Russ recently revealed how the sample of his 2015 hit “Losin Control” didn’t clean the sample, which cost him $850,000.
Russ explains $850,000 error
On Monday (June 2), he is a podcast, the writer is… a podcast, where he talks about business, burnout, self-confidence, etc. While sitting down, Russ explains how he paid nearly $1 million to resolve a sample dispute over eight platinum tracks, “Lotus Protein Control.”
“I’m the same as that song,” Russ said on the podcast below. “Because I forgot to clear the sample until four times after platinum. I might clear it when it was made in 2015. But I didn’t know anyone in 2015. I was just a kid in the basement. But then I might clean it up for $5,000.”
He continued: “This song was released, played on the album, and I forgot to think, ‘I don’t even remember if I sampled it.’” he continued. “And I thought, oh, I did…so the sample holder came…so I had to cut a check of about $850,000. It’s an expensive f**k.”
Russ said the losses weren’t that serious because he used his progress to repay the legal issues.
“So, I didn’t even feel like I lost money,” he said.
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Russ is currently preparing for his new album W! ld, the album is scheduled to be released on June 27. New albums include singles “Pert in in Penthouse”, “Move” and “Move” and “April 7”. To promote LP, Russ will enter W with special guests Big Sean and Sabrina Claudio! ILD Tour 2025.
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