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Snoop Dogg and Death Row Records have just about had it with the decades-old lawsuit from an alleged ex-employee. Per AllHipHop, they are trying to dismiss the $107 million legal filing which Lydia Harris sent in back in 2002. The reason this has yet to be taken care of is because she amended it back in 2022.
That would happen to be the year that Snoop Dogg became the owner of the iconic West Coast label. She cites this as one of the main reasons why she decided to bring this case back. Harris was awarded the $107 judgement back in 2005 but claims that she hasn't seen a dime of it.
The case had been handled in Los Angeles. However, Harris went to a Texas courtroom to seek out the millions in profits she believes she deserves. She's so adamant because she claims she invested $1.5 million to help launch the label in 1989. Harris was married to the founder, Michael “Harry-O” Harris, at the time.
Her updated filing she Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight, Universal Music Group, Interscope Records and Time Warner of "fraud on the court, civil conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and abuse of legal process." But because of the best by date on this suit, Snoop and Death Row believe this whole thing is "undeniably time barred."
Moreover, their motion of dismissal says, "Plaintiff’s claims are barred by the applicable statutes of limitations." It also says that Harris is "a bad faith litigant" who "continued a pattern of harassment in California for years and has now shifted her harassment to a new forum in Texas."
As it stands, the court has yet to decide on the motion to toss it out. Unfortunately, this suit puts a damper on Snoops' upcoming album. Last week, he announced that he has another gospel album incoming, Altar Call. It's going to drop this Sunday, April 27, and its entirely dedicated to his late mother.
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A$AP Rocky has revealed that it took years of persistence before Tim Burton agreed to create the cover artwork for his upcoming album, Don’t Be Dumb. The rapper reflected on how the unlikely collaboration finally came together during a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday.
Going into detail about the process, Rocky confessed that he “basically had to stalk and harass him for a few years” before things clicked. He explained, “I reached out and told him I would love to hang out, play him some vibes and just connect. I ended up going to Malibu while he was on a break, and he was feeling it. I played him an early version of the album and he really liked it. That’s when I asked, ‘Do you think you might want to do the illustration for this?’ He was open to it, but then suddenly he had Wednesday and Beetlejuice 2 going on. I realized this was going to take a lot longer than I thought.”
A$AP Rocky went on to describe a moment that really stuck with him during that visit. “While I was there, I noticed a sketch sitting on the table and asked if he drew it,” he said. “He told me that every morning he and his daughter work on drawings together. He starts one, then she comes in and finishes it or changes it. It’s something they practice daily. I saw it as their bond, and to me, that felt priceless.”
On Tuesday, A$AP Rocky also released a double music video for his tracks “WHISKEY” and “BLACK DEMARCO.” Tim Burton appears in the visual and contributed multiple illustrations that tie into the project.
Alongside the release of the “WHISKEY” and “BLACK DEMARCO” video, Rocky officially unveiled the Don’t Be Dumb World Tour. The run will include 42 dates across North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom, with shows scheduled throughout 2026.
