Hip-Hop’s Growing Trend: Camp Leaks
AUDIO By J. Tinsley on August 30, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Sometimes, you just don’t know who to trust in the world anymore. Personally, I haven’t listened to any Jay-Z leak since “Run This Town” and don’t plan on it until the entire album is available. For clarification purposes, I have all the intentions in the world of purchasing a hard copy, mainly so I can say I completed the trifecta. Anyway, I’ve noticed something which is becoming an alarming trend in the world of Hip-Hop: mass leaking (pause…if needed). Tracks, mixtapes and albums surfacing before their intended dates have become such a regular fixture in music, most artists add it to their business plan nowadays. However, the problem is when a group of songs leak within hours of each other…from the same camp, no less.
It’s already happened twice this summer. And, quite frankly, twice is just too much.
Weeks ago, Fabolous ran into a problem with his album when three Jermaine Dupri produced tracks all leaked at the same time. The end result? Loso was forced to push his album back from June 30 to July 28 and then deal with the fact Loso’s Way leaked three weeks prematurely. Just an all around bad chain of events for Loso all spring boarded by a mass leakage of records by the same camp. Now, fast forward two months and the same thing is happening with Jay in regards to his Timbaland inspired records. So much with that face-to-face delivery of Blueprint 3, huh?
This is not a knock on J.D. or Timbo because I’m pretty sure they had nothing to do with the sudden releases themselves. Coincidentally, not only does this lead to financial setbacks, but it also can cause a strain on a working relationship/friendship as well (which can likely do more damage in the long run).
I’m just a music enthusiast (more so an obsessionist) who has a set routine on how I listen to records. Over the years, I have conditioned myself to refrain from track by track leaks simply because it would ruin the ambiance of the album…for me, at least. Maybe artists should just start taking external hard drives into studio sessions and saving all the framework on the device. If songs are e-mailed back and forth, send a contract over with terms prohibiting early leaks before a certain date. Hell, and if you’re a producer, stop letting people in “your crew” get their trigger happy paws on an “exclusive.” The NMC is going to get more credit and praise in the grand scheme of things anyway.
I’m not saying this would be the end-all, be-all solution to the problem because it’s not. It’s just my take. But then again, what do I know? I’m just a writer in this vast ocean (the internet) equipped with a flotation device (an opinion).
Previously Posted - “Now What You Heard Is A Test…” | Jay-Z - “Venus Vs. Mars” (Prod. by Timbaland) | Jay-Z - “Reminder” (Prod. by Timbaland) | Jay-Z Feat. Drake - “Off That” (Prod. by Timbaland) | Jay-Z Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West - “Run This Town” Video | “Feel Like I’m Back” Review Of Fabolous’ Loso’s Way | Fabolous Feat. Lil Wayne - “Salute” | It’s Loso In Case You Ain’t Know So
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I dare somebody to bring up Dro’s album lol. that was a damn tragedy.
Dro…I forgot all about him. Damn shame.
Anyone have any AM sets? I have like 3 or 4 and probably more that I cant find at the moment. I’m just trying to get some to listen to, have a long car ride ahead of me
and those jay-z leaks suck.
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And “Venus Vs. Mars” is dope.
The only way to stop a leak is to lock the masters, the studio engineer and in actual fact the whole batch inside Fort Knox (not the Just Blaze one) and have John McLaine standing on guard.
off that was too cliché but reminder’s good (hook not much) and venus vs mars is dope, no doubt !
I agree wit Greums. Reminder’s lyrics are dope but that chorus plus Jay’s tim the tool man taylor grunt over the chorus and throughout the track kinda kill it for me. At least he stopped sayin sweet. whats the controversy wit Dro’s shit. Somebody refresh my memory
I posted 10 AM mixes yesterday.
Shit Tim or his camp did me a favor. I’ll save that 15.
yes but he only wants 3 or 4… that’s why he’s confused :/
I posted 10 AM mixes yesterday.
Where at?
Just Blaze talked about this on his live stream a while ago (when he was still doing it) when the Dre reference tracks leaked. Apparently all these engineers are using gmail, which isn’t too hard to hack, and that’s how shit gets leaked. So just upgrade the internet security, pay some money for your shit.
Leaks do not have to happen.
In fact to prove it… I will put up 50k to any artist/band/group that if I am A&R on their project… no water will escape.
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Nevermind I found that Gotty, thanks
a Just Blaze’s production ! Jay & Fab on the track..!! one day ; hope !!!
Camp Low = When somebody from your crew low balls you, for example, leaks your album set on the net.
yeah, what was the deal with Dro’s album again?….
Can someone please explain to me the logic behind pushing a release BACK when part/all of it leaks? I understand when the final product ends up being substantially different from the leak but when it’s the same shit you’d think they’d want to try to get that on shelves pronto so as not to lose any more potential sales.
I’ve wondered the same thing as Kyle, fo real.
shouts out to the crew
got a mention on hiphopdx
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/columns-editorials/id.1398/title.hate-it-or-love-it-a-hip-hop-analysis-of-drake/p.all
Six to five days from an album’s initial release is about as good as it gets.
As soon as it arrives at a retail chain, someone will probably upload it. Usually that is why you have albums leak on the Wednesday or Thursday before it’s release on that following Tuesday.
The best I’ve seen so far is Lupe Fiasco’s “The Cool”, which leaked on a Thursday. On top of that it was turrible quality.
I personally don’t like individual songs leaking. I rather the whole damn thing myself.
When Nas last album did that , it kinda killed the conceptual aspect of it.
some ppl love, some hate but leaks don’t kill nothing, people who listen those individual songs before the whole thang maybe kill something..
shouts out to the crew
got a mention on hiphopdx
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/columns-editorials/id.1398/title.hate-it-or-love-it-a-hip-hop-analysis-of-drake/p.all
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Damn, that’s good shit.
TSS is major.