A copyright infringement lawsuit has been filed against Snoop Dogg, Death Row Records, and Web3 platform Gala Music over two tracks from the BODR album.

Producer-songwriter Trevor Lawrence Jr. claims that in 2010, he created and copyrighted two backing tracks: "Pop Pop Pop Goes My 9" and "Get This D with Hook." In November 2020, Lawrence Jr. presented these tracks to Snoop Dogg for potential collaboration, and Snoop requested copies without any formal agreement in place.

In January 2022, Death Row Records contacted Lawrence Jr. about using the tracks. Lawrence Jr. outlined his terms:

• $10,000 producer advance
• 50% stake in the underlying composition
• Publishing royalties from derivative works
• Written agreement requirement

While Lawrence Jr. received producer credits on the resulting BODR tracks ("Pop Pop" and "Get This Dick"), he claims no paperwork was provided to confirm usage terms or compensation. The situation became more complex when Snoop Dogg and Death Row released "stash boxes" through Gala, including NFTs (1,470 tokens per track) - an exploitation Lawrence Jr. says he never authorized.

The lawsuit seeks:

• Injunctions to stop alleged infringement
• Damages
• Profits from the BODR tracks in question

Lawrence Jr. claims he hasn't received any royalties from traditional phonorecord exploitation or the NFT releases, estimating the defendants earned "tens of millions of dollars" through the stash boxes.

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