![Matt Colville? on Twitter: "If you don't know Tom Lehrer, the dude was huge in the 50s and his stuff is just delightful. This is a good place to start. https://t.co/19y5g5yyEQ" / Matt Colville? on Twitter: "If you don't know Tom Lehrer, the dude was huge in the 50s and his stuff is just delightful. This is a good place to start. https://t.co/19y5g5yyEQ" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ek0IHlLVkAMS9XO.jpg)
Matt Colville? on Twitter: "If you don't know Tom Lehrer, the dude was huge in the 50s and his stuff is just delightful. This is a good place to start. https://t.co/19y5g5yyEQ" /
![TIL 2 Chainz asked permission to sample Lehrer's "The Old Dope Peddler". Lehrer responded, "As sole copyright owner of 'The Old Dope Peddler', I grant you motherfuckers permission to do this. Please TIL 2 Chainz asked permission to sample Lehrer's "The Old Dope Peddler". Lehrer responded, "As sole copyright owner of 'The Old Dope Peddler', I grant you motherfuckers permission to do this. Please](http://i.imgur.com/oT6EAru.jpg)
TIL 2 Chainz asked permission to sample Lehrer's "The Old Dope Peddler". Lehrer responded, "As sole copyright owner of 'The Old Dope Peddler', I grant you motherfuckers permission to do this. Please
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![Declan Fay on Twitter: "My favourite thing of the day - Tom Lehrer's response when asked if rapper 2 Chainz could sample one of his songs. http://t.co/xmD26fyqom" / Twitter Declan Fay on Twitter: "My favourite thing of the day - Tom Lehrer's response when asked if rapper 2 Chainz could sample one of his songs. http://t.co/xmD26fyqom" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtRcMoOCcAAqV1X.jpg:large)
Declan Fay on Twitter: "My favourite thing of the day - Tom Lehrer's response when asked if rapper 2 Chainz could sample one of his songs. http://t.co/xmD26fyqom" / Twitter
![When 84 years old, Harvard Professor Tom Lehrer was asked by 2 Chainz for permission to sample a song he wrote 60 years ago. His response: "As sole copyright owner of 'The When 84 years old, Harvard Professor Tom Lehrer was asked by 2 Chainz for permission to sample a song he wrote 60 years ago. His response: "As sole copyright owner of 'The](https://external-preview.redd.it/3Z6GmiFTpLDumKzSAuSN7EVkV2g0NNk_Dn04qkHyi6c.jpg?auto=webp&s=8443f48026edaadaf3fc2f4052bda562e4a04303)
When 84 years old, Harvard Professor Tom Lehrer was asked by 2 Chainz for permission to sample a song he wrote 60 years ago. His response: "As sole copyright owner of 'The
![Tom Lehrer at 90: Why his ditties on nuclear Armageddon, racism and murder are still as relevant today Tom Lehrer at 90: Why his ditties on nuclear Armageddon, racism and murder are still as relevant today](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/music/2018/04/09/TELEMMGLPICT000159903439_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq5LKFaBdMt5I4O5mkTqLPAn0LjGIva0EJNq4GzCxuZ6Q.jpeg)
Tom Lehrer at 90: Why his ditties on nuclear Armageddon, racism and murder are still as relevant today
![TIL that Harvard professor Tom Lehrer was asked at the age of 84 by rapper 2 Chainz if he could sample his 60-year old song. Lehrer replied, "I grant you motherfuckers permission TIL that Harvard professor Tom Lehrer was asked at the age of 84 by rapper 2 Chainz if he could sample his 60-year old song. Lehrer replied, "I grant you motherfuckers permission](http://dmdb.org/images/tl202b.jpg)