Please check with Keith Sweat Before Sampling His Music

Written By Jeffree Charles Published on May 8,2026

Keith Sweat is weary of Artist Sampling His music without Clearing it with him first.

In an appearance on Nick Cannon’s “We Playin’ Spades” podcast, the R&B legend said there is a “Right and Wrong Way” to sample his music, and the main rule is simple rule. Get permission from him first.

Keith Sweat is weary of Artist Sampling His music without Clearing it with him first.

In an appearance on Nick Cannon’s “We Playin’ Spades” podcast, the R&B legend said there is a “Right and Wrong Way” to sample his music, and the main rule is simple rule. Get permission from him first.

Sweat and the podcast hosts were discussing R&B, when he shared that he listens to Chris Brown and said, “You can’t take nothing from that brother.” He then mentioned that there’s too much sampling happening in music today. The hosts teased Sweat about his sampling grievances by letting him know that he gets paid every time an Artist Samples one of his Hits..

Artists have extensively sampled Keith Sweats’ 1980’s and 90’s R&B Hits, Particularly “How Deep Is Your Love” also “Right and a wrong way”