Yesterday Diplo accused Flo Rida of ripping off his music video for “Butter's Theme” and many speculated that Flo Rida also illegally sampled Infinity Ink's “Infinity” track.
Infinity Ink posted to Facebook though a statement that said the sampling was not as illegal as most people thought it was. In fact, Infinity Ink said their track has “found a life of its own.” Read their full statement below:
“Bit of controversy. Yes, that's our bassline on Flo Rida's new single. To anyone upset about it been sampled then we apologise. Given the choice between Flo Rida using our original bassline or Flo Rida making an almost exact copy of it, we gave permission for it to be sampled. There are countless versions of ‘Infinity' on the internet. From EDM, dubstep and deep house mixes to chipmunk versions and even acoustic covers, we've kept them all up there. ‘Infinity' has found a life of its own and we're touched by everyone's love of the original…”
