Streaming De La Soul

[zion zig zag]

It’s good to be able to hear them again. I had the cassette of 3 Feet High and Rising, but haven’t had a way to play it for years.

One thing I noticed, on “The Magic Number” they removed the sample from Eddie Murphy where he asks if anyone in the audience has ever been hit by a car, at least on Spotify, I assume from all streaming services?

[dookeyXXX]

It’s good to be able top hear them again. I had the cassette of 3 Feet High and Rising, but haven’t had a way to play it for years.

One thing I noticed, on “The Magic Number” they removed the sample from Eddie Murphy where he asks if anyone in the audience has ever been hit by a car, at least on Spotify, I assume from all streaming services?

One of the reasons it took so long for their catalog to be available for streaming was all the legal hoo-haa over sample clearances and who would pay for it.
They had to change some songs where they couldn’t get clearance.

Here’s a cool interview with Prince Paul where he addresses a bit of that;

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/...gh-1235549426/

[dookeyXXX]

I stand somewhat corrected…while sample clearance was an issue, resulting in some songs being changed, it seems $$$ were also a large factor in why it took so long for their catalog to come to streaming.

https://www.complex.com/music/de-la-...voir-interview

[mcski]

I’ve got a cassette somewhere and a player. I’ll compare if I can find it

[dookeyXXX]

Also, here’s a Forbes story about why it took so long:

[dookeyXXX]

And if you want to listen to a bunch of music critics yammer about De La, there’s this:

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/10/11627...ming-platforms