{"id":225030,"date":"2026-03-20T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=225030"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:22:05","slug":"the-day-tlc-held-arista-records-hostage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/the-day-tlc-held-arista-records-hostage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day TLC Held Clive Davis Hostage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ia_7Qcnj8CQ?si=eBfYB-p4JZL1xIbm\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When the math ain\u2019t mathing, sometimes you gotta shake the table! T-Boz gets into the details of how TLC pulled up on execs at Arista Records over shady contracts. 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