Kanye West never received publishing money from "Through The Wire" despite writing and producing the hit due to sample clearance disputes.

Grammy-winning songwriter David Foster said Ye's camp requested the rapper receive 50 percent of the songwriting royalties.

Kanye West, though, has many hit tracks, such as Runaway, Stronger, Heartless, Gold Digger, and I Wonder, among others.But ...

Although Ye wrote and produced the song, his name does not appear in the official writing credits. Those credits instead list ...

One of Ye's (Kanye West) most recognizable songs, "Through the Wire," from his first album, earns him no money from publishing ...