“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,” he added.
“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,” Snoop Dogg said in a statement." Subsequently, Death Row filed for bankruptcy in 2006, running through various owners hands before ending up in the care of Snoop Dogg.Ī post shared by snoopdogg to his Instagram account just a few hours ago, the fifty-year old rap titan made this comment: The label, which played a major part in launching Snoop's prolific career, releasing acclaimed LPs such as Doggystyle and Tha Dogfather, became a worldwide phenomenon back in the early 90s, bringing attention to a score of artists that would later go on to change the face of music forever - From MC Hammer to Nate Dogg and Tupac Shakur.Ĭheck out the official video for Doggystyle party anthem, 'Gin N Juice', below.įounded by Dr.Dre and controversial music executive, Suge Knight, back in 1992, the label was marred from the very beginning, becoming a talking point across the globe as co-founder, Knight found himself in trouble with the law.įrequent probation violations and altercations with the police, and a hit-and-run charge were all brought before a judge in 2018, who sentenced Knight to twenty-eight-year prison sentence. No one is excluded from the competition.West Coast rapper and hip hop legend, Snoop Dogg has announced this morning (Wednesday 9th February 2022) his takeover of one of the most iconic labels in the music business - Death Row Records. And it’s open to all singers with a song, whether they are amateur artists or already signed to a major record label. “The American Song Contest is a competition that happens to be televised, rather than a contest created to make a television show. “The American version will be different than anything seen before on US television, marrying the fanfare and excitement of March Madness and the NFL playoffs with the artistry and beauty of world-class performances,” the statement continued. That’s the Eurovision Song Contest,” said “American Song Contest” producer Anders Lenhoff in a statement. “Imagine if music was an Olympic sport and artists from all over the world came together to compete for the gold. The Eurovision competition is one of the largest televised events in the world. “I’m so excited to work with Snoop and can’t wait to see every state and territory represented by artists singing their own songs.'” “I have been a fan and love the concept of Eurovision and am thrilled to bring the musical phenomenon to America,” she said in a statement. “I am honored to host American Song Contest alongside my lil sis Kelly Clarkson, aka Miss Texas,” said the rapper Snoop Dogg in a statement.Ĭlarkson was the first ever winner of the long-running song competition “American Idol.” It will feature performers - solo artists, duos or bands - from all fifty US states along with one from the capital Washington and five from US territories. The show will broadcast on the US network NBC and run for eight weeks before a finale on May 9.
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