In 2021, dancehall singer A Pass directed all local websites vending songs by local artistes and not paying them for it to delete his.
He explained that he was not fighting local radios, TVs and DJs, but websites because they were standing in the way of his fans going to music streaming sites like Spotify and iTunes to pay for his music.
Fastforward, A Pass released his 42-track self-titled album this month. It has, however, already been picked up by a local website that prides in promoting local artistes and their music.
True Story, track number three off the album, is one of the songs they have hyped for "great composition", but A Pass is not having any of it. He has directed them to remove his music and name from the website for selling his music without permission or he teaches them a lesson.
“Remove my music and my name from your website immediately. Who gives you the right to sell my music?” he replied to the website.
In 2021 when A Pass waged war on websites, rapper GNL Zamba joined him, stating that he put all his music on his website so his fans can pay him directly for his work. However, he added that the cost was that some media houses linked to local websites stopped playing his music and denied him award nominations.