Big L - Return Of the King - The Vault - Legal Nightmares and Hidden Treasures

Episode one of Big L Return Of the King explores the vault and the legal nightmares that delayed the album's release for twenty-six years. The episode catalogues what existed in Big L's unreleased archives: freestyles from nineteen ninety-seven to ninety-eight, a cappellas, rare recordings scattered across Electric Lady Studios and other locations, material on obsolete formats like DAT tapes and analog reels. Mike Herard, Big L's estate executor, spent decades refusing exploitation offers until Mass Appeal and Nas presented a respectful approach. The episode details the legal minefield of Columbia Records contracts, estate disputes, sample clearances, publishing versus master rights, and the complex negotiations between multiple parties that finally resolved in twenty twenty-two, leading to production beginning in twenty twenty-four.
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