“If not enjoined, the trustee will proceed to accept a bid, and seek bankruptcy court approval to sell the copyrights accordingly,” the lawsuit states.Ĭopyright 2007 Associated Press. Dre also wants the court to issue a permanent injunction that would bar the defendants from offering the copyrights for sale without his written consent. He’s also asking that the label and trustee be made to pay him restitution for all revenue Death Row received from its use of the copyrights.ĭr. bankruptcy court to declare that the 19 agreements have been rescinded and compel Death Row and the trustee to restore the copyrights to him. Dre believes the Chapter 11 trustee intends to sell the copyrights and in the past month has solicited bids from potential buyers.ĭr. Dre asserts in the lawsuit that he is again the rightful owner of the copyrights and that the defendants - Death Row and the Chapter 11 trustee administering the bankruptcy case - have infringed on his rights by continuing to distribute the album without the rapper’s authorization.Īccording to the lawsuit, Dr. Dre gave Death Row Records notice in 2000 that he was rescinding the agreements and demanding return of the copyrights.īased on that move, Dr. Dre has held up his end of the bargain, Death Row has failed to pay the royalties. Dre agreed to hand over copyrights to the album on the condition he continue receiving royalties.Īccording to the suit, while Dr. Dre made a mighty statement with his solo debut album 'The Chronic,' a bonafide member of SoulBounce's Class Of 1992. Dre agreed to relinquish his 50 percent ownership interest in Death Row Records, as specified in a written agreement. The album was released on the Death Row label in November of that year.Īround March 1996, Dr.
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Dre granted Death Row a license to distribute the album in exchange for payment of royalties. Dre created, produced and was the principal performer on all master recordings for “The Chronic.” Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles, asserts that Dr. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday with the U.S. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, alleges in the suit that he owns the copyrights to the album, which features hits such as “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang.” And he isn’t taking kindly to the possibility that Death Row and the court-appointed bankruptcy administrator will try to sell the rights. Dre filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court against defunct label Death Row Records over who owns the rights to the 1992 album “The Chronic.”ĭr. riots.Įven with its conceptual perfection and trailblazing sound, which left an open marketplace for artists like The Dogg Pound, 213, and Warren G., The Persistent remains to be Dre’s second best-selling album behind The Persistent: 2001, which went sextuple platinum.Rapper/producer Dr. Timeless tracks the place Dre shined on the lyrical aspect embody “Let Me Experience”, “Nuthin’ However A “G” Thang” together with Snoop, and “The Day The Niggaz Took Over”, the place Daz, Dre, and RBX went in about racial tensions throughout the 1992 L.A. It was characterized by plodding tempos, synthesizer washes, and copious musical sampling of 1970s funk records, especially those by Parliament-Funkadelic. that he may make it on his personal in addition to show to the world that he may do extra than simply make dope beats. Dre’s solo debut album, The Chronic, introduced the G-Funk production style in 1992. It was additionally fueled by Dre’s relentless ardour to point out his former crewmates from N.W.A. Recorded in Loss of life Row Studios in L.A., The Persistent album was created below the affect of a number of the strongest marijuana in america throughout that point, therefore, the title. This album launched the world to the Loss of life Row expertise, G-Funk infused Hip Hop and the one and solely Snoop Doggy Dogg. Dre launched his debut solo album The Persistent on his personal Loss of life Row Data imprint, which was distributed by Precedence Data.
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