According to the Associated Press, Dre filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court against defunct label Death Row Records over who owns the rights to the 1992 album “The Chronic.”
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles, asserts that Dr. Dre created, produced and was the principal performer on all master recordings for “The Chronic.”
However, in 1992, Dr. Dre granted Death Row a license to distribute the album in exchange for payment of royalties. The album was released on the Death Row label in November of that year. In 1996, Dr. Dre then agreed to hand over copyrights to the album on the condition he continue receiving royalties.
According to the suit, while Dr. Dre has held up his end of the bargain, Death Row has failed to pay the royalties.
As a result, Dr. Dre gave Death Row Records notice in 2000 that he was rescinding the agreements and demanding return of the copyrights.
Due to the fact he never received royalties, Dre is demanding that the copyrights be restored to him and is asking the court to issue a permanent injunction that would bar the defendants from offering the copyrights for sale without his written consent.
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good shit dre get yo money
"Dr. Dre then agreed to hand over copyrights to the album on the condition he continue receiving royalties."
Why would he give up the copyrights to CONTINUE recieving royalties when he was already getting them? somethin aint right there, i smell suge knight's reputation at work......
Suing people is so gangsta
^^^ nigga do you have ANY idea how much money that might be? do you KNOW how many units The Chronic has sold to this day? THERE AINT A NIGGA ON THIS SITE IN HIS RIGHT MIND WHO WOULDNT CALL IT A CLASSIC. INCLUDING THE NIGGA YOU REPPIN IN YO ACCOUNT PIC.
dre gotta make his money
fuck dre gay young aint making money no more
Hoodstock, you're a fucking hater!
are you for real not makin money no more
hes like the fifth richest rapper ever
he made like 15 mil last year
lol dre aint gettin shit...dey hustled dat nigga
how the fuck it take u so long realize u wasnt gettin royalties
he b getting alot of royalties thats y dumbass! lol dre is a rich ma fucka... all i gotta say is he makes money off eminem and 50 cent n he got money of games 1st album! now dats ricv already not including old skools hit from him and he still producing n id say hes beats r top 5 rnb in the world if n0ot #1 hands down so he b getting alot of doe!
hoodlegend fuck ya bitch ass nigga why ya called name
u gotta be from poland or sum shit like that u cant speak english for shit, plus who listens to ja nowadays? laame ass.
my name
fuck you, you silly ass, lame ass nigga. i don't do internet beef. i just said you're a fucking hater, and you are! you always got some negative shit to say about somebody everytime you post a comment. you sound like an envious ass niggas, for real. come to think of it... is that a pic of ja rule on your avitar? lmao, you's a clown ass nigga fam! do you...
bitch ass boy
i wouldnt even be talkin to hoodstock nigga cant spell lol i blame the school systems lol
get money dre!
on tha real tho, death row was my all time fav label back in da day! whut suge did was out right rape dre,snoop,pac,nate,danny boy..... its a real shame that it happened, but i say dre cont. to fight for whuts urs.pac got murdered cause he was fightin that nigga for his freedom. straight up get whuts urs dre, OH YEAH, FUCK THA HATERS!!!!!!!!!!!
Good for Dre, Suge is a bully and he rape all the artist on Death row. Glad Dre taking this to court don't make it easy for duke.
The clown that said Dre ain't making no money no more hahahah 2days ago forbes released hip hops top earners in 2006...dre made 30mill............straight.
Death row could of still been on top if Suge wasn't a fking loser......the west coast died with Death row.
Aiyyo, good look last week on helpin' me find that Nas freestyle, "True Dialect", on YouTube! That joint is vicious! Now, I've got ONE more to find to complete my mission. My little cousin had it on a mixtape back in the day but we can't find it anywhere! It's like, lost forever, lol...
"Tommy Gunn Dunn & Machine Gun Mike pulled a heist, effed up, robbed the same jewelry store twice..."
fuck ya and hoodlegend dre is clown he aint making money no more i say that dre is wack and famale he aint man n why pac and suge blow him bitch out from death row and went to work with another wack feminem haha fuck dre his fans
damn i wanna stab u for disrespectin the best producer of all time what the fuck is wrong with u? ja WHO? that nigga is washed up and ready to leave the industry we dont need a faggot like him ( same thing for ur bitchass ).
man wtf is worng wit your ass? u gettin at 50, jay, now dre? so whats next? snoop or eminem?
