Russ has revealed that failing to properly clear a sample for a 2015 song led to him having to cough up nearly $1 million for the rights.

Speaking on the And the Writer Is… podcast, Russ revealed that his mega hit “Losin Control” featured a sample he failed to get correct clearance for until the song blew up.

He said: “I got fucked with that song. Because I forgot to clear the sample until after it was like four times platinum. I probably could have cleared it in 2015 when I made it. But I didn’t know anyone in 2015. I’m just a kid in a basement. But I probably could have cleared it back then for $5,000.”

Russ added: “The song comes out, goes on the album, I forget about it to the point where I’m like, ‘I don’t even remember if I sampled that.’ And then I was like, Oh fuck, I did…So th

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