Snoop Dogg has been criticised after many Death Row Records were removed from streaming services.
Last month, the legendary rapper took ownership of the label formed by Suge Knight, Dr Dre, and Michael’ Harry O’ Harris back in 1991. Snoop was one of their best signings, and his first two records were released on Death Row before they parted ways in 1998.
Albums such as Dre’s 1992 debut The Chronic, Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle and Tha Dogg Pound’s Dogg Food were no longer available on streaming platforms.
Fans have become worried that Snoop is planning on moving Death Row into the metaverse and believe removing these albums is the first step in their transformation.
Recently, the rapper said, “Death Row will be an NFT label. We will be putting out artists through the metaverse. Just like we broke the industry when we was the first independent to be major, I want to be the first major in the metaverse.”
In response to the disappearance of these records, many fans have taken angrily to social media.
One wrote: “So, thanks to Snoop Dogg promoting NFT shit and making Death Row Records an NFT record label, all the releases except 2Pac’s, will be removed from Spotify and so on. This is actually bullshit, that means no more Dre’s Chronic on Spotify. NFTs need to die, fucking stupid movement.”
