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It seems Daz Dillinger may have hit a road block with his forthcoming film, Dogg Pound 4 Life. He recently gave an update on the project and revealed that he is facing a publishing dispute over music.
Dillinger revealed to TMZ that the film has been delayed due to financial demands from record companies.
“We got a cast and we have the full project in motion it’s just that right now I’m fighting a war with eOne and Sony BMG,” he said.
The former Death Row rapper told the outlet that a publishing dispute is threatening the film.
“Because you know I own my publishing, I’ve been getting paid all this time and then they trying to come with some phony letter talking ‘bout I sold my rights,” Dillinger said. They tryna push me out because I got the rights to my music, you know what I’m saying. Now all of a sudden eOne get it and say stop my payments and say this and this…I’ma see y’all in court.”
Death Row’s catalog was sold to eOne in 2013.
Upon announcement that the film was in the works, it was speculated that DP4L would serve as a sequel to the N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton. Despite the film’s success, not everyone is on board for a movie of that caliber. In September, Snoop Dogg spoke out on being portrayed on the big screen saying that the idea of a biopic is not one he would entertain at this point in this career.
That same month, a cast list for the film was revealed. The movie is slated to feature Azad Arnaud as Daz Dillinger, Reggie Noble (not the rapper also known as Redman) as Suge Knight, Melvin Jackson Jr. as Kurupt and DaDa as Tupac. As previously reported, Curtis Young will portray his father, Dr. Dre.
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