Nicki Minaj agrees to pay Tracy Chapman $450,000 for sampling the song Baby Can I Hold You
Nicki Minaj has agreed to pay singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman $450,000 in settlement of a copyrighting infringement lawsuit after she sampled Chapman’s song Baby Can I Hold You without permission. According to The Hollywood Reporter, California federal court documents made public on Thursday revealed that Chapman had accepted Minaj’s offer of $450,000, meaning that the lawsuit