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 .
TMZ reports that it has obtained documents which state that Moten claims his sermon is used for 70 seconds of the track - which has a total run time of 5 minutes and 10 seconds.
It's therefore said to amount to more than 20 percent of the track, with it suggested that his voice and sermon are used in the song intro as well as being looped throughout.
Moten is said to have referred to it as an example of West and the music industry "willfully and egregiously sampling sound recordings of others without consent or permission."
TMZ reports that Moten is also suing Def Jam Recordings and West's own label G.O.O.D Music, as well as their parent company UMG Recordings in the case.
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The Mirror has approached reps of West and UMG.
Kanye's album Donda was released in August last year - months after his well-publicised split from wife Kim Kardashian.
It topped the charts in a number of countries including the UK, Ireland, the US, and Australia upon its release and has been certified Platinum in several countries.
The album - which was named after his late mother Donda West, who passed away in 2007 - was nominated for several accolades, including at the Grammy Awards this year.
It was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album, whilst the tracks Jail and Hurricane having won Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance respectively.
Kanye however, was banned from attending the event after comments made on Instagram.
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