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Industry rule #4080 strikes again. Last week, Royalty Exchange, an online platform for selling royalty assets, announced that it would auction off 1.5% of the sound recording royalties for the first five studio albums from rap legends a Tribe Called Quest. The idea, according to a press release, was that the buyer of those royalties would “earn money every time the songs in question are streamed, played on the radio, sold physically, sampled, or appear in TV/film/commercial placements. Once again, the seller will get a cut each time the asset is sold down the line, making it a rare win-win for both parties involved.” It looks like it wasn’t really a win-win, though.
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A Tribe Called Quest: share release date for posthumous Phife Dawg album
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'Forever' will be the first Phife Dawg album since 2000's 'Ventilation: Da LP'The post A Tribe Called Quest share release date for posthumous Phife Dawg album appeared first on NME.
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The late Phife Dawg already made one great posthumous contribution. In 2016, Phife died of complications from diabetes at the age of 45. Before his death, Phife recorded his parts from A Tribe Called Quest’s excellent final album We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service, which came out later that year. Phife was also working on ...
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Q-Tip: Teases Three New Solo Albums
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After a Tribe Called Quest broke up in 1998, Q-Tip's solo career started off well enough. Tip's first solo LP, 1999's Amplified, launched a couple of hit singles, went gold, and gave us history's only Korn/J Dilla collaboration. Since then, though, Q-Tip's solo career has only happened in fits and starts. To date, he's released…
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Q-Tip: Danny Brown Announces New Album U Know What I’m Sayin? Executive Produced By Q-Tip
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He never gets enough credit, but Q-Tip is one of the greatest rap producers who has ever lived. Q-Tip was the production mastermind behind a Tribe Called Quest, and that alone should vault him onto the list. And he's also produced a ton of work for other artists over the years. He did "One Love"
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A Tribe Called Quest: Researchers Say Aging Cheese Exposed To A Tribe Called Quest Tastes Better
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The Swiss know a thing or two about cheese, and here's their latest conclusion: It tastes better under the influence of rap music. Specifically, longterm exposure to A Tribe Called Quest results in improved flavor, which sounds about right.
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