Few artists have dug into the vaults of musical history as deeply or as cleverly as Ye, aka Kanye West. Since his 2004 debut, the King of Sampling has been twisting well-known classics into fresh new takes and giving a masterclass in musical archaeology to new generations of listeners by introducing them to soul, funk, psych, house, and gospel gems through his production. But who could have predicted that the Grammy-winning rapper would one-up himself by sampling a track that was not even released in the first place? 

The 'Vultures 2' track, 'ISABELLA', which was only eight-seconds long, has now become a big question mark. And no one seems to know how an unreleased track from a singer, who had not even debuted, ended up on Ye’s album. 

‘ISABELLA’ is the fifth track on 'Vultures 2,' which acts as a skit that smoothly segues into the next song, ‘PROMOTION.’ In the skit, a girl, presumably named Isabella, demands her partner buy her shoes. Many fans initially thought this eight-second track was a nod to Ty Dolla $ign’s rumored girlfriend, Izabella Metz. But John Anderson, who claims to have co-written and produced the original track by Isabella Papile called ‘SHOES,’ jumped on Instagram to say he had no idea how a demo of it ended up on ‘Vultures 2’.

Anderson also took the opportunity to congratulate Isabella Papile, aka ISABELLA, on her debut single- the same track, ‘SHOES,’ now streaming on Spotify. Meanwhile, the 'Vultures 2' track was also wrongly labeled as a polished version of an unreleased Lil Nas X song, ‘Guess U Get What U Want,’ from the early ‘Donda’ sessions, though there was no connection between the two. Nonetheless, it looks like Ye has just faced another accusation of using an uncleared sample in ‘Vultures 2’. 

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Ye and Ty Dolla $ign have already been accused of sampling multiple tracks without permission, one of which allegedly involved a song from popular English band, Portishead.

Geoff Barrow, the long-time member of Portishead, had thrown some shade at Ye and Ty Dolla $ign earlier this year. He accused them of sampling the track 'Field Trip' from the band’s 'Machine Gun' without permission. The singer tweeted about the 2024 track with a simple but effective, “FFS Not Again”. The “Again” could have been in reference to his similar complaints about The Weeknd a decade ago over the unauthorized use of the same track in ‘Belong to the World.’

The Weeknd, for his part, claimed his track was just inspired by Portishead and turned down the licensing request. As for Ye, he has not exactly been vocal about this accusation- just like his silence on Isabella Papile’s track that dropped on November 12. But if John Anderson’s story checks out, it looks like Ye is really out here taking his Sampling King title to new heights. 

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