Instagram/Kanye West & Khalil Abdul Music Ye faces federal trial over uncleared sample in 'Hurricane'; plaintiffs seek $564K for use of their track 'MSD PT2' at Donda listening party. May 5, 2026 AceShowbiz - The ongoing legal battle involving Kanye West, now known as Ye, has escalated as a federal jury in Los Angeles begins hearing a high-profile copyright infringement case. This lawsuit, one of more than a dozen against Ye over his career, centers on an uncleared sample used in an early version of his Grammy-winning track "Hurricane.