Snoop Dogg revealed that he and Dr. Dre were briefly at odds over his decision to purchase Death Row Records. During a recent interview with AP News, Snoop Dogg opened up about Dr. Dre’s initial reaction. For those who may need a reminder on how it all went down, Snoop acquired the label from MNRK Music Group, which was formerly known as eOne Music, in 2022.

Prior to his purchase of the label, Death Row Records filed for bankruptcy in 2006 before eventually being acquired by WIDEawake Entertainment Group in 2009.

WIDEawake’s own bankruptcy resulted in the label being sold to eOne Music in 2013. Death Row Records became a division of Hasbro at one point until eOne was bought by Blackstone in 2021. Snoop’s acquisition of the iconic label that launched his career was met with skepticism, even from his longtime mentor and collaborator.

“Oh, he didn’t like it,” Snoop Dogg admitted bluntly when asked about Dre’s response. “He broke up about it. He said it. He spoke to it. He didn’t like it.”

To elaborate, Snoop Dogg shared that Dr. Dre and others close to him were puzzled by the decision mainly due to the financial issues Death Row faced prior to his acquisition of the imprint in 2022.

“But at the same time, he didn’t know what I was doing—nobody did,” he said. “It just looked like, ‘Why the f### is he buying a bag of problems when he’s living a life of success and not having to deal with it? Why would he bring that back into his life?’”

Snoop Dogg, however, had a different perspective. For him, the move was about legacy and redemption—along with tying up loose ends pertaining to the “unfinished business” he felt needed to be handled.

“They didn’t understand what I seen,” he said. “I seen my legacy. I seen certain things that were connected to me that needed to be finished as far as my unfinished business. And also to protect my legacy by putting some beautiful music in Death Row and putting some happy times in Death Row and some life rather than death.”

However, Snoop went on to explain how as time passed that Dr. Dre’s opinion evolved. In fact, he says that his longtime collaborator has now turned into the biggest supporter of the label.

“He loves it,” he said. “He represents it. He’s down with it. I bought all the homies Death Row jackets. He was like, ‘Where my Death Row jacket at?’ I said, ‘I didn’t know you wanted one, cuz’.”

Snoop Dogg originally signed with Death Row Records in 1992, under the leadership of Dr. Dre and Suge Knight — who co-founded the label together in 1991. Snoop’s debut album, Doggystyle, became a seminal release in Hip-Hop history following its release on the label in 1993.

Fast forward nearly three decades, and Snoop’s acquisition of the label in early 2022 was part of a strategic move to reclaim and revitalize his artistic legacy. In addition to the pair releasing their collaborative album Missionary via the label earlier this month, Snoop has orchestrated the return of multiple legacy artists to Death Row Records, including The Eastsidaz and Tha Dogg Pound. He’s also signed a handful of new artists, including standout RB artist October London.

Check out the short film for their collaborative album Missionary in the video below.

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Claressa Shields has revealed that her desire to put her paws on Remy Ma has absolutely nothing to do with her rumored romance with Papoose.

In a teaser clip of the world champion boxer’s upcoming interview with Jemele Hill, Shields addressed her true grievances with Remy Ma amid their recent back-and-forth on Instagram. The topic came up when she and Hill began discussing her viral $100,000 challenge to any woman who could beat her in a fight. In response, Shields confirmed that no one had stepped forward, but quickly revealed she would engage in a fight with Remy Ma for a fraction of the price he challenge advertised.

However, Shields explained to Hill that her eagerness to fight the New York rap veteran doesn’t directly stem from their shared interests in Papoose, but rather from a very specific grievance with how Remy Ma breached her privacy.

“At this point the girl leaked my number,” Shields revealed. “So at this point you can give me a dollar and I’ll put my hand over her.”

As Shields continued, she made it a point to emphasize that her issue with Remy Ma was strictly professional.

“It don’t have nothing to do with whatever else,” she said. “It’s just that part alone. That part there is where it’s like I’m a businesswoman. Don’t leak my number.”

The champ then expressed her disbelief over the act.

“Why would you do that?” she asked rhetorically, adding, “I mean, drama sells. I’m not in that beef. My smoke with her is posting my number.”

Shields concluded by dismissing rumors that her anger was fueled by personal drama over alleged romantic entanglements involving Papoose.

“So people like, ‘Oh, she wants to fight her over a dude, whatever,’ Stop it,” she said, adding, “Stop it. That is so beneath me.”

Shields, who also threw several social media jabs at Remy Ma before challenging her to step into the ring during their spat earlier this month, has faced some scrutiny from celebs over her willingness to face-off with the “All The Way Up” rapper in an actual bout. Infamous social media troll 50 Cent warned Shields to steer clear of Remy Ma, who spent six years behind bars following a 2007 shooting involving a former friend.

“What ever you do don’t fight her,” 50 Cent captioned his post. “She will get the blick champ!”

Check out the interview in the video above and see a portion of the back-and-forth Shields and Remy Ma were recently involved in in the post below.

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Bhad Bhabie claims her boyfriend and child’s father, Le Vaughn, beat her because she “cheated” on him when she called Chief Keef. 

Earlier this week, the 21-year-old rapper and OnlyFans creator accused Travis Barker’s daughter Alabama Barker of stealing Le Vaughn. Barker fired back, insisting she was unaware of their relationship and claimed LV threw a bottle at her during a trip to Vegas last year.  

On Wednesday evening (December 18), Bhad Bhabie took to Instagram Live to share her side of the story. She claims things went left following a fight with Le Vaughn when she called up Chief Keef, whom Bhad Bhabie unofficially dated back in 2020.  

