Method Man recently took to Instagram to call out YouTube platforms for sharing “unauthorized remakes” of songs, highlighting a fake collaboration featuring himself, Ice Cube, Freddie Gibbs, and the late 2Pac. The remix, created by YouTuber DJ Skandalous, has sparked controversy for altering the original track, "Built for This."

The original song, from the soundtrack of RZA’s The Man With the Iron Fists, features Method Man, Freddie Gibbs, and Street Life. However, in DJ Skandalous’ version, Street Life is cut out, the beat is swapped, and verses from Ice Cube’s group Westside Connection, Eazy-E, and 2Pac were added. Method Man expressed his frustration in a since-deleted post, which was captured by AllHipHop, calling out the use of his work without permission. While the remix has attracted more than 250 million views, the official "Built for This" video has barely crossed 1.5 million.

“I don’t know why this is a thing, but I hate the fact that ppl do these unauthorized remakes of records with fake collabs,” the Wu-Tang Clan member began. “This guy I asked him a long time ago to take this trash down as it takes views away from the original content and he still has yet to do so. Over 200 mil views and not one penny to the creators.”

He continued, “No one takes into account the time and effort it takes to even make these records let along get these records, put out into the public for someone to come and do half the work and get twice if not quadruple the views of the original content. Whatever happened to IP rights? Whenever I sample a record I have to inform the original creators and ask for permission to do so. What makes YouTube any different? I am pretty sure you guys have seen a lot of these fake remixes but a lot of people don’t know they’re fake.”

The Staten Island native added, “I’ve heard my voice on beats I would never rhyme to and a lot of times the verses are offbeat. This is what we call hack s**t and I don’t respect it. The main culprits are south central channel , golden age hip hop, and New Yorks finest to name a few.” Read the full caption below.

On Saturday (Oct. 19), DJ Skandalous addressed the matter on Facebook: “I hope one day we can come together and do what's best for the culture,” he wrote. “And that's to keep real Hip-Hop with substance and a message flourishing. That's all I ever wanted. That's why I showcase these legends to the world in hope that new fans that grow up on these Lil mumble rappers may be exposed to the artist that was vital for me to become who I am. I am all about giving back and pushing Old School Hip-Hop, Classic Hip-Hop whatever you want to call it to the forefront. We can do better.”