Snoop Dogg, Death Row Records, and Web3 platform Gala Music are facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over two tracks from the BODR album. Producer-songwriter Trevor Lawrence Jr. filed the complaint in California federal court.

The lawsuit centers on two backing tracks created by Lawrence Jr. in 2010: "Pop Pop Pop Goes My 9" and "Get This D with Hook." In November 2020, Lawrence Jr. shared these tracks with Snoop Dogg for potential studio experimentation, without any formal agreement for commercial use.

Key points of the dispute:

• In January 2022, Snoop's team contacted Lawrence Jr. about using the tracks
• Lawrence Jr. requested:
  • $10,000 producer advance
  • 50% stake in the composition
  • Publishing royalties
• The tracks were used on BODR as "Pop Pop" and "Get This Dick"
• No formal paperwork was provided to confirm terms
• Tracks were later released as NFTs through Gala's "stash boxes"
• 1,470 tokens per track were created without Lawrence Jr.'s authorization

Lawrence Jr. claims he hasn't received any royalties from traditional phonorecord exploitation or the NFT releases, which allegedly generated "tens of millions of dollars" for the defendants. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief, damages, and profits from the disputed tracks.

While Lawrence Jr. received producer credits on both tracks and a songwriter credit on "Get This Dick," the lack of formal agreements and unauthorized NFT exploitation form the core of this legal dispute.

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