Rapper Kanye West and his record label have been sued by the daughter of a late jazz musician for allegedly using samples of her father's music without proper approval.
In the suit, filed by musician Joe Farrell's daughter Kathleen Firrantello in the US District Court in New York, Common, Method Man, Redman and their respective record companies were also named.
The lawsuit claims that the rappers used samples of Farrell's 1974 composition 'Upon This Rock' in three different songs -- West in 'Gone'; Common in 'Chi-City'; and Method Man and Redman in 'Run 4 Cover'.
The labels named in the suit include Island Def Jam Music Group and its label Roc-A-Fella Records; Universal Music Group, its labels Interscope Records, Geffen Records; and A&M Records and its parent company Vivendi.
Firrantello is seeking punitive damages of at least $1 million and asked that no further copies of the songs be made, sold or performed, according to the lawsuit.
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