Dre and Eminem, was brought in to reorganize the record and shape it for commercial success, and wound up stripping out much of the record's nuance and uniqueness. Then, Mike Elizondo, who's more known for his work with Dr. Jon Brion, told MTV News that Epic records wasn't satisfied with the original version, and that it wanted something more akin to Apple's earlier work. Such is the case of Fiona Apple's 'Extraordinary Machine,' as the version which made it to stores is a tainted, filtered version of the original. Leaked albums are often criticized as revealing an unfinished work that wasn't ready for public consumption, but they can also prove invaluable in giving us the best version of a record. The Jon Brion-produced version of Fiona Apple's 'Extraordinary Machine' CaseyĬredit: Tommy Boy Records Prev of 12 Next Prev of 12 Next The latter album pushed against the boundaries even harder, but was so undeniably good that it earned one of the first five-mic ratings from the hip-hop magazine The Source. The former provided a jazzy sonic shock to the system, and waved its bright, pastel, almost-cartoonish cover to inform you this record broke from the traditions of alpha-male machismo that dominated rap. That would ignore their first two records: 'De La Soul Is Dead' and '3 Feet High and Rising,' two of the most important records in rap history. A week after releasing his new album on his streaming service, Tidal, Jay-Z has made 4:44 available on iTunes, Apple Music and Amazon Music.Jay-Z released the album last week exclusively on Tidal. So, while you can hear Posdnuos, Dave and Maseo's later works on Spotify and Apple Music, younger listeners would be missing most of the story if 'And The Anonymous Nobody' and 'The Grind Date' were the only full-lengths from the group. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.De La Soul's 'De La Soul Is Dead' and '3 Feet High and Rising'Ĭontract complications have been holding up the streaming versions of the early works of seminal rap group De La Soul. “4:44” includes personal songs about Jay-Z’s marriage with Beyonce and his life as an entrepreneur. Please cross your fingers and hope JAY-Z's doing some release date. RIAA’s platinum certification was once the equivalent of selling a million albums but has changed since the company began incorporating streaming from YouTube, Spotify and other digital music services. If we use this as an example, the results are dispiriting: The album is still not on Spotify, which suggests it may never be. (Sprint bought a 33 percent stake in Tidal earlier this year.) The Recording Industry Association of America announced Wednesday that “4:44” had reached platinum status based off streams and downloads given to Sprint users by the phone company. On Friday (April 7), Jay Z George Bush’d the button in the so-called streaming war by pulling most of his back catalogminus his collaborative albums with R. “4:44” has yet to appear on Spotify or Pandora. Jay-Z released the album last week exclusively on Tidal, which he co-owns with Beyonce, Rihanna, Madonna and other artists. NEW YORK (AP) – A week after releasing his new album on his streaming service, Tidal, Jay-Z has made “4:44” available on iTunes, Apple Music and Amazon Music.

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