Many artists only want to put out music that reflects their projects’ aesthetic or style. However, artists tend to put out music on platforms like Sound cloud for free. When songs are released this way, they are usually not eligible to be given an official release that could be used for streaming or for purchase. Not only that, there have been song leaks that lead to artists scrapping those track altogether.

There are many reasons why artists tend to keep these unreleased recordings. For one, the artist may have moved on from the era of when a song was released. Take Drake’s latest release for example. His song Draft Day came out in between his album Nothing Was The Same and his mix tape If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late. It’s been five years since the track dropped and now, Drake included it in his compilation album. Many aspects of the song are completely different from Drake’s current persona, but he gave his fans the option to stream and/or buy it. The song is not relevant today, nor are the athletes mentioned in the track, but the ability to stream Draft Day on Spotify and Apple Music is exciting for any fan of the Laura Lee song.

Another big reason Wray Song fail to release these tracks on a larger scale is due to sample clearances. Samples are prominent in the hip-hop community, but one thing that many producers often encounter is an expensive sample. This makes the release of a track difficult financially, especially if the artist loses money on the song in the long run. Many hip-hop artists have at least one song that has not been able to have a full release due to this. Chance the Rapper notably had a track that did not make the cut for his Coloring Book project. The song sampled Roberta Flack’s “If Only for One Night,” and because of a clearance issue, it did not make the Grammy-winning album.

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