Tag Archives: OBRAFOUR

Court throws out Mantse’s case against Obrafour and Hammer, awards GH¢10,000 in damages

An Accra High Court has thrown out a copyright ownership case, brought before it by founder of the Chalewote Street Art Festival Mantse Aryeequaye, who sued rapper Obrafour and music producer Hammer for allegedly claiming sole ownership of the famous ‘killer Cut Blood’ phrase in the popular ‘Oye Ohene’ song. …

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Drake-Obrafour suit: Everyone involved in the song was captured in the lawsuit – Hammer

December marks eight months after Ghanaian musician Obrafour filed a lawsuit against Canadian rapper Drake for sampling the remix of his song ‘Oye Ohene.’ Hammer, who is the song’s producer, has finally spoken on the matter. Speaking on JOY FM’s Showbiz A-Z with Kwame Dadzie, Hammer addressed concerns raised by another musician, …

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Obrafour vs Drake: It wouldn’t have gotten to this stage if the right things were done from onset – Epixode

Reggae and Dancehall artiste, Epixode has opined that sampling of songs will never come to an end in the music scene. Expressing his views about the lawsuit filed by Obrafour against Drake with regard to copyright, he said the right thing wasn’t done from the onset. “Just like what’s happening between Obrafour and Drake, I feel …

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Obrafour seeks US$10 million from Drake in a 2023 lawsuit

  Canadian rapper Drake has been sued by Ghana’s Hiplife legend, Obrafour over copyright infringement in his 2022 song ‘Calling My Name’ off his ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ album. The court document, according to 3news.com, revealed that Drake’s team reached out to Obrafour for the use of his song ‘Oye Ohene’ remix …

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Obrafour sues Ayisha Modi and Delay for GH¢800,000

Veteran Ghanaian musician, Obrafour is reportedly chasing Ayisha Modi with a writ of summons. A report gathered by Zionfelix.net says Ayisha Modi, Delay, and the producers of the Delay Show have been sued by Obrafour. The renowned rapper who feels his image has been brought into disrepute has finally sued …

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