HOODSTOCK, suck a dick nigga - no one thinks you're cool or funny
fucking Ja Rule repping ass fucking lame.... eat a AIDS dick you faggot
na seriously u need some facts,instead of clowning around...i'm telling you right fucking now that dre made 30mill last year.....and he'll probably make a lot more this year.how can you say shit like he ain't making money???????????? its just stupid...
ya dig u lyin dre aint made 30mill
it was 20 mill, but thats still A LOT of cake when u say u havent been in the limelight for a minute
i'm not doubtin dre's makin money, but i dunno about the 30 mil.
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/ny-ethip175335257aug17,0,4216279.story
that says 20 mil, they could be wrong, but i'm just sayin. 20 mil is still damn good considering how long its been since chronic came out, and it's more than hoodstock will ever be able to THINK about in his worthless life.
Young has been a regular on Rolling Stone magazine's "Annual 50 Richest Rock Stars" list since its first installment in 2001. In 2001, he earned $51.9 million U.S., including $35 million from the sale of 30% of his share of Aftermath records to parent label Interscope.
In Rolling Stone's 2004 list, it was reported that Young charges a "Friends and Family" rate of $75,000 for artists affliated with him. On top of the flat fees, he earns an additional 5% production royalty and label profits for Aftermath artists.
For outside work, his rate is considerably higher. Rolling Stone reported that he earned $2 million for his work on the hit Mary J. Blige song "A Family Affair" in 2001, and that he earns roughly $250,000 per track for co-production on songs such as Gwen Stefani's "Rich Girl" (see references for details). His personal wealth is estimated by the website panachereport.com to exceed $150 million (see references for details), making him number 6 on their "Top Ten Richest People in Hip Hop 2006" list [3]
DRE.....GET THAT MONEY!!!
dre is paid, and he still gettin paid...ya dig
hoodstock ..Yo stupid mother fucker stop saying dre is female and bla bla bla and bla bla bla..Hoodlegend got right ,you just a fucking hater....How you know how many cash dre did last year,bitch you dont know nothing you lil mother fucker....
You can say evything cause you hate its easy, but it stays that you are a stupid motha fuck..IF i could see you i probably 40 caliber ya ass up pussy....Say one more comment and i WAR U mother fucker i fuck your mom ass !!!!!HooDStock yeah good stock we see it
you know i don't give a fuck to your mom got 40 caliber i can put you with your 40 caliber on ya mothefuck face bitch as nigga
ya dig ya dig ya dig ya dig ya dig ..lil wayne dickryder
THIS IS FOR HOODSTOCK
Forbes made a list of the richest people in the rap game called "Hip-Hop Cash Kings".
Number 1. Jay-Z, with $34 million made in 2006.
Number 2. 50 Cent, with $32 million made in 2006.
Number 3. Sean "Diddy" Combs, with $28 million made in 2006.
Number 4. Timbaland, with $21 million made in 2006.
Number 5. Dr. Dre, with $20 million made in 2006.
Number 6. Eminem, with $18 million made in 2006.
Number 7. Tied for number 7 are Pharrell Williams, Scott Storch, and Snoop Dogg, all with $17 million made in 2006.
It also says that this year, Chamillionaie and The Game both made $11 million. Also this year, as we all know, Jay-Z sold Rocawear for $204 million, and he got about a quarter of that. Forbes also states that 50 Cent should get about $100 million from the Glacéau deal.
Here is the link: http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/15/hip-hop-millionaires-biz-cx_lg_0816hiphop.html
By the way, I made a mistake, the list is not for the richest people in the rap game, it is for the people who made the most money during 2006.
*Chamillionaire.
ohh bitch you are lyin stop lyin think i don't know i first knew this before you
first of all where's jermaine on the list and kanye and luda?
