The death of Prince was, to the world as well as his friends and family, nothing short of a shock. But even more shocking to many was the fact that the rock legend, who was notorious for his careful involvement in his business ventures, died without any estate planning at all. But one person was not shocked. Legendary rapper Snoop Dog was recently asked about the intestate death of his music counterpart and what Snoop’s post death plans might be. Simply put, he does not care in the slightest bit who gets his money after he dies. He then plainly spoke of his desire to be reborn as a butterfly just so he can fly around his funeral and watch all his would be heirs fight among themselves. While his honesty is refreshing, it is not exactly a strategy that most others will want to follow. Although if you are fond of a “to the strongest” method of determining heirship then this style of estate anarchy might be for you. In any case, at least the world now has two great examples to follow when it comes to capricious post-death planning.
See Jacob Shamsian, Snoop Dogg told us why he doesn’t have a will: ‘I don’t give a f— when I’m dead’, San Francisco Gate, May 5, 2016.
Special thanks to Joel Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.
