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Death Row Records is an American record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey. [7] The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre (The Chronic), Snoop Dogg and 2Pac (All Eyez on Me) during the 1990s.
Suge Knight. Marion Hugh " Suge " Knight Jr. ( / ʃʊɡ / SHUUG; born April 19, 1965) [ 2] is an American record executive and convicted felon who is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Knight was a central figure in gangsta rap 's commercial success in the 1990s. [ 3] This feat is attributed to the record label's first two ...
Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founder of Death Row Records. Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru in 1984, and later ...
Over the past few years, Death Row Records has had some curious owners (to put it mildly). Now, the label is coming home (sort of). Snoop Dogg has agreed to a deal with MNRK Music Group, which is ...
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On April 3, 2002, Alton "Buntry" McDonald (February 5, 1966 – April 3, 2002), a member of the Mob Piru Bloods and a production manager at Death Row Records, [ 1] was shot dead at a gas station in Compton, California. The murder was believed to be the result of fighting between two rival "sets" of the Bloods, the Mob Pirus and the Fruit Town ...
On October 16, 2002, Death Row Records employee Henry 'Hendog' Smith was murdered in a drive-by shooting in Vermont Vista, Los Angeles. [2] Smith was a close friend of Suge Knight and was known for designing the logo for Death Row Records. [3] [4] During the time of Smith's murder, the Mob Piru Bloods affiliated with Death Row Records were ...
Upon his departure from Death Row Records on March 22, 1996, Dr. Dre quickly launched Aftermath Entertainment through Death Row's former parent label, Interscope Records. . It was founded as a "boutique label" that prides itself on "quality over quantity", focusing on small numbers of high-profile releas