>Side artist clearances for this
>project has been just as important.
>release a song entitled "Train Wreck" followed by our
>first single "Pain" feat. Snoop Dogg,

To tell you the truth, they could've done this album in their own studios (I know damn well Maseo and Pos has a studio to record in, and they could've gotten Prince Paul as well).

Then they talking about clearing for guest artists, c'mon if they wanted to be independent so bad they could've done this album without any guest artists, a true De La Soul album not De La Soul and friends...again album; it would've saved them a whole lot of time and if they wanted to work with Snoop and others De La could've ask them to be on their albums instead since everyone else seem to still be on majors or indie distributed by a major; I'm gonna call this bullshit and laziness when they still trying to deliver a "Tommy Boy album" without "Tommy Boy money".

I'm glad I didn't participate in their funding, I'll just buy the album whenever it drops...if it's worth copping.