As far back as April this year (2016) , Sarkodie announced ‘Trumpet’ via facebook & twitter
Sarkodie ft Pappy Kojo/ TeePhlow/ Strongman/ Medikal/ Koo Ntakra /Donzy And JoeyB – “TRUMPET” prod by Def clef …Yall wanna hear ???
?. Real Hip hop made in GH
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Wanna drop all em verses on one Track but damn !!! I might have to split … Lines are too hot
First verse I heard on my new record #Trumpet was from @DONZY_CHAKA and smh he killed that ish
Then next verse I heard was from @AmgMedikal God Damn
I’m tempted to drop one siiiiick punch from @TeePhlowGH verse but imma hold it
8 months down the line , Sarkodie had the cypher ready and had shot a video for the cypher which was directed by one of Ghana’s finest , Prince Dovlo. A day prior to the release of the cypher , Sarkodie even labelled it the ” Biggest Cypher outta the motherland”.
The song (both audio and video) were released , and under 4 hours it had already taken over and was Trending on social media…however an unknown fact which had gone undetected by all parties who worked on the song for over 8 months would be exposed.
Def Clef , the producer of the song would be accused on plagiarising the instrumental . It seems he bought it exclusively or bought it on lease and placed his tag on it to make it look like his . Whichever way you look at it, long story short , it looked like he did not produce or make the instrumental.
He seemed to have ‘taken’ it from SuperStar O and simply placed his audio tag in it to make it look as if he produced it.
SuperStar O – Dirty South Anthem Type Beat “My Destiny”
Sarkodie – Trumpet
The difference between Def Clef and SuperStar O’s instrumental is the producer tag. However , a quick look at SuperStar O’s beat store answers the question of how DefClef was able to get his tag on the instrumental. Regardless of which lease you buy , the instrumental comes Untagged.
“Exclusive Rights Sold Beats Are Removed From The Site. “
WHAT ARE LEASING RIGHTS?
A closer look at the producer’s soundcloud seems to reveal another instance of a possible ‘Beat Jacking’
DefClef – Ready 4 Whatever WHook
Pablo Productions – Ready 4 Whatever WHook
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=936337&songID=12358284&showPlayer=true
Sarkodie Revenge Of The Spartans
TYSON feat. JUICE – 24/7 HUSTLE (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Def Clef has deactivated his twitter account and protected his Instagram page following the revelation.
Wikipedia defines Music plagiarism as
” The use or close imitation of another author’s music while representing it as one’s own original work. Plagiarism in music now occurs in two contexts—with a musical idea (that is, a melody or motif) or sampling (taking a portion of one sound recording and reusing it in a different song). For a legal history of the latter see sampling. “
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SuperStar O is well known beat seller who has worked with many major artists & labels such as Wiz Khalifa, Chris Brown, Ray Jay, Jim Jones, MTV, BET, MTV2, ESPN & many more.
Sources from Sarkodie’s camp as well as Ghanaian music producer , Fortune Dane , who worked on the song , have indicated that everyone , including Sarkodie was unaware of Def Clef’s “unprofessional” actions which could have some serious implications.
Assuming Def Clef has absolutely no right to the instrumental , it could mean that Sarkodie , is at risk of being sued by the owner of the instrumental and in effect , bar him from using ‘trumpet’ commercially.
Def Clef’s actions might also close doors on the chances of upcoming producers working with sarkodie.
UPDATE
@HomeWork_Gh @sarkodie @fortunedane I need to know what is going on here. Who bought my beat? And why is someone else getting credit for it
— SuperStar O (@SuperStarO) December 13, 2016
@HomeWork_Gh @sarkodie @fortunedane Even if you all purchased the exclusive rights in my contract it states that is NOT allowed at all.
— SuperStar O (@SuperStarO) December 13, 2016
@HomeWork_Gh @sarkodie @fortunedane I have to be given my credit 100% all the time. Contact me via email or something soon.
— SuperStar O (@SuperStarO) December 13, 2016
@fortunedane Just email me [email protected]
— SuperStar O (@SuperStarO) December 13, 2016
