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It appears all those joint branding efforts with Martha Stewart have really paid off. Snoop Dogg announced today that he has bought the Death Row Records brand from MNRK Music Group, which is managed by investment group Blackstone. Death Row was the label that paid Snoop in his early years, when it was primarily run by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight. “I am thrilled and appreciative of the opportunity to acquire the iconic and culturally significant Death Row Records brand,” Snoop Dogg said in a statement. “It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at the beginning of my career and as one of the founding members. This is an extremely meaningful moment for me.”
Death Row was famous…
