I would like to personally thank the teams at Blackstone, MNRK and especially David Kestnbaum, who worked collaboratively with me over several months to make this exciting homecoming a reality.
This is an extremely meaningful moment for me. “It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at the beginning of my career and as one of the founding members. “I am thrilled and appreciative of the opportunity to acquire the iconic and culturally significant Death Row Records brand, which has immense untapped future value.”, said Snoop, who just last year released his last album, Algorithm and appointed Def Jam’s new executive creative/strategic consultant. The album features guests DJ Battlecat, Hit-Boy, The Game, Nas, DaBaby, and more. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar on February 13 and his upcoming album, B.O.D.R. Snoop Dogg’s new ownership deal arrives ahead of his Super Bowl LVI halftime performance with Dr. Dre’s 1992 solo debut, The Chronic, Snoop Dogg’s breakout solo debut, Doggystyle the following year, and the late Tupac Shakur’s Death Row debut All Eyez On Me as well as his first posthumous release The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, both released in 1996. In the early ’90s, Death Row Records produced some of hip hop’s most iconic music including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, The D.O.C., Nate Dogg, Warren G, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Michel’le and others. The Row became one of the most dominant and controversial record labels in music history with artists Dr. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed, however, Variety reports that the deal is the first part of a transaction that is expected to see the 50-year-old rapper also acquiring some of the label’s music rights including his own and other artists.ĭeath Row Records was founded in 1992 by Suge Knight and Dick Griffey along with rappers/producer Dr. The label was formerly owned by MNRK Music Group, which is controlled by private equity funds managed by the investment firm Blackstone, who announced the news on Wednesday (Feb.
Snoop will also be releasing an album called ‘B.O.D.R.’, an acronym that stands for “Back on Death Row,” in partnership with Gala Games.Snoop Dogg has acquired the legendary and former music label Death Row Records. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’, Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle’, Tha Dogg Pound’s ‘Dogg Food’, and Tupac Shakur’s ‘All Eyez on Me’ are some of the top albums released under the label of Death Row Records in the 90’s. It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at the beginning of my career and as one of the founding member.” Dr.
This is an extremely meaningful moment for me.” The iconic rapper who later went to sign with No Limit Records, Interscope, Capitol, Geffen, Priority Records, and Def Jam added, “I would like to personally thank the teams at Blackstone, MNRK and especially David Kestnbaum, who worked collaboratively with me over several months to make this exciting homecoming a reality.”Īccording to TMZ, the rapper stated, “I am thrilled and appreciative of the opportunity to acquire the iconic and culturally significant Death Row Records brand, which has immense untapped future value. Speaking in an official statement, as published by The Hollywood Reporter, Snoop stated, “It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at the beginning of my career and as one of the founding members. ‘Extremely meaningful moment for me’, says Snoop Dogg
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The REAL story behind Snoop Dog murder trial to be turned into a TV show by 50 Cent However, the record label filed for bankruptcy in 2006 and was auctioned to WIDEawake Entertainment for $18 million in January 2009. It soon shot to fame after releasing music from Dre, Snoop, and Tupac Shakur among others. Dre, Suge Knight, the D.O.C., and Dick Griffey. Death Row Records was founded in the year 1992 by Dr. Social media users could not keep calm as they thronged to Twitter to congratulate the 50-year-old rap veteran for his boss move. Whilst the terms of the deal have not been disclosed, the ‘Gin & Juice’ hitmaker bagged the record label deal from MNRK Music Group, a firm that is controlled by private equity funds managed by Blackstone.
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In a rare moment of life coming full circle, the hip-hop legend on Wednesday, February 9, announced that he acquired Death Row Records which was once owned by Suge Knight. Snoop Dogg’s debut album ‘Doggystyle’ was released under the label Death Row Records in the year 1993 and guess what, the rap icon now owns the record label that first paid him.
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