Ozzy Osbourne Calls Out Kanye West For Using Black Sabbath Sample Without Approval

Kanye West’s new project with Ty Dolla $ign is already receiving poor reviews from rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, as the Prince of Darkness took to Twitter to call out West for sampling a Black Sabbath song without permission.

Osbourne made it clear that, while West did seek his approval, he was refused due to various anti-Semitic comments made over the last two years. Still, the sample found its way to West’s listening party for new album, Vultures.

“@kanyewest ASKED PERMISSION TO SAMPLE A SECTION OF A 1983 LIVE PERFORMANCE OF “WAR PIG” FROM THE US FESTIVAL WITHOUT VOCALS & WAS REFUSED PERMISSION BECAUSE HE IS AN ANTISEMITE AND HAS CAUSED UNTOLD HEARTACHE TO MANY,” Osbourne, 75, shared via X/Twitter Friday (Feb. 9). “HE WENT AHEAD AND USED THE SAMPLE ANYWAY AT HIS ALBUM LISTENING PARTY LAST NIGHT. I WANT NO ASSOCIATION WITH THIS MAN!”

“Anybody pissed off, gotta make them drink the urine/ Now, I’m Ye Kelly, bi**h/ Now I’m Bill Cosby, bi**h/ Now I’m Puff Daddy rich,” he rhymes.

While Osbourne is no fan of West, he recently showed love to T-Pain for his cover of the same song West allegedly sampled without approval.

“This is the best cover of ‘War Pigs’ ever,” Osbourne wrote in an X post. “Why didn’t you guys call me?”

Teddy responded to the compliment, “You’re always invited. Top of the list, every time!! Thank you so much. Means a lot coming from the greatness himself.”