Tumi Molekane warns local hip-hop group WTF: 'F*** around and get your song pulled from iTunes'

30 June 2016 - 15:28 By TMG Entertainment
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Hip-hop heavyweight Tumi Molekane has called out Durban-based group Witness The Funk (WTF) for using his image on one of their singles without his permission.

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Image: Tumi Molekane via Instagram

WTF made waves in the South African music industry with their break out hit single, Nomusa, and since then, the group has been releasing new music, one of which left Tumi unimpressed.

The rapper took to Twitter to scold the group for including an image of him - taken from his In Defence of My Art video - on the artwork of their latest single, uSbusiso, which features DJ Tira.

In response, one of the members of WTF explained that their graphic designer put the artwork together after being briefed on what they were looking for.

However, Tumi hastily hit back saying, "You need permission to use my image. It's not an issue of offense it's an issue of rights. You are making money from my image."

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