R. Kelly Has A Writing Credit On Drake’s New Album ‘Certified Lover Boy’
R. Kelly has a writing credit on Drake's new album 'Certified Lover Boy' https://t.co/Fi8XpdR6cI
- UPROXX (@UPROXX) September 3, 2021
Drake’s new album Certified Lover Boy has been out for a few hours now.
The artists credited as writers on the song “TSU” include Harley Arsenault, Noel Cadastre, F. Hills, Timothy Mosley (aka Timbaland), Ronald Coleman (aka OG Ron C), Christopher Cross, Justin Timberlake, and Robert Kelly (aka R. Kelly).
The song samples NSYNC’s 1997 song “Sailing,” a cover of Cross’ 1980 single.
The song also samples Timberlake’s “Until The End Of Time,” which Timbaland co-wrote.
The song also samples Kelly’s 1998 song “Half On A Baby,” which is where his writing credit comes from.
It was reported recently that Kelly is attempting to sell the publishing rights to his back catalog.
If somebody purchased the rights, Kelly would not profit from his song being sampled on “TSU.”
It appears Kelly is struggling to find a buyer.
Kelly still owns his publishing rights and will therefore profit from “TSU,”
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