Snoop Dogg Buys Death Row Records From Blackstone Affiliate (1)

Hip Hop icon Snoop Dogg has acquired the Death Row Records brand from MNRK Music Group, a song publishing and recording company backed by private equity firm Blackstone Inc.

The deal is expected to include Death Row’s entire music catalog, said a person familiar with the transaction who asked to not be identified because the details weren’t public. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

Started in the early 1990s, Death Row was home to several important West Coast hip hop artists, including Tupac Shakur, Andre “Dr. Dre” Young, Shad “Lil Bow Wow” Moss, Nate Doggand Snoop Dogg ...