First we’ve heard from Pete Rock. Then we’ve heard fromLupe Fiasco. The next person to speak on the controversy of Lupe’s “Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)” is the producer himself. B-Side, who is responsible for co-producing the song, shared his thoughts on the Soul Strut message board.
B-Side wrote that it was a mutual agreement between Lupe with the intention of paying homage to the original version. He continues to say that it is not a sample of the song, but made with actual artists playing the instruments. Check out the rest of his comments below.
On remaking "T.R.O.Y.":
None
On the difference between his version and the original:
None
[via EgoTripland]
