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Joel Leaver

Kanye West 'being sued by pastor for sampling religious speech without permission'

Kanye West and his record label are reportedly being sued by a pastor for allegedly having sampled a religious sermon on a track without permission.

It's been claimed that the rapper, 44, sampled a religious speech by Bishop David Paul Moten on his track Come to Life, on his tenth album Donda.

Texas pastor Moten is said to be suing West along with record labels Universal Music Group (UMG Recordings), Def Jam Recordings and G.O.O.D Music for damages .

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