Snoop Dogg was involved with Sony Music.
Capitol Records , LLC ( also referred to simply as Capitol and Hollywood and Vine ) is an American record label which operates as a division of the Capitol Music Group . In 1955 , the label was acquired by the British music conglomerate EMI as its North American subsidiary . EMI . Citigroup 's ownership was temporary , as it announced in November 2011 that it would sell its music arm to Vivendi 's Universal Music Group for $ 1.9 billion , and EMI 's publishing business to a Sony/ATV consortium for around $ 2.2 billion . Snoop Dogg . Snoop then signed with Priority/Capitol/EMI Records in 2002 , where he released Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss .