Noah “40” Shebib is setting the record straight about a certain song from Drake’s new album Certified Lover Boy.
The album, released on Friday, contains a song called “TSU.” The song has a sample of R. Kelly’s 1998 single “Half on a Baby.” Kelly is the only lyricist and composer credited for “Half on a Baby” alongside Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, who also have songs sampled.
After the release of CLB, some people were outraged to learn that R. Kelly was sampled because he’s entitled to royalties.
In an Instagram post sharing an article from British online newspaper The Independent, 40 gave his thoughts on the song in the comments section.
Here’s what he said via HipHop-N-More:
Certified Lover Boy is expected to go No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with projections of 575,000 to 625,000 in the first week. Drake released a very comical video for “Way 2 Sexy” on the day of its release, which features Future and Young Thug.