Samuel Nicholas III, known professionally as Sam Skully, has sued Drake and Big Freedia, claiming the artists illegally sampled his work on the songs “In My Feelings” and “Nice for What,” TMZ reports. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Sam Skully claims Drake and Big Freedia sampled a portion of his 2000 track, “Roll Call,” but they never asked for permission and never forked over any dough. In the docs, Sam Skully claims he published the beat on a CD he released in New Orleans way back in 2000, but says he didn’t know his work had been stolen until years later … when Drake and Big Freedia released songs that started climbing the charts. Skully is suing for damages, and is also going after record companies Asylum Records, Cash Money Records and Republic Records in the suit. Drake has yet to comment on the allegations.
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