Ozzy Osbourne rips Kanye for ‘untold heartache’; Donna Summer estate suing rapper

(WJW) — Rocker Ozzy Osbourne is making his position clear on the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Osbourne said he felt like he had to make a stand when West asked to sample “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath for the song “Carnival,” which was released as part of Ye’s collaborative album with rapper Ty Dolla Sign, “Vultures 1,” released this month.

“It’s wrong if you don’t say anything about him,” Osbourne told the outlet. “Well, nobody else would [expletive] do it, did they?”

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Back in 2022, Ye made increasingly alarming comments about Jewish people, many of which dealt in antisemitic language and misinformation. Though the artist later apologized, many felt his behavior both before and after the months of antisemitic comments spoke for themselves. Ye was ultimately dropped from several high-profile brand deals and lost his status as a billionaire.

Now, with the chance of a Ye sample off the table, Osbourne is speaking out against the 46 year-old West. Two weeks ago, Osbourne, 75, posted via Instagram:

“@KANYEWEST ASKED PERMISSION TO SAMPLE A SECTION OF A 1983 LIVE PERFORMANCE OF “IRON MAN” FROM THE US FESTIVAL WITHOUT VOCALS & WAS REFUSED PERMISSION BECAUSE HE IS AN ANTISEMITE AND HAS CAUSED UNTOLD HEARTACHE TO MANY. HE WENT AHEAD AND USED THE SAMPLE ANYWAY AT HIS ALBUM LISTENING PARTY LAST NIGHT. I WANT NO ASSOCIATION WITH THIS MAN!”

West eventually changed the sample, according to Rolling Stone, before it hit streaming services.

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“With the current state of affairs, you don’t need anybody starting people on discrimination of any kind. It’s wrong. It’s just wrong,” Ozzy said.

“There’s enough [expletive] aggravation, and he shouldn’t say anything [like what he has],” Osbourne said. “It’s wrong if you don’t say anything about him. I don’t want any of my work in any shape or form to be associated with anything like that.”

Prior to West changing the sample, Osbourne’s wife and manager Sharon Osbourne said they were considering legal action.

On Tuesday, the estate of disco queen Donna Summer filed a lawsuit in California for alleged unauthorized use of her 1977 classic “I Feel Love” in the “Vultures 1” track “Good (Don’t Die).” As reported by Reuters, Summer’s estate said it previously denied Ye and Ty Dolla Sign’s request to sample the song and that the pair, who collectively perform as ¥$, instead recorded a “soundalike” with a different singer.

Summer’s estate is requesting monetary damages and a complete block of the track in question.

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