3 thoughts on “No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Art Of The Patched Rap Album”
There’s been a bunch of albums that had to be recalled/reissued due to sample clearance issues Snoop/Monch/Biz Markie) but the most significant example that springs to mind is the debut NERD album which was totally rerecorded. The UK version of Dr Octagon has a couple more tracks than the US version and doesn’t have that live track. There is of course the Body Count debut album which was reissued sans “Cop Killer” but the original version wasn’t that hard to come by. “The Geto Boys” is “Grip it on that other level” with a few tweeks and cuts. The Doppelgangaz are in the process of revamping/reissuing “deluxe” versions of all their albums and recently released “Beats for Brothels 3.5” update on volume 3. Random/MegaRan has put out “DLC” bonus content to reward those who’ve preordered certain releases.
There are two distinct editions of Mars Ill’s “Raw Material” and Josh Martinez’s “Buck up princess” albums. There’s also different editions of “The Chronic” and “Death Certificate” sans “Bitches aint shit” and “No vaseline/Fuck Korea” respectively.
There’s been a bunch of albums that had to be recalled/reissued due to sample clearance issues Snoop/Monch/Biz Markie) but the most significant example that springs to mind is the debut NERD album which was totally rerecorded. The UK version of Dr Octagon has a couple more tracks than the US version and doesn’t have that live track. There is of course the Body Count debut album which was reissued sans “Cop Killer” but the original version wasn’t that hard to come by. “The Geto Boys” is “Grip it on that other level” with a few tweeks and cuts. The Doppelgangaz are in the process of revamping/reissuing “deluxe” versions of all their albums and recently released “Beats for Brothels 3.5” update on volume 3. Random/MegaRan has put out “DLC” bonus content to reward those who’ve preordered certain releases.
There are two distinct editions of Mars Ill’s “Raw Material” and Josh Martinez’s “Buck up princess” albums. There’s also different editions of “The Chronic” and “Death Certificate” sans “Bitches aint shit” and “No vaseline/Fuck Korea” respectively.
Elemental & Mr Simmonds just patched/remastered their “Gentlemen of leisure” album: https://elementalhiphop.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-mr-simmonds-gentlemen-of-leisure-remastered-2