Trivia / De La Soul

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• Denial of Digital Distribution: Due to both unclear contract language concerning the use of their samples, and a transparent attempt by Tommy Boy to shaft the group of at least 90% of potential royalties when the label planned to put their catalogue on streaming services, De La Soul successfully blocked Tommy Boy from re-releasing their music, and ended up in on-and-off negotiations over the rights to their catalogue, which eventually made it to digital platforms on March 3, 2023.
• Stillborn Franchise: The Art Official Intelligence series of albums was meant to be a trilogy of sorts; it started with Mosaic Thump in 2000 and continued with Bionix in 2001; the third and final installment, Dedicated to the DJ, never materialized.

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