Danny Brown has ended speculation about his new album by not only announcing the title and release date, but has also revealing how much the samples on his new album have cost him.
In addition to announcing that his new album Atrocity Exhibition will be dropping on September 30th, Brown let slip to Rolling Stone that the sample on his new album have seen him front $70,000 in cash.
“A lot of people cheap. And that’s why their music sounds cheap,” said Brown. “I wanna make timeless stuff, so you’re gonna have to spend a couple dollars. You could have Rolex or you can have a Swatch.”
He raises a good point. After all, uncleared samples have lead to some crazy stories in music. In 1987, The KLF famously released the album 1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?), which was so full of uncleared samples that it was forced to be re-released after a complaint from ABBA.
The record was stripped back so much that the edited version was classified as a single. Likewise, it’s led to some amazingly expensive lawsuits as well. In fact, Mac Miller was slapped with a $10 million lawsuit by Lord Finesse for allegedly lifting his 1996 track ‘Hip 2 Da Game’ without permission.
Brown also announced some of the big names he’s managed to wrangle as guest stars on the album, with Kendrick Lamar, Earl Sweatshirt, and Cypress Hill’s B-Real all featuring.
