{"id":2447398,"date":"2019-08-11T08:31:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T14:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=870212"},"modified":"2019-08-11T08:31:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T14:31:18","slug":"de-la-soul-cut-ties-with-tommy-boy-after-battle-over-back-catalog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/music-news\/de-la-soul-cut-ties-with-tommy-boy-after-battle-over-back-catalog\/","title":{"rendered":"De La Soul Cut Ties With Tommy Boy After Battle Over Back Catalog"},"content":{"rendered":"
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De La Soul<\/a> have announced that, after 30 years with Tommy Boy Records, the legendary rap group has cut ties with the record label following a months-long negotiation over the streaming rights of their back catalog.<\/p>\n

In February, plans to bring De La Soul\u2019s Tommy Boy-era LPs \u2013 including classics like 1989\u2019s 3 Feet High and Rising<\/em>, De La Soul Is Dead<\/em> and Buhloone Mindstate<\/em> \u2013 to streaming services<\/a> were delayed by clearance issues related to the albums as well as what De La Soul deemed was an unfair split of the streaming profits; the label was only giving the group 10 percent of streaming profits, with Tommy Boy pocketing the rest, the group said at the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

De La Soul lobbied both streaming services and rap peers \u2013 including to Nas and Questlove \u2013 to both not upload their back catalog and boycott Tommy Boy until the two sides worked out a new deal. However, after seven months, De La Soul has stepped away from the negotiations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter 30 years of profiting from our music and hard work\u2026 and after 7 long months of stalled negotiations, we are sad to say that we\u2019ve been unable to reach an agreement and earn Tommy Boy\u2019s respect for our music\/legacy,\u201d De La Soul wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n

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Well friends, after 30 years of profiting from our music and hard work\u2026 and after 7 long months of stalled negotiations, we are sad to say that we\u2019ve been unable to reach an agreement and earn Tommy Boy\u2019s respect for our music\/legacy. With some helpful consulting and long careful consideration, we\u2019ve decided we will not do our 30+ years the disservice of settling on Tom Silverman\u2019s terms. Tommy Boy says they are \u201cnot in the business of giving artists back their Masters.\u201d We realize, there is a process in reclaiming ownership but we do not trust Tommy Boy in this process after so many years of disappointment. Therefore, our catalog will not see the light of day by way of our involvement or consent. This means, if you see De La Soul music\/albums available for streaming or purchase anywhere, BE AWARE, all parties involved WILL profit but De La Soul WILL NOT benefit or earn deservedly\/fairly. We really tried. More details to come. Nevertheless, our fans have\/will keep our legacy alive! We appreciate and ask for your continued support. Onto new things, new music and more amazing respectful business relationships. #dontpressplay #respectourlegacy #respecttheculture #tommyboycottcontinues #4080<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cTommy Boy says they are \u2018not in the business of giving artists back their Masters.\u2019 We realize, there is a process in reclaiming ownership but we do not trust Tommy Boy in this process after so many years of disappointment. Therefore, our catalog will not see the light of day by way of our involvement or consent.\u201d<\/p>\n

De La Soul continued, \u201cThis means, if you see De La Soul music\/albums available for streaming or purchase anywhere, BE AWARE, all parties involved WILL profit but De La Soul WILL NOT benefit or earn deservedly\/fairly. We really tried.\u201d<\/p>\n

At press time, De La Soul\u2019s Tommy Boy-era albums were still unavailable on streaming services. The group pledged to continue recording and releasing under their own terms: In 2016, De La Soul released their Kickstarter-funded LP And the Anonymous Nobody<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wish Tommy Boy no ills but we do call for a boycott of anything bearing the name,\u201d De La Soul wrote Sunday. \u201cKarma will do the rest\u2026 that old enslaved record label contract dinosaur is long dead and gone, but unfortunately still stinks.\u201d<\/p>\n

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De La Soul have announced that, after 30 years with Tommy Boy Records, the legendary rap group has cut ties with the record label following a months-long negotiation over the streaming rights of their back catalog. In February, plans to bring De La Soul\u2019s Tommy Boy-era LPs \u2013 including classics like 1989\u2019s 3 Feet High […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2447398","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-26 02:21:25","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley's Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447398\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}