As a tribute to the label, the rapper also plans to release his new studio album under the title "B.O.D.R.," aka "Back on Death Row." News of the acquisition comes just days before Snoop is set to perform at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show with Dr. Every Morning at 930am Nolimit Larry & the Morning Maddhouse gives us. ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 23: Snoop Dogg performs onstage during the BMF world premiere screening and concert at Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood on Septemin Atlanta, Georgia.
Today, Snoop hopes to revive the label and make the next 30 years just as historic as the last. Snoop Dogg Now Owns Death Row Records And Everything Trending For February 10th. After being acquired in an auction for $18 million by WIDEawake Entertainment in 2009, the label switched ownership multiple times before it finally landed with Blackstone and MNRK in 2012. Following this turbulent period, Death Row Records filed for bankruptcy in 2006. But the label was also hit with a wave of lawsuits and charges for criminal activity at the time, partially due to cofounder Knight's personal troubles with the law. 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."īeyoncé Scores First Oscar Nomination For Her Power Ballad "Be Alive"įounded during a revolutionary era in music history, Death Row Records was the source of multiple music successes in the '90s. "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," Snoop said in an interview with "THR." "This is an extremely meaningful moment for me. Following his initial success, the hip-hop icon went on to sign with No Limit Records before moving onto Interscope, Capitol, Geffen, Priority Records, and Def Jam over the course of his career. Snoop, who was previously known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, released his first album, "Doggystyle," in 1993. During his tenure at the label, he continued several of the themes from Doggystyle with follow-ups to earlier songs, such as 'Gin & Juice II' (1998) and ' Snoop Dogg (What's My Name II) ' (2000). It's hard to believe it's been almost a decade since Dr. In 1998, Snoop Dogg left Death Row and joined No Limit Records, changing his stage name from Snoop Doggy Dogg to Snoop Dogg. Dre, Suge Knight, the D.O.C., and Dick Griffey in 1992, the label also helped launch the music careers of several other artists like Tupac Shakur, Michel'le, and The Dogg Pound. Snoop Dogg :: Tha Last Meal:: No Limit Records as reviewed by Steve 'Flash' Juon Bow wow wow yippy yo yippy yay. After 30 years in the music business, Snoop Dogg has acquired ownership of Death Row Records, the label that launched his career. Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told in 1998, No Limit Top Dogg in 1999 (making it his last album of the 90s), and Tha Last Meal in 2000, which was his last No Limit Records album.