Black Sheep Is Suing Universal Music For $750 Million

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What's The Headline

Ambrosia For Heads

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What’s The Headline is Ambrosia For Heads’ podcast, hosted by AFH’s Founder Reggie Williams and its Editor-In-Chief Jake Paine. On each episode, AFH examines the week in Hip-Hop news, providing deep context about the biggest stories. Topics include music, TV, film, sports, current events, and more—all through the lens of Hip-Hop. In addition to news and analysis, some of Hip-Hop’s most respected artists occasionally drop in to discuss their work. What’s The Headline is for those who love Hip-Hop and want to see it reported with the respect and care it deserves.

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Black Sheep Is Suing Universal Music For $750 Million

What's The Headline

1 hour 18 minutes 18 seconds

2 years ago

Black Sheep Is Suing Universal Music For $750 Million

On this episode of Ambrosia For Heads' What's The Headline, we discuss De La Soul's announcement that music they recorded for Tommy Boy is coming to streaming services, as well as Black Sheep's lawsuit against Universal Music Group for $750 million. We also talk about Dr. Dre's impending sale of his music catalog, as well as new music from Skyzoo and Dr. Dre.

0:00 Intro
2:56 RIP Gangsta Boo
3:56 De La Soul’s music is coming to streaming services after years of battling
6:48 A timeline of De La Soul’s history with Tommy Boy Records
19:20 The legal barriers to putting De La Soul’s music on streaming services
24:00 Part of De La Soul’s older music has been re-recorded
29:20 Why having music on YouTube is not enough
37:00 Black Sheep is suing Universal Music Group for $750 million
45:20 If Black Sheep wins it will fundamentally change the music business
51:00 Dr. Dre is selling part of his music catalog for $200 million
1:00:40 RIP Laylaw
1:01:50 Boldy James is recovering from a very serious car crash
1:03:05 Slick Rick is getting a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1:06:18 Skyzoo has released an album The Mind Of A Saint rapped from the perspective of Snowfall’s Franklin Saint
1:11:07 Black Thought is releasing a new album with El Michels Affair