The New York Times featured Deborah Mannis-Gardner in this article on De La Soul.

The band hired Deborah Mannis-Gardner, the rap world’s go-to sample clearance agent, and the work took more than a year. Mannis-Gardner said that De La Soul’s ownership was important in helping her convince copyright holders “not to try to get blood from a stone” — to keep financial terms reasonable. “Everyone was just really incredible, because they want to be part of history,” she added.

-Ben Sisario, The New York Times