How the fuck can I be lying? I GAVE YOU THE MOTHERFUCKING LINK YOU ILLITERATE PIECE OF SHIT! STOP RIDING YOUR OWN DICK YOUR STUPID HATER. Stupid Ja Fool stans. I gave you the link and you still don't believe me? That's Forbes bitch, you don't have to trust me, I knew you were gonna say something really stupid, so I gave you the link. You didn't even check it out, did you? Fuck you.
*You stupid piece of shit.
how can i trush you you are lyin
HOW AM I LYING WHEN I GAVE YOU THE MOTHERFUCKING LINK TO THE FORBES ARTICLE? YOU ARE A NIGGER FOR THIS, NOT A NIGGA, BUT A MOTHERFUCKING NIGGER. You don't have to trust me, BUT YOU CAN TRUST FORBES, I GAVE YOU THE FUCKING LINK, ALL THE INFORMATION IS IN THAT ARTICLE. Fuck you're stupid.
Here you go, here is the fucking article you stupid fuck:
Special Report
Hip-Hop Cash Kings
Lea Goldman with Jake Paine 08.16.07, 6:00 AM ET
While most of us look forward to retirement, Shawn Carter, better known to the planet as master rapper Jay-Z, couldn't stand the view from the sidelines following his 2003 farewell The Black Album. Despite a frenetic schedule as president of Def Jam Recordings and co-founder of its ultra-successful Roc-A-Fella Records imprint, Jay-Z managed to squeeze in a comeback last year with Kingdom Come, his 11th studio album, which debuted at the top of the pop and rap music charts, selling some 2 million copies.
But those weren't the only paychecks coming in. Jay-Z also owns the 40/40 Club sports bar franchise, with locations in New York and Atlanta, and a small stake in the NBA's New Jersey Nets. (He's often photographed in courtside seats alongside his girlfriend, pop superstar Beyoncé.) Plus the native New Yorker (from Brooklyn's hardscrabble Marcy Projects) collects income from blue-chip endorsement deals with Budweiser, Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ), and General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ). All told, Jay-Z banked an estimated $34 million in 2006, earning him the top spot on Forbes' first-ever list of hip-hop Cash Kings.
In Pictures: Hip-Hop Cash Kings
Unlike traditional music genres like pop, rock and country, whose artists generally make the bulk of their money selling albums and touring, hip-hop has spawned an impressive cadre of musicians-cum-entrepreneurs who have parlayed their fame into lucrative entertainment empires. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, who nabbed the No. 2 spot on the list, presides over G-Unit, a diverse portfolio of businesses that includes apparel, ringtones, video games and even a line of fiction. All told, "Fiddy" as he is known to fans, made an estimated $32 million last year. "I'm creating a foundation that will be around for a long time, because fame can come and go or get lost in the lifestyle and the splurging," he told Forbes last year. "I never got into it for the music. I got into it for the business."
At No. 3 is impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs, formerly known as "Puff Daddy," who lords over Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group. That enterprise is responsible for TV series like MTV's Making the Band franchise, the Sean John clothing line, the bestselling Unforgivable cologne and a pair of restaurants called Justin's, named after one of his sons. The Bad Boy Records label, backed by Warner Music Group (nyse: WMG - news - people ), released albums last year by Danity Kane, Cassie and Yung Joc. Last year, Diddy himself released his first album in four years; Press Play debuted at the top of the U.S. pop and rap charts. All told, Combs made an estimated $28 million last year. (Representatives for Diddy, ever the showman, insist that figure is much higher.)
Generally, the most successful "hip-hopreneurs" run their own labels, taking a cut from the artists they sign. Both Eminem ($18 million) and Dr. Dre ($20 million) boast Interscope-backed imprints; both helped produce and release 50 Cent's last two albums, which have sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Fifty owns his own G-Unit label which produces artists like Young Buck and Lloyd Banks, among others.
