A Chicago band stated one of many world’s greatest rappers used a part of their track on his new album — however stated Travis Scott didn’t credit score, compensate, or clear the pattern.
After years of engaged on and performing their track, “Pursuit,” Chicago band Pixel Grip woke as much as a shock once they heard a pattern of their track.
“After which I listened to it once more after which in all caps was like, ‘Holy s***!'” stated vocalist Rita Lukea.
Lukea advised her bandmates — drummer/producer Tyler Ommen and synth participant/producer Jon Jon Freund their track was on the brand new Travis Scott album “JackBoys 2.”
“I can simply inform instantly, as a result of like, I labored so exhausting on this track, it is like, I can hear the bass line within the background. I can hear the noise that swirls within the very starting,” stated Freund.
Taking part in their track “Pursuit” and Travis Scott’s track “Kick Out” side-by-side, Pixel Grip stated there isn’t any doubt.
“As quickly as I had headphones on, I used to be like yo, y’all, that is only a pattern,” stated Ommen. “That is the track within the background.”
The Pixel Grip track “Pursuit” took years — beginning at a competition in 2018. The band’s media exhibits clips of them placing it collectively in 2020.
So the band posted on-line that the Travis Scott track had sampled “Pursuit” with out permission.
“I simply cannot cease excited about who else extraordinarily well-known or highly effective in music is aware of about us and even actively likes our music however refuses to throw us a bone,” Pixel Grip wrote in a publish on X.
Pixel Group stated they acquired a message from Scott’s co-producer, Sean Momberger, telling them, “Hey the label ought to be reaching out to clear the pattern quickly.”
Momberger stated the track wasn’t cleared previous to launch, and added that he liked “Pursuit” and “knew it was particular proper when [he] heard it.”
Momberger was additionally behind what was arguably final 12 months’s greatest rap hit — Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”
“It simply would have meant the world if he even simply tagged us or shout us out in any approach, like, that will’ve been an enormous second for us,” stated Lukea, “however as a substitute, he simply fully acted like we do not exist.”
Because the band appears over their new album, they are saying they’re open to work with others.
“We’re glad to collaborate, simply tell us,” stated Ommen.
However they’re hoping to be part of the method — not simply the top product.
“track is nice,” Lukea stated. “We simply need credit score.”
The band will hit the street for a tour with dozens of stops beginning Sept. 23, and is already excited about the methods that they’re going to incorporate the controversy into their units.
CBS Information Chicago reached out to producer Momberger and several other members of Travis Scott’s crew. We’ve got not heard again.
