Back in 1997, Diddy sampled “Every Breath You Take” by the Police in his hit track “I’ll Be Missing You”. But he never got permission.
He eventually settled up, though, and Sting has no reason to hold a grudge. Because Diddy still pays him $5,000… PER DAY.
Diddy posted a video from a 2018 interview where Sting claimed he was getting $2,000 a day for the sample.
Nope. 5K a day. Love to my brother @OfficialSting! 😎 ✊🏿🫶🏿 https://t.co/sHdjd0UZEy
— LOVE (@Diddy) April 5, 2023
He captioned it, quote, “Nope. 5K a day. Love to my brother.”
In the interview, Sting said, quote, “We’re very good friends now.”
Source: People
