Death Row Records is an American record label . It was founded in 1991 by The DOC , Dr. Dre , Sug Knight and Dick Griffey . At different times, the label signed a contract with many famous rappers of the west coast : 2Pac , The Outlawz , Dr. Dre , Snoop Dogg , Nate Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound .
| Death row records | |
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| basic information | |
| Owner | WIDEawake Entertainment Group, Inc. |
| Based | 1991 |
| Founders | Dr. Dre , Sug Knight , The DOC , Dick Griffey |
| Abolished | |
| Genre | West Coast Hip Hop , J-Funk , Gangsta Rap |
| A country | |
| Location | Los Angeles , California , USA |
| www.deathrowmusic.com | |
The label sold more than 50 million copies of albums in the world and received about $ 750 million dollars in profit [1] . The label has also repeatedly published RBX , The Lady of Rage , Warren G , K-Solo , Michel'le, Danny Boy, DJ Quik , Petey Pablo , Tha Realest , Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Crooked I.
Content
Worldwide success
The Chronic
The Chronic becomes one of the classic albums in hip-hop history. About half of the songs on the album Dr Dre performs with Snoop Doggy Dogg . Among others, the album has the song “Fuck Wit 'Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')” - a diss on Eazy-E . From the musical side, the album was also a revelation, it was made in the style of G-funk .
Knight's rise and departure Dre
In 1995, shortly after Tupac signed with Death Row, Dre left the label, arguing that Sug Knight had become corrupt, dishonest and uncontrollable.
Death Row in the 2000s
Sug Knight was forced to sell the label - that was the decision of the bankruptcy court . Material problems at Death Row began in 2005 when Lydia Harris demanded $ 107 million from Sug, saying that he owed her share of the label’s profits. In 2006, Death Row was declared bankrupt.
The legendary label was almost sold at the auction of the Global Music Group for $ 24 million, but the deal was not completed due to various disagreements. Ultimately sold for $ 18 million to WIDEawake Entertainment.
Interest in the label was also shown by Warner Music Group and Koch Records .
In 2012, New Solutions Financial Corp. went bankrupt . Is a Canadian company that owns WIDEawake Death Row. They had to put up for sale a label with a full catalog of copyrights for all the material. The sale transaction took place on December 10.
Since 2013, Entertainment One has owned all musical rights, material and the Death Row brand itself.
Discography
| Executor | Album title | release date | Position in chart Billboard 200 | Assigned Certificates | Singles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Dre | The chronic | December 15, 1992 | 3 | four platinum | Fuck Wit Dre Day , Let Me Ride , Nuthin 'But a “G” Thang |
| Snoop doggy dogg | Doggystyle | November 23, 1993 | one | six platinum | Who Am I , Gin and Juice , Doggy Dogg World |
| Compilation | Above the rim | March 22, 1994 | one | two platinum | “ Regulate ”, “Anything”, “ Afro Puffs ”, “Part-Time Lover” |
| Compilation | Murder was the case | October 15, 1994 | one | two platinum | Woman To Woman, Natural Born Killaz , U Better Recognize , Murder Was The Case, What Would You Do? " |
| Tha dogg pound | Dogg food | October 31, 1995 | one | two platinum | Respect, Let's Play House, New York City |
| 2pac | All eyez on me | February 13, 1996 | one | diamond [2] | California Love , 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted , How Do You Want It , All Bout U , Life Goes On, I Ain't Mad at Cha |
| Makaveli ( 2Pac ) | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory | November 5, 1996 | one | seven platinum | Toss It Up , To Live & Die in LA , Hail Mary |
| Snoop doggy dogg | Tha doggfather | November 12, 1996 | one | two platinum | Doggfather , Snoop's Upside Ya Head , Vapors |
| Compilation | Death Row Greatest Hits | November 26, 1996 | |||
| Artists Death Row | Christmas on death row | December 5, 1996 | "Santa Clause Goes Straight to the Ghetto" | ||
| Compilation | Gridlock'd | January 28, 1997 | one | gold | “ Wanted Dead or Alive ”, “Lady Heroin”, “It's Over Now” |
| Lady of rage | Unnecessary roughness | June 4, 1997 | “Sho Shot”, “Get Wit 'Da Wickedness” | ||
| Compilation | Gang related | October 7, 1997 | 2 | two platinum | " Made Niggaz " |
| Daz dillinger | Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back | March 31, 1998 | eight | "In California", "It Might Sound Crazy" | |
| Michel'le | Hung jury | August 24, 1998 | 56 | Hang Tyme, Can I Get A Witness? | |
| 2pac | Greatest hits | November 24, 1998 | 3 | diamond | " Changes ", " Unconditional Love " |
| Artists Death Row | Suge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000 | April 27, 1999 | eleven | “Who Do U Believe In?”, “Like It or Not” | |
| Artists Death Row | Too Gangsta for Radio | September 26, 2000 | 171 | "Thug Nature" | |
| Snoop doggy dogg | Dead man walkin ' | October 31, 2000 | 24 | "Head Doctor" | |
| Tha dogg pound | 2002 | July 31, 2001 | 36 | 'Just Doggin' | |
| Snoop doggy dogg | Death Row: Snoop Doggy Dogg at His Best | October 23, 2001 | 28 | Midnight Love | |
| 2pac | Until the end of time | March 27, 2001 | one | three platinum | “ Until the End of Time ”, “ Letter 2 My Unborn ” |
| 2pac | Better dayz | November 26, 2002 | five | two platinum | “ Still Ballin ' ”, “ Thugz Mansion ”, “Who Do U Believe In?” |
| Artists Death Row | 15 Years on Death Row | December 26, 2006 | |||
| Compilation | Death Row: The Singles Collection | June 6, 2007 | |||
| Dr. Dre | The chronic re-lit | September 1, 2009 | |||
| Snoop doggy dogg | Death Row: The Lost Sessions Vol. one | October 13, 2009 | "Fallin Asleep On Death Row" | ||
| Compilation | The ultimate box set | November 24, 2009 | |||
| Kurupt | Down & dirty | April 9, 2010 | |||
| Danny boy | It's about time | April 20, 2010 | "All About You" | ||
| Crooked i | Hood star | July 16, 2010 | |||
| Sam sneed | Street scholars | January 25, 2011 | Lady Heroin, New World Order, The Exodus | ||
| LBC Crew | Haven't You Heard ... | February 8, 2011 | |||
| Snoop doggy dogg | Three Disc Collection: Tha Doggfather , Death Row: The Lost Sessions Vol. 1 & Murder Was The Case | March 8, 2011 | |||
| OFTB | Damn near dead | July 12, 2011 | Check Yo Hood | ||
| Jewell | My Blood, My Sweat, My Tears | October 2011 | |||
| Jewell | Black diamond | November 2011 | |||
| Compilation | 20 To Life: Volume 1 | May 10, 2012 | |||
| Tha dogg pound | Doggy bag | July 3, 2012 | |||
| Compilation | 20 To Life: Volume 2 | September 25, 2012 |
Notes
- ↑ Death Row Records History (link unavailable) . Archived March 23, 2009.
- ↑ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for '' All Eyez on Me '' . Riaa.com. Retrieved on July 11, 2011.