“Can anyone afford to put it out? I’m not used to dealing with actual labels with a sample clearance team, so it was educational going through that process.”īetween 20, Gillis carved out one of the most unique careers in music with Girl Talk, a project that embodied the promise of the internet’s infinite jukebox. “When we were done, I was thinking, I don’t even know if this can come out!” Girl Talk - real name Gregg Gillis - tells Rolling Stone. No, the challenge Full Court Press presented was a hurdle that none of those years of mashups prepared him for: clearing samples. out April 8 via Asylum/Taylor Gang - is a marked departure from the producer/DJ’s wildly popular mashup albums. Not just from a creative standpoint, though Full Court Press - a collaborative album with Wiz Khalifa, Smoke DZA, and Big K.R.I.T. To finish his first album in 12 years, Girl Talk had to do something he’d never done before.
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