Make sure y'all brehs are keeping your old CDs and/or MP3s

[Awesome Wells]

They're doing this with other albums, too - particularly, ones with heavy sampling.

The Ready to Die remaster on streaming has this strange version of "Machine Gun Funk".

Still hate that version. I can't even listen to that song on Spotify.

I listen to the OG version that was on the retail. They made the hook mad wack with the one they have on streaming now.

 

[Dynamite James]

To each his own, but why ruin a CLASSIC song by cutting it a minute short in an era where song length/space is a non-issue?

More than likely this was a previous cd version uploaded to all the platforms, which they shorted the songs to fit on the cd

Still no excuse IMO. This is a diamond selling album...it should be preserved the way it was made

In late 2004 When confessions was rereleased with the bonus tracks such as “my boo” a lot of the songs were cut short

 

[Ill-Mind]

the worst is when sample clearances cause them to use a different beat or completely take the song off the album

like, I HATE the verison of TI, Lets Get Away thats on streaming cause they had to change the cadence of the hook and take off Keri Hilson...shyt is like nails on a chalkboard to me compared to the og.....or on Mia X album, they couldnt use the stevie wonder sample so they got a generic ass beat for "You and Me"........Smoking Green not on the TRU album cause of the Isley brother sample... some of Biggie's songs got fukked up cause of samples...shyt like that

i still have all my cds and itunes library but it just sucks for the convenience of having everything in your phone

Damn, I had no idea they did this, I just checked it out on Tidal. The updated hook sounds terrible

 

[milanoAT]

Yeah, I couldn't imagine just relying on streams for my music.

I mean I do discover some new music through streaming, but anything I like is instantly downloaded for preservation.

 

[null]

Ridiculous. Keep your own collections brehs.

yup


and youtube videos

 

[jadillac]

the worst is when sample clearances cause them to use a different beat or completely take the song off the album

like, I HATE the verison of TI, Lets Get Away thats on streaming cause they had to change the cadence of the hook and take off Keri Hilson...shyt is like nails on a chalkboard to me compared to the og.....or on Mia X album, they couldnt use the stevie wonder sample so they got a generic ass beat for "You and Me"........Smoking Green not on the TRU album cause of the Isley brother sample... some of Biggie's songs got fukked up cause of samples...shyt like that

i still have all my cds and itunes library but it just sucks for the convenience of having everything in your phone

You can upload your music to Google.

So i have my entire personal music collection, and all of YouTube Music at my disposal. That's how I was able to pull up that Usher song so quick.

 

[Alexander Wiggin]

on the i am cd I got this version, that's becoming hard to find these days




the streaming got this version, I prefer the cd one

 

[7th Letter Specialist]

This bullshyt happened to me w/ the Ready To Die remaster. Like, how TF you ain't got "One More Chance" on there?

 

[My Girl is Bow Legged]

this is the only version of set adrift available on streaming

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

Easier to count as a full stream when the song is shorter

 

[Redwood]

Been telling people this for years.

Cats "renting" music on these streaming services when the label can alter or remove shyt with zero notice, and you have no recourse.

I'm good on that.

Fred.

Yet people refuse to buy the physical copies

 

[Monoblock]

this is the only version of set adrift available on streaming

This got me physically angry

 

[Rell84shots]

I still have my giant cd book that has around 300 cds in it.

 

[MajesticLion]

Apply the same thought process to movies and gaming.



Physical copies and backups forever.

 

[Monoblock]

I still have my giant cd book that has around 300 cds in it.

Same here.

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