Pet Shop Boys and rapper Rye Rye were quick to notice similarities to their own music on two "For All the Dogs" tracks after the album dropped Friday.
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Drake has been called out by pop duo Pet Shop Boys and rapper Rye Rye for sampling their work on his latest album without asking for permission.
The Canadian-born rapper released his hotly-anticipated eighth solo studio album, "For All The Dogs," on October 6. The 23-track album features collaborations with Bad Bunny, SZA, 21 Savage, and J. Cole.
It also features several samples. As Pitchfork has pointed out, the album opener samples Frank Ocean's song "Wiseman," along with other samples on the album.
But it seems that Drake didn't get permission from some artists, as synth-pop group The Pet Shop Boys stated X (formerly known as Twitter) shortly after the album dropped, claiming that Drake did not "credit" them for using a line from their 1984 single "West End Girls" on "All the Parties."
"It's six, our town a dead-end world," Drake sings on the track. "East End boys and West End girls, yeah."
—Pet Shop Boys (@petshopboys) October 6, 2023
"Surprising to hear @Drake singing the chorus of 'West End girls' in the track 'All the Parties' on his new album. No credit given or permission requested," the account for the band, which consists of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, wrote on Friday.
Similarly, female rapper Rye Rye took to the social media platform and accused the 36-year-old of using her vocals on "Calling For You," which features 21 Savage.
"REALLY @Drake MY VOCALS AGAIN? & NO CREDIT? I really wanna be flattered but I feel like it's trolling ATP OMG …one of my fave artists doing this I don't know how to feel anymore but thank you for reminding me that my 15-year-old vocals are still legendary," she wrote.
—Rye Rye (@RyeRye) October 6, 2023
In a follow-up post, she claimed that the vocals are from "Shake It To the Ground" by Rye Rye and DJ Blaqstarr.
Representatives for Pet Shop Boys, Rye Rye, and Drake did not respond to requests for comment made outside regular working hours.
This isn't the first time Drake has found himself in hot water for not asking for permission. In September, Halle Berry made it known that she was unhappy that the rapper had used a photo of her to announce his song "Slime You Out" featuring SZA without asking her.
Drake posted a photo of Berry, 57, covered in green slime at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards on Instagram to announce the song's release on September 14.
Berry did not take too kindly to the use of her image, sharing a quote on Instagram that hinted at her disapproval: "Sometimes you have to be the bigger guy... Even if you're a woman!"
She subsequently confirmed that the post was directed at Drake in the comment section, responding to a user who asked her for her "thoughts" on Drake using her photo by saying: "Didn't get my permission. That's not cool I thought better of him ! Hence my post today."
