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For 30 years, it seems that there has never been a pitch too wild for Snoop Dogg. He’s done a reggae album, a funk album, two gospel albums, and even released an album on the blockchain. The Zelig of popular music, no collaborator is off limits: Willie Nelson, Stevie Wonder, …

After derailing a partial settlement last week and claiming he wanted a full-blown trial, Suge Knight made another about-face today and agreed to a $1.5 million settlement in his wrongful death civil case. The last-minute pact averted a retrial over claims filed by the wife and two daughters of Terry …

When Suge Knight sped away from Tam’s Burgers in Compton, California, on Jan. 29, 2015, he left two men lying on the asphalt behind him. He had just shifted gears and barreled over the pair with his two-ton Ford Raptor truck. One of the men, Terry Carter, would die from …

As he heads into a second wrongful death trial involving the fatal 2015 hit-and-run of Compton businessman Terry Carter, Suge Knight is digging in, refusing to let his longtime lawyer, David Kenner, withdraw from the case. A judge ruled Monday that Knight’s resistance meant jury selection for the civil retrial …

Dr. Dre’s first attempt to gut the $10 million civil harassment lawsuit filed against him by his former psychiatrist didn’t get much California love in a courtroom Thursday. At a morning hearing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark H. Epstein said he didn’t agree with the billionaire music mogul …

Two years after Suge Knight sought to overturn what he called his “illegally imposed” 28-year prison sentence in his hit-and-run manslaughter case, a California judge has rejected his bid, calling it both too late and based on evidence described as “not sincere.” In a new ruling issued Tuesday and obtained …

On “Sticcy Situation,” off Snoop Dogg’s ambitious new album, Missionary, which is his second full-length collaboration with mentor Dr. Dre, the golden-voiced star proclaims, “Multi-platinum gangsta shit/Who did it before us?” And 31 years after dropping Doggystyle, his rebellious diamond-selling debut, he cuts right to the heart of his and …

Welcome to ourweekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, a slate of great new collaborations — Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre team up for their first LP in decades, Julien Baker enlist Torres for a twangy cut …

Snoop Dogg‘s new single from his upcoming Dr. Dre-produced album Missionary takes major inspiration from the Police‘s 1979 single “Message in A Bottle,” using part of the melody and Sting‘s replayed version of the guitar line —as well as fresh vocals from the former Police frontman. “Me and Snoop made …

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are giving us another taste of Missionary, Snoop’s upcoming album. On Thursday, the pair released “Outta Da Blue,” also featuring Alus, which will be included on Snoop’s album, due out Dec. 13. “Some n—as is all bark, my n—as, we all bite,” raps Snoop in …