Frank Ocean Reportedly Sends Cease And Desist Demand To Travis Scott For 'Carousel'
Frank Ocean has reportedly sent a cease and desist letter to Travis Scott, demanding that his vocals on a song on Scott’s new hit album “Astroworld” be removed.
Ocean objected to the way his vocals on the song “Carousel” were altered with Auto-Tune processing and quarreled with Scott about editing them out well before the album was released in August, according to a report in TMZ. Ocean directed his lawyers to fire off the cease and desist demand after his requests were ignored, the site says.
As for Scott, the report says he “hasn’t flinched” and has “zero plans to remove Frank from the track.”
“Astroworld” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and “Carousel” peaked at No. 24 on the Hot 100. Critics have hailed the record, especially “Carousel,” with Spin saying Ocean’s contribution “feels as essential as the perfect bite of Coney Island cotton candy.”
Representatives for Ocean and Scott did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s requests for comment.
People on Twitter, however, had plenty to say about the beef:
Not gonna lie if I had to choose between Frank Ocean and Travis Scott. It’s Travis
— Tatiana (@_tatinana) September 14, 2018
Frank Ocean wants to be removed off astroworld immediately. But from the story I just don’t get what they changed to have him so upset.
— BIGNOAH 👨🏽💻 (@BIGNOAH256) September 14, 2018
Me listening to CAROUSEL even though i know frank ocean is suing Travis Scott about it. pic.twitter.com/BnGpAlGsds
— Kyle (@ChronicleOfUgly) September 14, 2018
When Frank Ocean hits you saying to take him off Carousel https://t.co/dWZXahRAGL
— N8 (@n8youngsta) September 14, 2018
frank ocean beefing with travis scott pic.twitter.com/Rw7qBtOfem
— henry... (@younghenrylau) September 14, 2018
Yoo if Frank Ocean stops making music because of Travis... I swear I’ll be pissed for a year straight!!
— IX.XXI.XCII (@ClewlessKiD) September 14, 2018
They changed Franks vocals on the track so he has the right to be upset ...who wanna fight ? Tired of the frank ocean slander 😒 pic.twitter.com/6iYAlZ8z9W
— ICON ⚡️ (@dejasoextra) September 14, 2018
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