Dr. Dre Wins Digital Rights To "The Chronic"

[CORREA]

Dre claims Death Row Records owes him $1.1 million from digital sales of his debut album.

A federal judge ruled yesterday (April 20) that WIDEawke Death Row Records does not have the right to profit from digital sales of Dr. Dre's seminal debut album, The Chronic.

Since Dre (born Andre Young) has not been compensated appropriately for the online sales of the album, U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder ruled in favor of the producer-rapper.

Dre's attorney, Howard King, clarified the ruling with The Associated Press, stating that although Death Row may no longer sell The Chronic digitally, other entities can sell the album, but Dr. Dre is to receive 100 percent of the proceeds from online sales.

Dre sued the revitalized record label he helped found in the mid-'90s last year, citing several missed payments as the reason for the lawsuit. At the time, Dre alleged that he was owed more than $1.2 million in unpaid artist-producer royalties, $1.1 million from digital sales and more than $600,00 for mechanical royalties.

"For years, Death Row Records forgot about Dre when they continued to distribute his music digitally and combined his hits with weaker Death Row tracks in an attempt to elevate the stature of their other artists," King wrote in a statement. "We are gratified that the federal court has unambiguously declared that Death Row has no right to engage in such tactics, and must hold all proceeds from these illicit distributions in trust for our client."

Thank God for that, Dre has been struggling to put food on the table recently

[Hack Wilson - real]

Dr. Gay doesn't even need the money from these sales


can't take it with him when he dies either 

[soopa-man]

Fuck it only hope if there is any from this is that he is more involved with the like the album and puts out his own anniversary of it with tracks that he has, from his vaults, I believe he is the only one who owns all the holy grail tracks from that time period "Ho Hopper" "next episode" "rat a tat" "die muhfucka die" "mr officer" and so forth from that album... It's a pipe dream
If you caught his interview with big boy about the chronic album he seemed real salty about the chronic and death row and almost disregards that era and music...

[CORREA]

Fuck it only hope if there is any from this is that he is more involved with the like the album and puts out his own anniversary of it with tracks that he has, from his vaults, I believe he is the only one who owns all the holy grail tracks from that time period "Ho Hopper" "next episode" "rat a tat" "die muhfucka die" "mr officer" and so forth from that album... It's a pipe dream
If you caught his interview with big boy about the chronic album he seemed real salty about the chronic and death row and almost disregards that era and music...

cause hes a fake and to put his old music out will make him look stupid expect his old dr music to leak after he dies

[jman91331]

So he's wrong for going after what's owed to him? You sound dumb. I wouldn't give a fuck if I had a 100 million in the bank & someone owes me a dollar, I want ALL mines. Work for free, who does that? That sounds like some hoe shit "I have enough money, let them owe me what I worked for". That's real slow thinking. And to the dude that called him fake, what gives you the right?

[Hack Wilson - real]

So he's wrong for going after what's owed to him? You sound dumb. I wouldn't give a fuck if I had a 100 million in the bank & someone owes me a dollar, I want ALL mines. Work for free, who does that? That sounds like some hoe shit "I have enough money, let them owe me what I worked for". That's real slow thinking. And to the dude that called him fake, what gives you the right?

if Dre left for Aftermath with nothing but the clothes on his back in 1996 and was okay with this, why does he finally wait until Suge is out of power to go after the Chronic?


oh that's right - he's a giant pussy

[jman91331]

So he's wrong for going after what's owed to him? You sound dumb. I wouldn't give a fuck if I had a 100 million in the bank & someone owes me a dollar, I want ALL mines. Work for free, who does that? That sounds like some hoe shit "I have enough money, let them owe me what I worked for". That's real slow thinking. And to the dude that called him fake, what gives you the right?

if Dre left for Aftermath with nothing but the clothes on his back in 1996 and was okay with this, why does he finally wait until Suge is out of power to go after the Chronic?


oh that's right - he's a giant pussy

Have you been following the law suit for real or do you just type because you like how the keys feel to your fingers? Dre been trying to be his money from when Suge still owned it to when Death Row switched hands. If he's entitled to his cheese, he should get it. You sound like you mad that he did. A man that talks bad about another man that had nothing to do with him because he got what's owed to him, that's a giant pussy.

[M Dogg™]

Dr. Dre should just buy all of Death Row straight up. That's only pennies to him. He should buy it and just move on.

[Kashif mirza]

Dr dre might get some money out of  E1 entertainment because they own deathrow records catalogue.

[TraceOneInfinite]

Dre claims Death Row Records owes him $1.1 million from digital sales of his debut album.

A federal judge ruled yesterday (April 20) that WIDEawke Death Row Records does not have the right to profit from digital sales of Dr. Dre's seminal debut album, The Chronic.

Since Dre (born Andre Young) has not been compensated appropriately for the online sales of the album, U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder ruled in favor of the producer-rapper.

Dre's attorney, Howard King, clarified the ruling with The Associated Press, stating that although Death Row may no longer sell The Chronic digitally, other entities can sell the album, but Dr. Dre is to receive 100 percent of the proceeds from online sales.

Dre sued the revitalized record label he helped found in the mid-'90s last year, citing several missed payments as the reason for the lawsuit. At the time, Dre alleged that he was owed more than $1.2 million in unpaid artist-producer royalties, $1.1 million from digital sales and more than $600,00 for mechanical royalties.

"For years, Death Row Records forgot about Dre when they continued to distribute his music digitally and combined his hits with weaker Death Row tracks in an attempt to elevate the stature of their other artists," King wrote in a statement. "We are gratified that the federal court has unambiguously declared that Death Row has no right to engage in such tactics, and must hold all proceeds from these illicit distributions in trust for our client."

Thank God for that, Dre has been struggling to put food on the table recently

How about thank God for that because it is the right thing to do

[soopa-man]

Yeah at this point dre should just buy the shit it's only right, but let's see if he pays everyone else what they're owed cuz he didn't lool out for any one's business back then either when he was co-owner...I guess time heals all wounds

[TidyKris]

Is this relevant?

[M Dogg™]

Is this relevant?

Sure, maybe they'll find a way to get the Chronic on iTunes and Spotify/BeatsMusic. That'd be big.

[dj coma]

So he's wrong for going after what's owed to him? You sound dumb. I wouldn't give a fuck if I had a 100 million in the bank & someone owes me a dollar, I want ALL mines. Work for free, who does that? That sounds like some hoe shit "I have enough money, let them owe me what I worked for". That's real slow thinking. And to the dude that called him fake, what gives you the right?

if Dre left for Aftermath with nothing but the clothes on his back in 1996 and was okay with this, why does he finally wait until Suge is out of power to go after the Chronic?


oh that's right - he's a giant pussy

Dre has been suing Death Row over the Chronic since 1999.

[TidyKris]

Is this relevant?

Sure, maybe they'll find a way to get the Chronic on iTunes and Spotify/BeatsMusic. That'd be big.

Yeah i am just trying to work out what Correa's method of relevance is
because i always see him shit talking on peoples posts about 90's rappers not being relevant anymore then
he makes no end of posts about 90's rappers, 90's albums, 90's record labels and Dr.Dre...who has not had a big record for over 10 years