Maryland songwriter-producer Dayna Staggs aka D’Mystro
is suing Kanye West claiming that the hip-hop star used his tune,
“Volume of Good Life,” for the chart-topping single, “Good
Life,” without permission or giving credit.

In the lawsuit filed in Maryland District Court, Kanye West and
his label Roc-A-Fella Records for copyright infringement, claiming the artist
didn’t obtain a license to use his song.

D’Mystro said he’s also offended that Kanye’s rendition of the
record “contains vulgar and offensive” images and “harms the
reputation” of his much cleaner original, which he claims was written when
West was only six or seven years old. He’s asking for 85% of all world sales
from the music.

Roc-A-Fella has yet to comment on the suit.