Snoop Dogg blasts streaming royalty model, expresses support for writer’s strike
thefader.comLast week (May 1-3), Snoop Dogg joined gamma CEO and ex-Apple Music Creative Director Larry Jackson for a conversation at the Milken Institute Global Conference.
When asked about music distribution in the digital streaming era, Jackson says its democratization and globalization make it "an exciting time" for hip-hop, but Snoop has other thoughts. "It's an exciting time, but streaming got to get their shit together 'cause I don't understand how you get paid off of that shit," Snoop says. "Can someone explain to me how you can get a billion streams and not get a million dollars?
That shit don't make sense to me." Read Next: Report: Snoop Dogg joining bid to purchase the Ottawa Senators The Death Row Records owner gets applause from the crowd before continuing his rant.
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