American music mogul Sean Puffy Combs popularly known in music circles as Puffy Daddy pays the sum of $5,000 a day to musician Sting for using a sample from his hit song ‘Every Breath You Take’ without his permission.
The 53-year-old rapper made this known in a post on Twitter on Wednesday April 5, saying he pays $5,000 a day in royalties for sampling the rocker’s, 71, iconic 1983 single, Every Breath You Take, on his 1997 single, I’ll Be Missing You.
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The hip-hop mogul retweeted a clip from Sting’s 2018 interview with The Breakfast Club, where the musician was asked if it’s true that he receives $2,000 a day from Diddy for the sample, which he confirmed.
In his caption Diddy clarified that the sum is actually larger, writing: ‘Nope. 5K a day. Love to my brother @OfficialSting.’
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Nope. 5K a day. Love to my brother @OfficialSting! ???? ✊???????????? https://t.co/sHdjd0UZEy
— LOVE (@Diddy) April 5, 2023
