{"id":57964,"date":"2022-02-17T12:57:23","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T10:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=57964"},"modified":"2025-09-04T14:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:21:21","slug":"snoop-dogg-to-turn-death-row-records-into-the-first-nft-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/snoop-dogg-to-turn-death-row-records-into-the-first-nft-label\/","title":{"rendered":"Snoop Dogg to turn Death Row Records into the first NFT label"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The rapper and crypto-enthusiast Snoop Dogg announced plans to position his Death Row Records as the first NFT label whose artists would be active participants in the metaverses. He said this during a Clubhouse discussion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p><em>\u201cDeath Row will become an NFT label. We will release artists in the metaverse [\u2026]<\/em>. <em>Just as we transformed the industry, becoming the first independent <span data-descr=\\\"major record labels\\\" class=\\\"old_tooltip\\\">majors<\/span>, we want to attain this status in the metaverse<\/em>,\u201d said Snoop Dogg.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\\\"lazy\\\" width=\\\"964\\\" height=\\\"542\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BoELGzKbzXw\\\" title=\\\"YouTube video player\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" allow=\\\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\\\" allowfullscreen=\\\"\\\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Death Row Records was founded in 1991 by Dr.Dre, Suge Knight, The D.O.C., and other notable artists. On February 9, Snoop Dogg <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.blackstone.com\/news\/press\/entertainment-icon-snoop-dogg-acquires-death-row-records-brand-from-blackstone-controlled-mnrk-music-group\/\\\">\u0432\u044b\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0438\u043b<\/a> the label from the Blackstone-controlled investment group MNRK Music Group.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Snoop Dogg <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/snoop-dogg-nft-photos-fetch-over-770000\">unveiled a collection<\/a> of non-fungible tokens in the form of a 3D collage made from parts of his own photographs. <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/snoop-dogg-admits-he-is-behind-the-17-7m-nft-collection-account-cozomo-de-medici\">having assembled 247 NFTs<\/a>, including nine CryptoPunks, the rapper is Cozomo de\u2019 Medici.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Snoop Dogg <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/crypto-com-to-launch-its-nft-marketplace-with-tokens-from-snoop-dogg-and-bosslogic\">released a collection<\/a> of NFTs on the Crypto.com marketplace, in April \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/nyan-cat-creator-sells-new-nft-in-collaboration-with-snoop-dogg\">in collaboration with the creator of the meme GIF Nyan Cat<\/a> Chris Torres. The Snoop x Nyancat token serves as the profile picture of Cozomo de\u2019 Medici.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on Telegram: <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogfeed\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">ForkLog Feed<\/a> \u2014 full news coverage, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news, infographics and opinions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rapper and crypto-enthusiast Snoop Dogg announced plans to position his Death Row Records as the first NFT label whose artists would be active participants in the metaverses. 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