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Snoop Dogg Buys Death Row Records From Blackstone Affiliate
- Death Row was the music label of Tupac, Dr. Dre and Bow Wow
- Acquisition is said to include entire Death Row music catalog
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Hip Hop icon Snoop Dogg has acquired the Death Row Records brand from MNRK Music Group, a song publishing and recording company backed by private equity firm Blackstone Inc.
The deal is expected to include Death Row’s entire music catalog, said a person familiar with the transaction who asked to not be identified because the details weren’t public. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.