Dr. Dre Files Lawsuit Against Death Row

Dr. Dre (Andre Young) has a filed a lawsuit against his former label Death Row Records over copyright ownership to the album “The Chronic.” In 1996, Dr. Dre agreed to give up 50% ownership of the rights to the album in exchange for continued royalties. However, Death Row never paid up and now Dre wants his music back!

Timeline of events via Pitchfork

Specific details about this case via Billboard

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