Dr. Dre Sues Death Row

Dr. Dre, the influential West Coast (and my personal favorite) producer has filed a suit against the label he helped found alongside Marion “Suge” Knight. In the lawsuit, Dre claims that he hasn’t been paid royalties on his multi-platinum solo debut The Chronic since 1996. Recently, Death Row was bought by a Records re-released The Chronic with added bonus tracks under the title The Chronic Re-Lit as well as a Greatest Hits record.

In the lawsuit FMQB reports that "Dre's original contract with Death Row didn't include digital distribution rights. He also says that his attorneys notified the new owners that he was owed royalties, but they have never paid him.” FMQB continues by summarizing "the suit seeks unspecified damages of more than $75,000 for breach of contract, false advertising, trademark infringement and misappropriation of publicity.”

“Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got something to say
But nothin comes out when they move they lips
Just a buncha gibberish
And muthafuckas act like they forgot about Dre”

-Eminem “Forgot About Dre”