Well versed in the world of mixtapes (and graffiti), DJ Kay Slay learned some industry 101 when trying to put together his first official album “Streetsweeper Vol.1.”
An album built on it’s guest appearances, it wasn’t easy to obtain them says the Drama King, “It could be a situation where it could be your brother, your real blood brother, twin born the same day, and if he’s on another record label and them CEOs got a situation, your brother could possibly not be on your album or single. It’s crazy.”
“You gotta slightly threaten them,” he told MTV. “Not physical harm, but [just saying,] ‘Look, if you don’t do this for me, when you got this new wack cat coming out, I’m not playing nothing. I’ma shut him down.’ It’s bad, but you gotta play them games with the labels to get what you need. You could be tight with the artist, and the artist could be on the other end of the phone telling his lawyer, ‘I’m clearing this, do this.’ And the lawyer is like, ‘I need to know the mechanical royalty he’s going to receive’ and ‘Is it equivalent to Eminem’s?’ I got a compilation album that has 66 artists on it, so you can imagine the headaches.”
