Daz Dillinger has revealed that a small family feud with his cousin Snoop Dogg led to him to get the boot from Death Row Records.
On the Tuesday (November 18) episode of SiriusXM's The Punchline Academy, the Dogg Pound rapper and producer explained why he was kicked off the legendary label which was acquired by Snoop in 2022.
Around the nine-minute mark of the video below, Daz shared how the move caused a strain between him and Snoop. "It's my cousin," Daz said. "You get into it all the time. He kicked me off. You know, I ain't going back this time."
Daz knew something was up when Snoop allegedly didn't invite him to a performance gig. "He's just like, 'You ain't signing your catalog over to me.'
And I'm like, 'I'm keeping it. It's worth a lot.'"
Daz added that his publishing is "more valuable" than the label's ownership, and that he's happy as long as his "house and everything" is paid for, and he continues to get his 2Pac royalties and all his other royalties.
He went on to explain that Snoop's acquisition counted for material released in 2022 and after, but Daz filed for copyright reversion, which means the original creator reclaims ownership or rights to work that was transferred after 35 years.
Speaking of royalties, back in 2023, Daz called out Dr. Dre regarding payments on the producer's classic debut album, The Chronic.
The West Coast rapper took to Instagram with a post celebrating the 31st anniversary of Dre's album, but he also had some questions for the producer regarding royalty payments that he believed still needed to be sent.
Daz demanded a percentage of the royalties for his contributions to the album, and told Dre he had four years to set matters straight before rights go back to Daz, and that he won't clear any of his work in the future.