Here Are the Albums Included in Snoop Dogg's Death Row Deal
According to Billboard, the rapper/entrepreneur has finalized a deal to purchase the iconic imprintβs recording catalog. The news comes just weeks after Snoop confirmed he had purchased the Death Row brand from MNRK, the NYC music company that acquired the label in 2013.
Though the terms of the catalog deal have not been disclosed, it was previously reported that Snoopβs acquisition will not include some of Death Rowβs most popular records: Dr. Dreβs The Chronic or 2Pacβs All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.
Billboard reports the Pac projects are now owned by Amaru Entertainment and the Tupac estate, while Dreβs sole Death Row album is expected to return to him sometime in 2023.
What Death Row albums were included in Snoopβs deal? According to the outlet, he now has full control of his 1993 effort Doggystyle, his 1996 project Tha Doggfather, as well as a number of soundtracks, compilations, and records by artists like Daz Dillinger, Lady of Rage, and Kurupt. Itβs also worth noting that Snoopβs albums, including the newly released BODR (Back on Death Row), are some of the best-selling releases under the Death Row banner. In 2021, Doggystyle earned 169,000 units in album consumption activity; The Doggfather generated nearly 8,000 units; and BODR has moved about 10,000 units since its release earlier this month.
According to Billboardβs estimates, the entire Death Row catalog generated about $6 million for MNRK in 2021. Financial executives who specialize in music assets say Snoopβs Death Row deal is valued at $50 million.
βIt 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,β Snoop said when announcing the Death Row acquisition. βThis is an extremely meaningful moment for me.β
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