A group of Memphis rappers has reached a settlement to drop Ty Dolla Sign from a copyright lawsuit.
The suit was brought over an allegedly uncleared sample used on Vultures 1 - the debut studio album by the hip-hop supergroup ¥$, comprised of Dolla Sign and fellow rapper Kanye West, known as Ye.
The complainants have confirmed they're still moving ahead with the case against Ye.
Filed last year, the case alleges that the Vultures 1 track F*k Sumn is "riddled" with illegal samples from a 1994 song called Drink a Yak (Part 2), by the artists Criminal Manne, DJ Squeeky and the late Kilo G.
In a motion filed on Wednesday, lawyers for that trio said they had inked a preliminary settlement to resolve their dispute with Ty Dolla Sign and Create Music Group, which was also named as a defendant in the case.
The deal doesn't include Ye.
The case claims Ye's use of their earlier track was "blatant" and "brazen".
This case is the latest in a long line of lawsuits against Ye over claims of unlicensed sampling. The controversial rapper has faced at least 10 such cases since 2019, including a high-profile battle with the estate of Donna Summer that settled last year.
