Metal Anarchy

Chuck D (Public Enemy) and John Densmore (The Doors) recently announced plans to release a new album, titled “no country for old men,” on April 18 under the name doPE. As such, they have now received a response from Dope’s Edsel Dope.

Edsel said the following:

“Yooooooo!

I am a huge fan of Chuck D, Public Enemy, and the Doors, so the last thing that I want to do is interrupt a creative endeavor from two legends that I admire and respect.

However, it is important for me to highlight the 25 years I have devoted to building a band/brand, which has found a good bit of success and built a sizable fan base around the globe.

Those 4 letters “dope” have been tattooed on my knuckles since 1998.

I appropriately registered the artist name dope and I have owned the Trademark, ever since I hit the scene, more than 25 years ago…

Unfortunately for Chuck and John, choosing to call themselves doPE would invite a good bit of market confusion, especially on the streaming services like Spotify, where I have more than a million monthly listeners, along with several hundred million combined streams…

The paperwork is up to date, and my rights regarding the name are indisputable.

Next to the two of you, I humbly consider myself “the little guy”.

So if YOU TWO LEGENDS are committed to using MY FOUR LETTERS, Please hit me up directly, as I would love to be part of some form of collaborative effort with you.

I know every word from Apocalypse 91 & I have smoked more weed listening to The Doors than one could ever imagine.

LOVE AND RESPECT TO YOU BOTH!

–Edsel Dope“