Ponderosa Twins' ditty is clearly the main sample on "Bound 2" -- and Kanye's title suggests his version is a sequel to the original. 6: Ponderosa Twins Plus One: ‘Bound’ Amid the experimental and abrasive industrial landscapes of Yeezus, West also found time to dig deep in the soul crates. The suit states that the audio was sampled without his authorization, and that he has yet to receive any compensation, despite the single's success.While Seth Rogen, James Franco and Ellen Degeneres got plenty of laughs for spoofing Kanye West's "Bound 2" single, one former soul singer is less than pleased by the popularity of the rapper's track. Though he performed with Gladys Knight and James Brown, the court papers say that "for all of his accomplishments, Mr. Spicer was not fairly compensated. The group released one studio album, 2 + 2 + 1 = Ponderosa Twins Plus One, in 1971, before disbanding in 1975. Ricky Spicer, the former soul singer of The Ponderosa Twins Plus One, filed a lawsuit on Monday in New York court against West over a sample in "Bound 2." Ponderosa Twins Plus One was an American soul vocal group formed in 1970 in Cleveland, Ohio. The second sample — a sassy "Uh huh, honey" — is the vocal intro to Brenda Lee's "Sweet Nothin's," where she entertains to the whispered advances of a would-be lover. Since we have layers upon layers, Kanye also used the Ponderosa Twins … He then exited the music business soon after, but still maintains a friendly relationship with the two living, yet incarcerated, members of The Ponderosa Twins Plus One, Kirk and Keith Gardner, who have both conveyed a power of attorney to Spicer.Billboard is a subsidiary of Prometheus Global Media, LLC.West's "Bound 2" also samples from Wee's 1977 track, "Aeroplane (Reprise)," and borrows the oft-repeated "Uh huh, honey" from Brenda Lee's 1959 song, "Sweet Nothin's.
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