Flying Lotus: Tierra Whack "Torments" Me
"I sent her a folder of stuff and I have not heard a single word. That was two months ago. Maybe she thinks its all trash."
Brian Zisook is the VP and Editor-in-Chief of DJBooth. Over the past 13 years, Zisook has conducted more than 500 interviews (including Kanye West, J. Cole and Kid Cudi) and written more than 12,000 articles. Career highlights include exchanging emails with JAY-Z, smoking a cigar with B-Real at the Playboy Mansion, and watching Big Boi record at Stankonia Studios. Zisook would donate a kidney and both pinky toes for an André 3000 solo album.
"I sent her a folder of stuff and I have not heard a single word. That was two months ago. Maybe she thinks its all trash."
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Otherwise known as sample clearance.
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Hov throws one up for Rock.
Lord have mercy on Drake's soul.
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If only the record was as good as the single artwork.
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