Kim Kardashian-West has responded after the parents of 5-year-old rapper Zaza accused the reality star’s daughter, North West, of sampling her song while performing at her father’s show in Paris, France on Monday.
North, 6, hit headlines worldwide thanks to her surprise rap performance at her dad Kanye West‘s Yeezy fashion show, during Paris Fashion Week.
North performed her own cover of ZaZa’s viral hit “What I Do”. And while she’s only six-years-old, Zaza’s parents felt that Kim should have stepped up and given credit to their daughter.
Following the show, ZaZa’s parents responded on her Instagram page, writing:
“In July of 2019, ZaZa & her dad went into the studio for the ultimate experience! To finally begin making the music she wanted to make. We take PRIDE in creativity, and believe whether a child’s involved or an adult… creativity deserves RESPECT/homage! What @kimkardashian (Kanye west) are doing with their daughter… with the inspiration of ZaZa & our family in mind is okay… we not mad BUT… PLS SHOW LOVE AND SUPPORT TO THE ORIGINAL FIRST!!!”
They added: “We admire Kanye west, and adore his journey. However, we don’t wanna feel like our daughter’s journey in the world of entertainment is being STIFLED.”
Kim responded in a comment on the Instagram post, writing:
“We love you, North is a huge fan and records in the studio all the time with her dad and is inspired by ZaZa and loves Lay Lay too! Today’s performance of North’s remix of ZaZa’s song was something she asked to do at the last minute and a complete surprise. I didn’t mean to not give credit where credit was due. Would love for the girls to meet soon.”
Oh my god North West performing at Yeezy is actually the best thing I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/38JsTHS9UP
— Tyler McCall (@eiffeltyler) March 2, 2020
