Hip-hop group Clipse have dismissed allegations Kanye West stole one of their songs to use in a TV commercial, branding the rumours "false".
The Grindin' stars were reportedly left fuming after West lent his vocals to the track Kinda Like A Big Deal - and then used it to score the advertisement for his new Nike sneakers, the Air Yeezys.
But Clipse rapper Pusha T is startled by the claims and wants to distance himself from the "not cool" rumours that are causing damage to West's good name.
Pusha T tells XXLmag.com, "That's totally false. I mean, I don't even know what to say. I don't even know where they got that from. Me and Ye just talked the other day and we got real big plans for the record.
"He (West) is not trying to take anything. Like I said, I just hate (that) there's so many different parties involved with what we're planning. I can't really speak on anything and the statement that was made was totally false. To put Ye in that light was not cool and he's been nothing but helpful in the making of the record and the insight on the album as a whole."