Snoop Accused AGAIN! Kokane Says "He Stole Daz's Royalties...AND MINE
The Gangster Chronicles
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
West Coast hip-hop icon Kokane joins Norman Steele for a powerful, no-holding-back conversation about the realbusiness behind the music. In this explosive interview, Kokane opens up about his long career, his role in shaping the G-Funk era, and the royalty controversies that have followed some of the biggest names in rap.
For the first time on record, Kokane discusses the financial disputes that impacted both him and Daz Dillinger, and why he believes Snoop benefitted from royalties that were never meant to land in his pocket. This episode dives deep into the realities of publishing, paperwork, loyalty, and the hidden politics of West Coast rap’s golden age.
Whether you’re a fan of G-Funk, a student of hip-hop culture, or someone who wants to understand how artists lose millions through bad deals, this interview offers rare insight from one of the genre’s most influential voices.
Listen for:
Insider stories from the Death Row era
How royalty splits and publishing really work
Kokane’s firsthand account of disputed payments
The business decisions that shaped West Coast history
Lessons every independent artist needs to hear
A raw, honest, history-making episode.
In the 2nd half we also tap in with homie Cam Capone from Cam Capone TV where he says fame is better than money!!!
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:26.4 | Welcome to the Gangsta Chronicles podcast, the production of IHeart Radio and Black Effect Podcast Network. |
| 0:30.1 | Make sure you download the IHeart app and subscribe to the Gangster Chronicles. |
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| 0:54.2 | All right, here we go. Digital Soapbox TV. It's your boy, Big Steel, and I'm on here live with one of the legends, my homeboy, cocaine. Jerry Long, the legend. What's happening with you, man? Oh, man, you got it. What's up, Big Steel? Oh, man, I'm just chilling, dog. I know you're broadcasting from overseas right now. |
| 0:55.3 | Where are you at right about now? |
| 0:58.3 | I'm in Mayhem, Germany. |
| 1:01.4 | Live from overseas in Germany, man. |
| 1:03.3 | I had to hit you up, man, because lately, |
| 1:06.2 | the internet don't been on fire, man. |
| 1:09.3 | You know, the world on fire right about now, man, |
| 1:13.5 | with all this stuff about accusations about Studeau dogs, stealing royalties and stuff, man. |
| 1:14.8 | What do you think about? I mean, you know, it's a touchy situation. |
| 1:19.4 | You know, I kind of understand my dad's frustration, but his argument, you know, it's a tricky business we in, put it like that. |
| 1:34.2 | And I tend to stay out the way of a lot of things, just certain things, you know, people ask me those questions. |
| 1:40.8 | I'm a true seeker. |
| 1:42.6 | So I'm into telling the truth. |
| 1:45.1 | You know what I mean? |
| 1:46.1 | And I think Das, you know, has some validity to what he's talking about. |
| 1:52.3 | Because it's like, I'm going to be brutally honest, man. |
| 1:56.4 | Like, you know, I don't like to let the cat out the bag or damn show ain't van wagon. |
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