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The track is built entirely around the iconic guitar riff from 1983 hit, "Every Breath You Take." While the sample perfectly captured the somber, haunting tone Diddy was looking for, there was one major problem: the sample wasn't cleared before the song was released .

In the history of pop music, few songs carry as much emotional weight—or as high a price tag—as Puff Daddy ’s 1997 tribute, What began as a raw, grieving letter to the late Notorious B.I.G. evolved into a global anthem for loss, but it also became one of the most famous cautionary tales in music copyright history. A Tribute Born from Tragedy puff_daddy_ill_be_missing_you_every_breath_you_...

Sting, the primary songwriter for The Police, eventually sued for 100% of the song's publishing royalties. In a twist that has become industry legend: The track is built entirely around the iconic