Other lucrative businesses: producing tracks and beats for other artists. Listers like Timbaland ($21 million), Scott Storch ($17 million) and Pharrell Williams ($17 million) are among the most sought after--and pricey-- producers on the planet. Rappers like Snoop Dogg ($17 million) collect massive fees for cameos on other artists' tracks. Last year, in addition to releasing Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, his eighth studio album, Snoop Dogg ($17 million) made guest appearances on hit singles by Akon, Mariah Carey and the Pussycat Dolls.
While endorsement deals with top-shelf brands used to be the exclusive domain of pop's biggest acts--Michael Jackson and Madonna, among them--hip-hop artists now routinely land such gigs. This year Chamillionaire ($11 million) inked a deal with Energizer; The Game ($11 million) peddles Skechers sneakers. And in an irrefutable sign of just how corporate hip-hop has become: Last October Anheuser Busch named Jay-Z "co-brand director" for Budweiser Select.
Our estimates are based solely on 2006 income. In March, Jay-Z sold his Rocawear apparel label to Iconix (nasdaq: ICON - news - people ) for $204 million. Forbes estimates he pocketed about a quarter of that, after taxes and other payable commitments. And in May, Coca Cola (nyse: KO - news - people ) announced it would buy Glaceau, maker of VitaminWater, for $4.2 billion in cash. Once the deal is consummated, 50 Cent, who agreed to endorse the brand in 2004 in exchange for a small stake, should walk away with some $100 million. Best efforts were made to contact every member of the list for comment.
Forbes and E! Entertainment teamed up for a one-hour special about the list, which will premiere on Saturday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. ET. The E! special features exclusive interviews with Big Boi, Lil Jon, T.I., Swizz Beats and Scott Storch. Check your local listings.
i only wanna you to answer me this question
where's jermaine on the list and kanye and luda?
And I only want you to stop acting like a motherfucking nigger.
Oh and, HOW THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW??? E-mail Forbes or something and they can tell you. Even if Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, and Ludacris aren't on that list, how does that make Dr. Dre any poorer? Even without those $20 million made last year, he's still loaded, so shut the fuck up.
i aint acting like nigger but you are acting like you don't know yourself
BITCH
ok people lets chill... these are the people that MADE THE MOST IN 2006... kanye didnt even release in 06 so thats why he is not on there... if you are looking for the RICHEST in the rap game, thats a whole different list u need to find
How am I acting like a nigger? I gave you the fucking information, I gave you a source, and not just any stupid blog source, that's Forbes, yet you still don't want to accept the fact that Dr. Dre is making money. As I said, stop riding your own dick.
In reply to "flossedout225"'s comment, I did make mistake at first, saying that Forbes' list is for the richest people in the rap game, but I corrected it later.
Shit Head — about 1 hour ago
By the way, I made a mistake, the list is not for the richest people in the rap game, it is for the people who made the most money during 2006.
*Make a mistake.
yeah dre is poorer but how much did he sold in his career?
Dr. Dre is not poorer because Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, and Ludacris don't appear on that list, but let's assume you aren't that stupid, "The Chronic" was certified 3x platinum, but it sold more than that, it's just that the RIAA doesn't update, "2001" was certified 6x platinum, he owns Aftermath Entertainment, with stars like 50 Cent and Eminem, and they both sell a lot, so he gets a lot of what they get.
I got the following from Wikipedia:
Young has been a regular on Rolling Stone magazine's "Annual 50 Richest Rock Stars" list since its first installment in 2001. In 2001, he earned $51.9 million U.S., including $35 million from the sale of 30% of his share of Aftermath records to parent label Interscope.
In Rolling Stone's 2004 list, it was reported that Young charges a "Friends and Family" rate of $75,000 for artists affliated with him. On top of the flat fees, he earns an additional 5% production royalty and label profits for Aftermath artists.
For outside work, his rate is considerably higher. Rolling Stone reported that he earned $2 million for his work on the hit Mary J. Blige song "A Family Affair" in 2001, and that he earns roughly $250,000 per track for co-production on songs such as Gwen Stefani's "Rich Girl" (see references for details). His personal wealth is estimated by the website panachereport.com to exceed $150 million (see references for details), making him number 6 on their "Top Ten Richest People in Hip Hop 2006" list.
