Biz Markie – I Need A Haircut

I bought a new unopened Biz Markie - Goin Off LP and got a copy of this inside instead.

This sample Alone Again definitely wasn't worth getting sued for. that for certain.

This album forever changed the hip-hop industry because of the album's 12th track, "Alone Again." Biz was served a lawsuit by Gilbert O'Sullivan because of "Alone Again" featuring an unauthorized sample from his song "Alone Again (Naturally)." The resulting case was Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc., in which the court granted an injunction against the defendants to prevent further copyright infringement of the plaintiff's song by sampling and referred them for criminal prosecution. The judgment changed the hip hop music industry, requiring that any future music sampling be pre-approved by the original copyright owners to avoid a lawsuit. Biz would poke fun at his misfortunes, titling his next album All Samples Cleared!

After Cold Chillin' ended its deal with Warner, the album was re-pressed without the illegal track.

(From Wikipedia) I just figured it might interest some of you, and it's relevant as well..

Biz bein' Biz. A pretty decent album with a few standouts. "Let Go My Eggo" is nice, "What Comes Around Goes Around" is decent and makes sense as a single, personally I really love "Buck Wild" and "Kung Fu" off side 2. There are a few uninspired by-the-numbers filler songs, though. And although "Toilet Stool Rap" probably seemed like a good idea to the Biz at the time, it is never a good idea to rap about diarrhea. Just don't do it. Who made that song a single? Jeez.