So they had DMX re-record his own Best Of CD?

[Playaz Eyez]

Y’all dudes need to go see some audiologists if you think there’s only a marginal difference between this and the originals

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

 

[MicIsGod]

I wonder if ai can assist with this.

 

[Knockout_LR_Freshmart]

Earl’s Version

 

[⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

Def Jam didn't have to sign off on this

Probably did it because he doesn't own the masters and licensing the publishing made more financial sense if he wanted to push a best of album

Anyone know how Taylor Swift’s attempt at this was compared to the originals?

 

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Prince's fans got a little lesson in this around 1999 when his song "1999" Warner went back in rotation and in response to Warner re-releasing the single he re-recorded the song and released it as a single. So it was a re-recorded version of the same song because the label owns the rights to the master (copyright to the sound recording) and he either owned the publishing or licensed it at statutory rate which is like 9.1 cents per record sold (for songs under 5 minutes)


For the people that always talk about Dr. Dre and his attention to detail this is a perfect example of how even with an exact template to reference a lesser producer will still yield a lesser sound. This is why the greatest producers will spend hours finding the right sound and tuning it to perfection. Dr. Dre was talking about the craft behind music production and he said nobody wants to sound wack and a wack record doesn't necessarily mean the artist had a wack sound in their head when they set out to create their record but there's an actual skill involved in bringing a record to life. Whoever worked on these production knew exactly how the record was suppose to sound but was obviously content with making a lesser version. Perhaps due to budget restriction. Imagine how much appeal a Dr. Dre record would lose if it was rushed like this

Sometimes something like this can be completed by an audio engineer

#WallyWisdom

Brehs … this post just raised your IQs

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Anyone know how Taylor Swift’s attempt at this was compared to the originals?

She makes a lot of tame, safe, soulless, swagless music, so it’s much easier for her to re-record stuff for it to sound as close to the original as possible.

 

[WHolla09]

Anyone know how Taylor Swift’s attempt at this was compared to the originals?

From the couple songs I heard, they don’t sound bad at all. To be fair, she uses live instruments for the most part, literally got the same producers and artists ( including Kendrick) to recreate the tracks, and her voice still sounds the same and not ruined by years of cigarette use. Obviously more money was spent on her projects as they knew she would recoup it back. Outside of Beyonce, I don’t know any other artist that this would work out as well for them

 

[Piff Perkins]

Anyone know how Taylor Swift’s attempt at this was compared to the originals?

She adds stuff to the new tracks but the vocal performances are similar. Personally I don't think this is gonna work for rap because the artists are older, the beats are worse, and there is no dedicated fan base to push the envelope. The DMX remade tracks sound terrible, he sounds unhealthy etc. I assume the same will happen to Mike Jones. Taylor is in her early 30s, fit, and has a ton of money to throw at this stuff to ensure it sounds good.

If someone like J Cole or Drake were doing this I could possibly see it working, as they're more comparable to Taylor than old DMX for instance.

 

[Canon]

X was ahead of his time

 

[WHolla09]

She adds stuff to the new tracks but the vocal performances are similar. Personally I don't think this is gonna work for rap because the artists are older, the beats are worse, and there is no dedicated fan base to push the envelope. The DMX remade tracks sound terrible, he sounds unhealthy etc. I assume the same will happen to Mike Jones. Taylor is in her early 30s, fit, and has a ton of money to throw at this stuff to ensure it sounds good.

If someone like J Cole or Drake were doing this I could possibly see it working, as they're more comparable to Taylor than old DMX for instance.

I thought about Drake, and while he has the resources to do it, I think anything before If You’re Reading This would be hit or miss. People would stream it obviously, but I don’t think he can match up vocally to the old stuff. Would have to cue up the autotune and AI for the singing tracks lol

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

X was ahead of his time

Nah he was just looking for a quick payday and this shyt is very common of old artists going back decades Taylor might be the only one that did it right because she had resources.