In a new interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Ozzy Osbourne discussed the choice to deny Kanye West permission to sample an Ozzy song during a listening event for the rapper’s latest album in Chicago.
The dispute emerged recently when the frontman of BLACK SABBATH took to social media to criticize the rapper for using a sample of one of his songs without obtaining permission.
At the United Center, West, now known as Ye, along with Ty Dolla $ign, hosted the listening party ahead of the release of the Vultures LP. During the event, they played a track that incorporated a sample from Ozzy‘s live rendition of “Iron Man” from singer’s solo performance at the US Festival in 1983.
In reaction to the sampling, Ozzy Osbourne criticized West, expressing his discontent on Instagram where he referred to the rapper as an “anti-Semite”.
Ozzy told Rolling Stone that he felt compelled to take a stance when Kanye requested to sample “Iron Man.”
“Well, nobody else would f**king do it, did they?” he said.
“With the current state of affairs, you don’t need anybody starting people on discrimination of any kind,” Ozzy continued. “It’s wrong. It’s just wrong. There’s enough f**king aggravation, and he shouldn’t say anything [like what he has]. It’s wrong if you don’t say anything about him. I don’t want any of my work in any shape or form to be associated with anything like that.”
Sharon Osbourne previously spoke out against Kanye, mentioning that he had “f***ed with the wrong Jew this time” in an interview with TMZ. Sharon, who was brought up in the Jewish faith, noted that Ozzy typically does not decline sample clearances. However, in West‘s case, he had a “special f***ing occasion to say no.”
