AKA’s Management In Hot Water As Caiphus Semenya Demands Royalties From Late Rapper. There’s trouble brewing in the stable of slain rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes.
Caiphus Semenya, a renowned jazz maestro, has demanded royalties from the murdered hip-hop singer AKA.
AKA’s Management In Hot Water As Caiphus Semenya Demands Royalties From Late Rapper
The late rapper reproduced popular songs from the legend’s two albums without his consent.
Caiphus demanded payment from Kiernan AKA Forbes’ record label, Sony Music, or face the consequences.
According to Sunday World, Semenya retaliated after learning that AKA had unlawfully sampled a portion of his prior single Diary.
“The old man felt that AKA disrespected him and his work because he had previously stolen his intellectual property but later apologised and promised to fix his mess. Sadly he did not,” said the tipster.
“So, when he heard that he sampled this one again without permission, he understandably blew his top and demanded royalties.”
“He apologised and asked how he could fix it. We spoke about it and he promised to fix things. I told him that the song was nice because music doesn’t have to be in one style.”
The legendary percussionist was distraught to learn that AKA had stolen his music once more by sneakily sampling verses from his song and incorporating them into Diary.
“I got calls from some people who said they were doing a compilation of his songs and enquired whether there was an agreement.
“I told them [that] we must not fight; we must not make a big fuss about it. I told them our lawyers must handle it.”
He also expressed confidence that the dispute will be handled amicably.
“You see, some guys ask for permission, but some don’t ask for permission. These guys are young, they have to learn that this is business, they have to do things the right way. They must do what is correct,” said Semenya who demands 50% of royalties.
