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Tracy Chapman. Photo Credit: Andre Durand/AFP via Getty Images Tracy Chapman does not let other artists sample her work. Nicki Minaj apparently did not get the message and has agreed to pay Chapman $450,000 for copyright infringement.  Minaj wanted to use a sample of Chapman’s 1988 hit, “Baby Can I Hold You,” in her song, “Sorry,” a collaboration with Nas. Minaj and her representatives reached out to Chapman for permission to use the sample, but their request was rejected.  Chapman ...

Chapman had sued Minaj in 2018 for allegedly using portions of ‘Baby Can I Hold You’

Nicki Minaj to pay Tracy Chapman $450K in copyright dispute The rapper will have to shell out thousands to the Fast Car singer for illegally sampling her music Nicki Minaj rarely says ‘sorry’ but she must be feeling like it now. Folkster Tracy Chapman alleged that Minaj used her composition “Baby Can I Hold You” to create her song “Sorry” even though it was never officially released. Onika Tanya Miraj, will have to pay Chapman $450K for sampling the song, one of the tracks she r...

The rapper has also agreed to pay all of Chapman's expenses and legal fees associated with the case.

Nicki Minaj Pays Tracy Chapman $450,000 in Copyright Dispute The singer and songwriter sued after an unreleased Minaj song, which borrowed heavily from Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You,” was played on a radio show. Tracy Chapman, right, sued Nicki Minaj in late 2018 over a song called “Sorry,” which borrowed heavily from Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You.”Credit...Associated Press Jan. 8, 2021 For months, the entertainment industry’s legal calendar had an intriguing item on the hor...