Snoop Dogg, Priority Records Ordered To Settle $2 Million Suit
Published: Thursday - March 6, 2008
Words by Ronnie Gamble
Snoop Dogg (Photo: Geffen Records)
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge told attorneys for rapper Snoop Dogg and his former label, Priority Records, that they have three weeks to settle a dispute brought forth by Snoop or it will go to trial.
According to the Associated Press, the rapper (real name: Cordozar Calvin Broadus) filed a lawsuit against Priority in 2006 claiming he is owed $2 million in royalties and $950,000 advance money from his 2000 album, Tha Last Meal.
Judge Helen I. Bendix issued the ruling after both sides revealed they were close to agreeing on a settlement, but still needed more time.
Snoop also claims that the label released a greatest hits album without his consent. Priority countered that Snoop waited to long to file the suit and has asked that it be tossed on those grounds.
Both parties are now due back in court on March 26 for a status report in which the judge may either schedule a trial-setting conference or refer the case to the Superior Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution program.
In related news, the rapper recently renewed wedding vows with his wife Shante Broadus to end the first season of their E! reality series "Snoop Dogg's Fatherhood."
On March 11, Snoop will release his ninth solo album, Ego Trippin'. The set will feature guest appearances by the likes of Too Short, Pharrell Williams, Raphael Saadiq and Mistah FAB, while production includes DJ Quik, Teddy Riley and the Neptunes.
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