According to Bhabie, she and Le Vaughn had been drinking, which usually ended in them either physically fighting all night or spending the evening in bed.  

“I f##### up by calling Sosa,” Bhad Bhabie recalled, adding she told Chief Keef about the fight with Le Vaughn and asked him to pick her up.  

When Chief Keef called back, she was lying in bed with Le Vaughn. He answered the call, and all hell broke loose.  

“So, I was the one that cheated first. I cheated by calling Sosa from the jump,” Bhabie explains. 

She alleges Le Vaughn “busted [her] lip,” and broke her phone. She also says he “accidentally slammed [her] hand in the door” when she tried to stop him from leaving.  

“My hand was literally hanging,” she said, detailing her alleged injuries. “My teeth were loose. It was just a whole big thing.” 

Bhad Bhabie says Chief Keef was still on the call and heard the entire ordeal. He picked her up and brought her back to his house, where a doctor came to treat her. She spent the night there, and when she returned home, Le Vaughn was packing up his things. 

The “Gucci Flip Flops” hitmaker claims he left for two weeks, at which point he met Alabama Barker. She later found out and says both LV and Barker lied to her about the alleged affair.  

Ultimately, she claims they decided to call it quits.  

“So, me and Le Vaughn have decided to breakup,” Bhabie stated. “I feel like our relationship has ran it’s course.” 

Bhad Bhabie accused Le Vaugh of beating her earlier this year and shared images of the alleged abuse. The couple initially separated but reconciled after she revealed LV was seeking help.

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Lil Baby is finally addressing a viral photo with Michael Rubin taken at the Fanatics CEO’s annual White Party last year. 

The image, which featured the Atlanta rapper hugging the billionaire and NBA player Kyle Kuzma, caused a stir online. 50 Cent posted the photo on Instagram, implying the men were engaged in a sex act.  

Although Lil Baby had previously stayed silent about the viral moment, he shed light on the incident in a new appearance on Lil Yachty’s “A Safe Place” podcast.  

The topic came up when Yachty asked the “BAND4BAND” hitmaker’s thoughts on being turned into a meme.   

Lil Baby admitted that while he finds some of the memes amusing, others make him feel like resorting to violence. 

“Even the whole Mike Rubin thing,” he said. “I don’t play with n##### period. On no funny weird s###.” 

Lil Baby went on to explain that he was simply horseplaying with Rubin and Kuzma, but the image was taken out of context.  

According to Lil Baby, he told Michael Rubin, “I can’t have pictures like that” online before the image went viral. He went even further, instructing Rubin to obtain the security footage to prove the trio was rough-housing.  

“All that type s###, like, that really bother me,” he added. “How I grew up, like certain s### just can’t be on your name.” 

Lil Baby then credited Michael Rubin with being a “super great influence” in his life. “That’s the part people wouldn’t see,” he stated. 

Michael Rubin On His Relationship With Lil Baby

Rubin also addressed his relationship with Lil Baby during an interview earlier this year.  

“Baby is absolutely one of the best human beings on the planet,” Rubin began. “He never rapped and now he’s got this great music career. You just want to root for the guy.” 

Addressing the viral photo, Rubin branded the hysteria the most “ridiculous thing in the world,” questioning how people could find anything “suspect” in the photo.     

“We’re at a party, everyone’s drunk,” he explained. “It’s a 13-hour party, people drink a lot of alcohol. The thing that actually killed me about that is it actually hurt his career.”   

Meanwhile, in other Lil Baby news, fans can expect two new albums in 2025. 

He told Lil Yachty that both WHAM (Who Hard As Me) and Dominique are set to drop in 2025. 

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50 Cent is having a field day with a video of Kanye West’s bizarre deposition featured in a new documentary. 

A clip surfaced online from AE’s Interrogation Raw: Celebrity Under Oath showing Ye going back and forth with an attorney. The snippet sees West cover his face in a mask and declare himself the “richest Black person in the history of America.” 

The video caught the attention of 50 Cent, who couldn’t get enough of Kanye West’s antics. He reposted the video on his Instagram account, poking fun at the controversial rapper.  

“wait this is the best s### I have seen,” he captioned the post. “LOL in the deposition, WTF going on here! LMAO.” 

Check out the full video of West’s deposition at the end of the page. 

The deposition was tied to a $20 million lawsuit filed by MyChannel, Inc. The Black-owned e-commerce band previously worked with West in 2018 on his Yeezy brand. The company claims West promised a long-term partnership that came with a $10 million investment.  

However, despite the company spending $7 million, working 10,000 hours, and relocating twice for the project, West backed out after six months.  

According to the filing, West ended the relationship after allegedly stealing the company’s proprietary technology to support the launch of his Sunday Service initiative. MyChannel is seeking $20 million in damages. 

Kanye West’s Mounting Legal Issues

Meanwhile, Kanye West is facing multiple other lawsuits, many from former employees suing over allegedly unpaid work. 

More than 10 producers who contributed to Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1 and Vultures 2 are considering legal action. The producers claim they are yet to be paid for their work on the projects, despite the albums being released. 

Additionally, a former guard who worked with West between October 2022 and July 2023 alleged racial bias and improper workplace actions. 

Ye’s ex-project manager filed a lawsuit for discrimination, a hostile work environment, retaliation and non-payment of wages.     

Additionally, Lauren Pisciotta, a former assistant, sued him for sexual harassment and wrongful termination earlier this year.

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