Angel Haze Leaks Own Album to Internet, Label Pulls It, Haze Bitches Out Label, Label Compromises

Months ahead of the scheduled release of Angel Haze’s Dirty Gold, Haze herself posted the entire album to her Soundcloud account, apparently frustrated at her label’s refusal to release it in a timely manner.

Dirty Gold, Hazes’ debut album, was slated to be released by Universal Republic in March, 2014.

According to XXL, Universal Republic promptly pulled the album. Angel Haze, the NYC by way of Michigan upstart who the magazine named a 2013 “Freshman,” then released a tirade via Twitter.

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“It’s so annoying that my label could tell me that if I fucking finished my album before the summer it would be out this year. I have gone to bat for this music. I have gone to bat for myself. I have literally sat fucking sleepless and starved crying over this shit. I turned down so much shit to be sure that I could finish this album because actually wanting something to me means doing all you can to be. Sure that it’s attainable. I stopped arguing my point. Stopped giving a fuck about everything. Let these other ditsy bitches disrespect me I turned my fucking cheek because MUSIC IS ALL I FUCKING HAVE…”

UPDATE: According to tweets by Angel Haze, the label has decided to release the album on December 30. Squeaky wheel getting the grease, or elaborate publicity stunt?

Read: Angel Haze Leaks ‘Dirty Gold’ Debut Because Of Label Frustrations