Snoop Dogg Acquires Death Row Records, Twitter Salutes The Doggfather

Demise Row Information stays one of the crucial iconic names in Hip-Hop historical past, and it seems one among its former stalwart stars is now in a brand new place of possession of the famed label. Snoop Dogg, who bought his begin as knowledgeable file artist with the outfit, bought the label, and followers on Twitter are saluting the Doggfather.

The brand new enterprise for the always-working Snoop Dogg was introduced on Wednesday (Feb. 9), which particulars that the Lengthy Seashore, Calif. native acquired Demise Row Information from the MNRK Music Group, which is owned by the funding agency Blackstone.

“I’m thrilled and appreciative of the chance to accumulate the enduring and culturally vital Demise Row Information model, which has immense untapped future worth,” Snoop provided in an announcement.

He continued with, “It feels good to have possession of the label I used to be a part of firstly of my profession and as one of many founding members. That is a particularly significant second for me. I wish to personally thank the groups at Blackstone, MNRK and particularly David Kestnbaum, who labored collaboratively with me over a number of months to make this thrilling homecoming a actuality. I’m trying ahead to constructing the following chapter of Demise Row Information.”

David Kestnbaum, a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone, added “We at Blackstone are robust supporters of the artist and creator neighborhood in our leisure investments. We’re excited to place the Demise Row Information model again within the palms of a legend like Snoop Dogg. We want him success within the years forward because the model strikes ahead beneath his management and imaginative and prescient.”

The large information is joined by the discharge of an upcoming album from Snoop titled B.O.D.R. (Bacc On Demise Row), which is because of launch this Friday (Feb. 11).

On Twitter, followers of Snoop Dogg are chiming in with their ideas and we’ve bought them listed out beneath.

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