( CNN ) -- The lead singer of a 1970 tune that is sampled on a new Kanye West song has filed suit , alleging the rapper used the snippet without his permission . Ricky Spicer was 12 when he became the lead singer for a group called the Ponderosa Twins Plus One in 1969 . A year later , they recorded `` Bound , '' according to the suit . Spicer , now 56 , says his voice is heard in West 's song `` Bound 2 '' at least four times . `` Mr. Spicer 's voice is sampled exactly as he recorded it and his voice , altered by the Defendants , is also heard several times , '' the 13-page complaint alleges . In the credits for the album `` Yeezus , '' Def Jam Records says the song was licensed through Rhino Entertainment and Robinson Music Group . The lawsuit names West , Def Jam , Rhino , Roc-A-Fella Records , and Universal Music Group as defendants . It seeks unspecified damages for common law copyright infringement . The Ponderosa Twins were two sets of twins and Spicer . According to the lawsuit , Alvin and Alfred Pelham are dead and Keith and Kirk Gardner are imprisoned . Spicer has power of attorney for the Gardner twins , the suit says . The suit , which was filed in New York , says Spicer has a copyright on `` Bound . '' It asks for exemplary damages and further compensation the court thinks is appropriate . Kanye West did not say he 's the 'next Nelson Mandela ' West co-opts Confederate flag : Publicity stunt or way to prompt debate ?
Kanye West says his voice from 1969 song ' ` Yeezus ' is heard on West 's ' Bound 2 ' The credits for the new song say the snippet was licensed from at least four music companies . Spicer seeks unspecified damages .