Meet the woman who got De La Soul streaming

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Business News, News, Tv & Film, Technology

4.4 • 585 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

De La Soul was legendary for their trail-blazing approach to hip-hop. But in recent years the trio become notable for another reason: You couldn’t hear their music on any streaming platform. This means that generations of fans - including Recode’s Peter Kafka - couldn’t find them on the likes of Spotify, and potential new fans would never hear them at all. Today that’s changed, thanks to Reservoir Media's CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi, who purchased the company that owned the trio’s music, and then spent 18 months clearing the legal path to get them online. Khosrowshahi talks about the work and money that went into getting De La Soul streaming again and explains how her independent music company operates in a world dominated by giant players. Featuring: Golnar Khosrowshahi (@ReservoirMedia) CEO of Reservoir Media Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode More to explore: Subscribe for free to Recode Media, Peter Kafka, one of the media industry's most acclaimed reporters, talks to business titans, journalists, comedians, and more to get their take on today's media landscape. About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.7	three that's a magic number.
1:15.9	Yes, it is.
1:17.4	It's the magic number.
1:19.0	This is Recode Media, Peter Kafka, and that is me.
1:21.9	And as you can tell from our intro music, not our standard intro music.
1:25.6	This is a special episode for me and my guest. That's
1:28.7	because De LaSoul, the groundbreaking hip-hop band is finally streaming their music. I've been
1:32.8	hoping for this for many, many years. My guest has been hoping for it for a couple of years.
1:37.8	Her name is Golnar Kasrohahi. Did I butcher your name? No, you did not. A plus on the name, Peter. A plus for effort,
1:46.2	I guess. Welcome. You're the CEO and founder of Razaar Media. You guys own the De LaSoul
1:52.3	catalog because you bought it from, you bought Tommy Boyd Music, which owned it for many years,
1:57.2	was not streaming it. Now, as we're podcasting, that music is streaming. So thank you for
2:01.9	that. My pleasure. It was a Herculane effort by a team of people who have dedicated the past
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