Kia Shine’s Allegations Put To Rest By Drake
By shantanu, Gaea News NetworkSaturday, September 19, 2009
Kia Shine had alleged that famous rapper Drake had stolen the song “Best I Ever Had”. After a long spell of silence Drake came out to clear his name public saying that he had not stolen the song from Kia Shine.
Drake, who is a Canadian national, wrote in his blog, “I have never met Kia Shine or worked with him. I wrote the entire composition in Toronto and I borrowed one line from a Lil Wayne song that he produced the beat for. The claims of 25 [percent] ownership are false and for [an] artist to brag about splits on a song is distasteful to begin with.”
Kia Shine, who claimed that it was his song that Drake had copied, had asked for a “25 percent ownership” right to the song. But Drake has refused to it. It may appear that Kia Shine ghostwrote “Best I Ever had”, which has topped the US R&B and rap charts, but nothing is known for sure yet.
It is been reported that in an answer to Drake’s snubbing off the allegation, Kia Shine said, “First of all, no one is bragging about it. Once I got the BMI award and it happened and it started to get out. I’m just giving the information about what happened…it’s been quiet. I’ve known about this since January.”
Currently, keeping all these issues aside Drake is concentrating on his first full length album, “Thank Me Later”, which is scheduled for release in early 2010. The young Canadian rapper dreams of joining hands with big stars like Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne for his upcoming debut.