So shut the fuck up.
hoodstock u a retard, luda aint on the list cause all he did was realese 1 album near the end of 2006 so he aint earn that much kanye aint on the list cause he dint do shit but produce not hits in 2006, jermaine aint on it cuz his beats are cheap
Thats smart Dre, but in 92 u sold your soul, and what u love to do. For the love of the money. HOPE u get the rights back tho. For real
stop hatin on dre.he a legend..nigg got ja rule for a pic funny shit.its murda.lol
dre been getting hustled by suge
suge paid this gay since he was young
suge changed this gay from female to man
still homeboy no hustle no money no sell
Hoodstock, I don't get you and your kind, how can you be cheering for Suge? He's a fat fucking hater, you stupid fuck. Dr. Dre accomplished more in a minute that you will your whole fucking life.
quick questn.is that new common cd any good?and i wanted to get the format but dont know if its any good?did any1 get any of these cds
new common "F.F." cop it its hot..
he better drop it b4 suge hang his ass upside down over a balcony.
Dre great at what he do, but he a lil bitch suge aint go play with his ass
If do win some money he gon have to spend it on extra security so there's no point
he should let it go.
hahah suge ain't go shit anymore........he only had power when he had the money..now he ain't got the dough all his riders went away.
I swear hoodstock is da biggest hater on dis site da nigga always got some shit 2 say. Den when ppl prove him wrong he jus keep repeatin himself like a retard. But on some reel type Toxic right i think Suge played Dre. Go ahead 2 dem courts + get ur paper Dre
I know, I've proved him wrong, and he keeps talking shit like some Internet homo-thug. What the fuck is up with that?
im wid shit head on this 1, he did prove him wrong i fink hoodstock has 2 much time on his hands n probz just stays home havin a wank ova suge n ja, oh n dr re's gunna laugh str8 to the bank afta sueing foul ass death row records, i fink suge should fink of goin bk 2 his old job (a wannabe bodyguard) lol, BWS 4 LIFE!!!!
i aint hater, but am doin all right thing over here, don't take dre to position which he never been around there is da what am doin
What? Dre is loaded, and your worthless mind can't even comprehend that. How the fuck can you say he's not rich? Rolling Stone said he has about $150 million, don't tell me that's not rich. Just give up, you won't look as stupid if you just say "Sorry guys, I'm a retard, what can I say?". How can you still be claiming that Dr. Dre is not filthy fucking rich after everything I've said? You must be a really stupid kid.
i can't agree with yall bitch that dre is rich naaaa i can't believe that any way dre is poorer wack bitch pussy female homeboy clowns garbage and all of this excrement he is
i couldn't understand one word that you typed hoodstock. not one word. please stop talking.
ITS MURDA.GETM JA
da only reason dre is and would be sueing death row is 2 get wat hes deseverves and is entitled 2 u dumbass (hoodstock) is like wen 2pac dies he died broke cuz all suge does is looks afta u wen ur famous and then wen ure nuffin u end up stone broke thats y my nigger 2pac wanted 2 do his own fing and get out if death row records!!!
R I P 2PAC
Listen to this guy, he speaks the truth.
IS THERE ANYTHING NEW OUT WIT JOELL ORTIZ?HES NICE
Joell Ortiz = ALSO SIGNED TO AFTERMATH, just so you know, Hoodstock.
Hoodstock u a clown, just take the beating from "shit head" with grace fool!
Don't pay any attention to Hoodstock's hating ass. There's nothing "hood" about that lil' nigga. He's just mad at the fact that other niggas are doing better than him. More money, more respect, more bitches, more everything. He's a lame.. If all a nigga does is constantly hate on the next man, it shows you the type of nigga he is. Somebody should smack the shit out of that nigga with a Forbes magazine or a Chronic cd. Hate on that you bitch ass nigga! He probably from chin strap Idaho anyway.
init (shit head) but u always get fools on here finkin they no everyfin then until some1 puts them 2 the curb by firing the truth they try n prove them wrong but i fink we all no that this cat (hoodstock)lives like?? a true lame ass fool, who is just fake ass fuck man, haha!!!
Yeah man, for real.
MURDA INC