None
EN
Drake’s Legal Team Secures Royalty Rights for Belfon After 28-Year Dispute Over ‘Work’ Sample
['Dan Teodorescu']
107.7 The Bounce
Trinidadian soca artist Denise Belfon will get royalties from her 1998 hit "Work" for the first time in almost three decades.
Drake's legal team pushed producer Pupa Nas-T to agree to proper payment.
"Because of Drake's team, the producer of 'Work' was forced to say 'yes,'" Belfon told Billboard.
A Masters at Work remix in 2000 turned the soca anthem into a house track.
A source close to the dispute told Billboard that the OVO team fought to clear the sample with consent from all interested parties, including Belfon.