The Death Row dynasty has always been a cocktail of brilliance, dysfunction, and unfiltered honesty — and now, three decades after G-funk first shook the industry, one of the label’s most famous family ties is unraveling in real time.
Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger, cousins, collaborators, and architects of the West Coast sound, are locked in a bitter feud over publishing rights, contracts, and the legacy of Death Row Records. What started as quiet tension has now spilled across social media like a leaked session file, each man broadcasting grievances straight to the public.
Daz lit the fuse first. In a raw, unpolished YouTube video, the Tha Dogg Pound producer claimed Snoop tried to edge him out of his own catalog shortly after acquiring Death Row in 2022.
“They tried to go behind my back and trademark all of my work,” Daz said, his tone somewhere between disbelief and a threat. “And then flaunt it in my face like, ‘We got it. That’s all we wanted because we’re gonna sell everything for a billion dollars to Universal.’”
If it sounds like classic Death Row drama — power struggles, blurred lines, money trails thicker than smoke — that’s because it is. The label birthed Snoop’s stardom in the early ’90s, and Daz was right there with him, crafting beats and rhymes as one-half of the platinum group Tha Dogg Pound. Their history is long. Their contributions are undeniable. Their current relationship? Hanging by a thread.
Snoop didn’t stay silent for long. The Doggfather fired back with a blistering response video, his trademark laid-back delivery replaced by cold irritation.
“I see you ain’t got st to do but hate on me, huh?” he said. “In a minute, I’m gonna fk you up, cuz… Not physically but business-wise ’cause you broke as a motherfker right now. So leave me the fk alone.”
The words hit like a diss track with no beat behind it — direct, personal, and meant to sting.
The beef didn’t pop up overnight. Daz recently claimed in a radio interview that his cousin pushed him out of Death Row after he refused to sign over his publishing. He also said he realized things were going south when he wasn’t invited to a recent performance celebrating the label’s legacy.
“He’s just like, ‘You ain’t signing your catalog over to me,’” Daz recalled. “And I’m like, ‘I’m keeping it. It’s worth a lot.’”
The heart of the conflict isn’t just family drama — it’s ownership. It’s legacy. It’s the tension of a label reborn in the streaming era, where old masters suddenly matter more than ever. With billion-dollar valuations floating in the air, the ghosts of ’90s contracts are coming back with vengeance.
For now, the cousins are airing their laundry in the most 2025 way possible — videos, posts, replies, and comment-section side-eyes. No fists thrown, but plenty of verbal haymakers.
Whether this feud ends in reconciliation, litigation, or a surprise studio session remains to be seen. But one thing is certain: the spirit of Death Row Records is alive and well — messy, loud, and impossible to ignore.
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