Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign are facing fresh legal trouble over their collaborative hit ‘Vultures.’

Two producers have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit, alleging that music originally shared with Ty for a potential collaboration was incorporated into the song without authorization, payment, or proper credit.

And at the center of the dispute is an MP3 reportedly sent by text message.

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Producers Marlon Barrow, professionally known as Marlonwiththeglasses, and Jae Deal filed their complaint in Los Angeles federal court on November 6.

According to the court filing, the pair created a composition titled ‘Joint 2’ in 2018.

The dispute stems from a longstanding professional relationship between Barrow and Ty Dolla Sign.

Barrow alleges that Ty heard the music playing during a phone call and subsequently expressed interest in using it.

Barrow later sent him an MP3, reportedly with the understanding that higher-quality files and individual instrumental stems would be supplied once a written agreement had been reached.

However, the producers allege that the song was subsequently released in multiple versions of ‘Vultures’ without such an agreement.

The pair say they attempted to address the matter in late 2023 and subsequently raised their concerns with producer 88-Keys, identified in the complaint as Yeezy’s head of music.

They also claim that a proposed buyout offer from Yeezy’s legal team in October 2024 failed to adequately compensate them or address the alleged infringement.

Now, Barrow and Deal are seeking damages, alongside court orders restricting further unauthorized use of their work.

The lawsuit marks another producer-related legal dispute surrounding West’s recent material.

As previously reported, a separate producer filed suit against Ye in August, alleging unpaid work and missing credits connected to ‘Vultures 2’ and ‘Bully.’

The latest allegations concern the title track from West and Ty’s ‘Vultures 1’ project.

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