Snoop Dogg’s surprise Iz It A Crime? album has arrived The 21-track album is his 21st solo studio album, and comes six months after his Missionary project with Dr. Dre. The Long Beach rap icon keeps the collaborative vibes going on the new project, with features from Pharrell Williams (on …
Read More »The Death Row Records Gospel Album –Yes, You Read That Right — Is Here
Death Row Records is in the gospel business. Today, the legendary label released Altar Call, a 21-track project featuring celebrated singers such as Jamie Foxx, John P. Kee, and others. The project is dedicated to Snoop’s mother Beverly Tate, who died in 2021 at the age of 70. Altar Call …
Read More »Industry Vet Adrian Miller on Anderson .Paak, Wu-Tang, and Storytelling Through Music
Adrian Miller is full of stories. Throughout our hourlong conversation in Rolling Stone’s midtown office, almost every name mentioned evokes a colorful anecdote of his experience with them. The ‘90s are reductively branded by rap’s so-called East Coast-West Coast beef; It would make casual followers think hip-hop was siloed into …
Read More »Dr. Dre Stills Owns 'The Chronic' Despite 'False Reports' of Death Row Ownership
Following Snoop Dogg’s acquisition of Death Row Records, and “false reports” regarding ownership of The Chronic, Dr. Dre still owns “100%” of the G-funk classic, his lawyer told Rolling Stone. While it was initially reported that the masters of Death Row classics like Dr. Dre’s The Chronic and Tupac Shakur’s …
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