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13385229, Yeah, Che talks about there being an A-team and a B-team
Posted by mind_grapes, Sat May-23-20 10:55 AM
in terms of the musicians that worked on Miseducation. Him and James Poyser were much more established musicians/producers (aka the A team). The New Arc musicians were people she grew up around and recruited. They didn't realize how little they were actually credited until Sony was finalizing the album release. Che said he could have joined the lawsuit, but missed his chance. He also said that he had already worked with other musicians like Teddy Riley and Wyclef and knew how shady the business side of recording was. Che has since said that musicians don't get taken advantage of by others; they *let* themselves get taken advantage of by not understanding what they have already signed away.

Plus, if other artists think you are a greedy session musician than they will not want to work with you. I think Missy Elliot canceled upcoming sessions with some of these New Arc guys after the lawsuit broke. None of those guys have really done anything else of note besides the Miseducation; aside from the one guy who was an A&R or manager for Rhianna around the time of Pon De Replay.