Kanye West, a rapper, producer, and entrepreneur who officially changed his name to Ye last year, was sued on Wednesday for allegedly sampling a song without permission from musician Marshall Jefferson.

Ultra International Music Publishing LLC stated that "Flowers" from West's album "Donda 2" contains at least 22 repetitions of a sample from Jefferson's 1986 dance tune "Move Your Body."

West's label Universal Music Group (UMG.AS), which is not a party to the lawsuit, did not immediately reply to a request for comment, nor did a representative for West.

The attorney representing Ultra International, the business that owns the rights to Jefferson's song, stated that the complaint speaks for itself.

Jefferson is a house music pioneer from Chicago, West's hometown. According to the lawsuit, West and his representatives recognized that "Flowers" sampled "Move Your Body" without authorization during discussions with Jefferson. According to the case, these conversations did not result in a license.

"West advocates for artists' rights with one hand, yet has no shame in taking away rights from another artist with the other," the lawsuit states.

In February, West released "Donda 2" exclusively via his Stem Player, a portable device that enables users to isolate and recombine musical elements.

The British business Kano Computing Ltd, which co-developed the Stem Player with West and is also mentioned in the complaint, did not reply quickly to a request for comment.

According to the lawsuit, "Flowers" is allegedly about West's ex-wife Kim Kardashian, whose divorce petition was granted in March.

Pastor David Paul Moten of Texas filed a lawsuit against West in May for allegedly sampling one of his sermons without permission.

West has previously paid claims over samples of a Hungarian singer on the 2013 song "New Slaves;" a child's prayer on the 2016 song "Ultralight Beam;" and a play about activist Marcus Garvey on his 2018 duet with rapper Kid Cudi, "Freeee (Ghost Town Pt. 2),"