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Episode: James Blake and Kanye West Are at War with Spotify
Description: James Blake and Kanye West are on a rampage. Blake has joined the choir of artists to denounce Spotify and lament the streaming ecosystem, saying it doesn't pay enough and that listeners have been brainwashed into thinking music is free. Kanye is thinking of putting Vulture 2 out but not on streaming. Demar and Andriel break it down and wonder if it's even possible to escape streaming today.TIMECODES:00:50 James Blake's Twitter rant2:52 Adriel silencing women8:53 CD era10:12 Right message, wrong messenger – unionizing12:14 Streaming without a subscription16:35 Kanye solution