Ye & Ty Dolla $ign Stole ‘Vultures 1’ Sample From Longtime Friend, Lawsuit Claims

Producers Jaraed Deal and Marlon Barrow have sued Ye and Ty Dolla $ign, alleging they used a sample from a track the producers made in 2018 without permission, payment or proper credit. The case centres on “Vultures”, the lead single from the duo’s album *Vultures 1*, and matters because the plaintiffs say artists should control how their work is used.

The lawsuit alleges Barrow, a longtime friend and collaborator of Ty, sent him the track after Ty heard it in the background of a phone call and asked for a copy. Barrow says he expected a written licence if the track was used, but no agreement was completed; although he is credited as a producer on “Vultures”, both plaintiffs say they did not consent to the sample or receive payment. They rejected a buy-out offer made in 2024 as insufficient, and the sample remains in the song, according to the filing.