For Using Sample Without Permission Diddy’s 1997 homage to Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, “I’ll Be Missing You,” sampled The Police. Sting told The Breakfast Club a few years ago that Diddy paid him $2,000 per day for copying his band’s 1983 song “Every Breath You Take” in his Biggie tribute. Diddy confirms that he does pay Sting, but double. “Nope. 5K a day,” Diddy wrote, retweeting a clip of Sting’s interview. Despite paying him four figures in royalties a day, Diddy and Sting are on great terms. As for how long Diddy has to pay Sting the $5,000, Sting said, “For the rest of his life.” Do you think Diddy paying Sting $5,000 a day is worth it, given the success of “I’ll Be Missing You?”
