{"id":2430,"date":"2025-06-08T09:03:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T09:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/06\/08\/russ-lost-850k-over-one-tiny-mistake-on-losin-control\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T09:03:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T09:03:56","slug":"russ-lost-850k-over-one-tiny-mistake-on-losin-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/06\/08\/russ-lost-850k-over-one-tiny-mistake-on-losin-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Russ Lost $850K Over One Tiny Mistake On &#8220;Losin Control&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s37284.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Russ.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Russ revealed he paid $850,000 after forgetting to clear a two-chord sample on \u201cLosin Control\u201d once the song reached multi-platinum status.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div id=\"allhiphop-subscribe2\" style=\"    margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<form target=\"_blank\" action=\"https:\/\/read.letterhead.email\/all-hip-hop\/subscribe\" method=\"POST\">\n<div class=\"form__group\" bis_skin_checked=\"1\" style=\" padding: 30px; background: #f5f5f5; \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"email\" class=\"form__label form__label--required\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>AllHipHop.com<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><\/p>\n<p>Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. 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Subscribe now!<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"email\" maxlength=\"\" required=\"required\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" class=\"form__input\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"form__group__field__submit-button items-center button button--secondary\" style=\" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(197, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border: 0px solid rgb(41, 98, 255); border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px 23px; \"> Subscribe <\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/russ\">Russ<\/a> shelled out $850,000 after failing to clear a two-chord sample on his breakout track \u201cLosin Control,\u201d a costly oversight he didn\u2019t catch until the song had already gone multi-platinum.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/hip-hop\">Hip-Hop<\/a> artist opened up about the blunder during an appearance on the <em>And The Writer Is\u2026<\/em> podcast, revealing that he never cleared the sample when he first uploaded the song to SoundCloud in 2015 as an independent artist, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/entertainment\/rapper-russ-sample-mistake-cost-him-losin-control\">Mens Journal<\/a> <\/em>first reported.<\/p>\n<p>The track later appeared on his 2017 debut album <em>There\u2019s Really a Wolf<\/em>, released under Columbia Records.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Russ - Losin Control (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IdGIZjVWrzY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI forgot to clear a sample on \u2018Losin Control,\u2019\u201d Russ said. \u201cIt was like a two-chord thing. And I just forgot. I was independent, I put it out on SoundCloud, whatever. Then it goes on the album, and it goes four or five times platinum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The issue came to light between 2018 and 2020, after the song\u2019s commercial success triggered attention from the original sample\u2019s rights holders.<\/p>\n<p>Once they reached out, Russ had no choice but to pay up. \u201cThey came back and were like, \u2018Yo, you didn\u2019t clear this,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cI paid $850,000 because I didn\u2019t clear a two-chord sample.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Ep. 212: How Russ Built An Indie Empire: Business, Burnout &amp; Self-Belief\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2uEepa8njKsyd3ycGFG2Mf\/video?si=5x3EMb_HRg2Vuia3AmP3Eg&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the steep price tag, Russ was able to cover the expense thanks to his major-label deal. \u201cLuckily, I had just signed my deal, so I had money,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The incident serves as a reminder of the legal risks artists face when using unlicensed samples, especially in an era where viral success can turn a bedroom recording into a chart-topping hit.<\/p>\n<p>Sample clearance remains one of the most overlooked but critical steps in music production.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/russ-lost-850k-over-one-tiny-mistake-on-losin-control\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russ revealed he paid $850,000 after forgetting to clear a two-chord sample on \u201cLosin Control\u201d once the song reached multi-platinum status. 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