Lizzo is opening up about why she feels the origins of sampling laws were “racially charged.”

The Detroit native stopped by Million Dollaz Worth of Game earlier this week where she discussed the art of sampling and how it polices Black creativity.

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“The first time people started sampling was who? It was rappers in the ’80s and ’90s,” she said. “They were sampling records because they didn’t have access to big studios. They didn’t grow up learning how to play bass and stuff like that.”

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