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January 18, 2007 at 11:06:00 AM | more stories by this author
Crooner claims that his demands for royalties have been met with threats of violence, although he's not sure if he signed a contract granting the Death Row mogul rights to his masters.
Nate Dogg has taken the sordid aftermath of Death Row Records to the next episode.
Nate Dogg and Suge Knight.
The smoothed-out G-Funk crooner has filed a lawsuit against Death Row founder Suge Knight, claiming the monstrous mogul owes him more than $10 million in back royalties and that his previous demands to be paid have been met with threats of violence.
In a complaint filed in US District Court in Los Angeles in late December, Nate Dogg claims he should have been included on the list of creditors in Knight's Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in 2006. The singer alleges that his demands to be paid were met with either threats of violence, false claims that he was not owed any monies, or promises that he would be paid in due time.
The lawsuit says that although Nate Dogg is "one of the most recognizable names in urban music," he is "unsophisticated in record company business dealings" and is unsure whether he had signed a contract granting Knight or Death Row rights to his musical compositions or masters.
Nate Dogg is featured on many of Death Row's biggest hits, including Tha Dogg Pound's "Let's Play House," Snoop Dogg's "Ain't No Fun," and Warren G's "Regulate."
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