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Rodney O Sues Kendrick Lamar Over Unpaid Royalties

5/10/2025

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Rodney O is taking legal action against Kendrick Lamar, Future, and Metro Boomin, alleging they owe him unpaid royalties for sampling his track "Everlasting Bass" in the diss song "Like That." He asserts he was kept in the dark about Lamar's participation and denied songwriting credits. Meanwhile, Metro Boomin claims they already compensated Rodney with $50,000 and advised him to address royalty concerns with the Barry White estate.

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Rodney O is taking legal action against Kendrick Lamar, Future, and Metro Boomin, alleging they owe him unpaid royalties for sampling his track "Everlasting Bass" in the diss song "Like That." He asserts he was kept in the dark about Lamar's participation and denied songwriting credits. Meanwhile, Metro Boomin claims they already compensated Rodney with $50,000 and advised him to address royalty concerns with the Barry White estate.