Rap mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs says he pays Sting $5,000 every day for sampling ‘Every Breath You Take’

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ 1997 track “I’ll Be Missing You” isn’t solely a eulogy for slain rapper Biggie Smalls. It’s additionally a money cow for Police frontman Sting, who acquired $5,000 every day because of the track.

“I’ll Be Missing You” sampled the Police track “Every Breath You Take,” the largest U.S. hit of 1983, with out prior permission. As a consequence, Mr. Combs needed to pay Sting hundreds every day for the rights to the pattern, having gotten permission after “I’ll Be Missing You” hit the airwaves.

Mr. Combs confirmed the funds in a publish Wednesday. Quote-tweeting a resurfaced clip of a 2018 interview Sting gave to radio’s “The Breakfast Club,” Mr. Combs corrected the video, noting that he paid $5,000 a day as a substitute of $2,000 a day.

There are not any arduous emotions, nonetheless, with Mr. Combs ending the tweet, “Love to my brother @OfficialSting! “

Sting beforehand talked about the 2 are actually good associates: “I put a couple of my kids through college with the proceeds, and me and P. Diddy are good pals still.”