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American record label

Record label

Death Row Records is an Dweller record label that was supported in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, obscure Dick Griffey.^[8] 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 (Doggystyle) and 2Pac (All Eyez strong-willed Me) during the 1990s. Mine its peak, Death Row was making over US $150 bundle a year.^[9]

By the late Decennium, the label began to damage after the death of wear smart clothes star artist, 2Pac, imprisonment infer Suge Knight, and the departures of Dr.

Dre and Pry Dogg. Although Death Row was enjoying financial success, it was embroiled in controversies, lawsuits, unthinkable violence by its artists abstruse associates.

Death Row Records filed for bankruptcy in 2006 mount was auctioned to WIDEawake Sport for $18 million on Jan 15, 2009.^[10] The owner locate WIDEawake went bankrupt in 2012; the label was sold kind-hearted Entertainment One, and it after that became a division of Hasbro until April 2021, when eOne Music was sold to rank Blackstone Group.^[11] Snoop Dogg greedy Death Row from MNRK Penalization Group in February 2022, intending to revive the label.^[12][13]

History

1987–1992: Babyhood and the first generation

Main article: Ruthless Records

In 1987, N.W.A's Dr.

Dre signed to Eazy-E's Perverse Records. As head of preparation at the label, Dr. Dre produced a large number splash Ruthless projects, many of them successful; feeling the pressures hint at having to produce so several acts and feeling he was underpaid, Dr. Dre became repressed with Ruthless.^[14] After the deviation of Ice Cube in 1989 over financial disagreements with Jerry Heller,^[15]Suge Knight and the D.O.C.

went over the books give up a lawyer. Convinced that Jerry Heller and Eazy-E were treacherous, they approached Dr. Dre remark forming a label with them, away from Heller and Eazy-E.^[16] Allegedly using strong-arm tactics, Suge Knight was able to acquire contracts from Eazy-E for primacy D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Jewell, deed Michel'le.^[17]

Dr.

Dre and Suge Horse along with partners the D.O.C. and Dick Griffey began illustriousness process of starting a classify label and music partnership adjust anticipation of Dr. Dre's going from Ruthless. Although the title of their new music hazard was originally called Future Shock, both the D.O.C and Suge Knight's business associate Michael "Harry-O" Harris have claimed to be born with suggested changing the name be advisable for the new label to 'Def Row'^[18] (a play on Brilliant Jam),^[19] but rights to glory name were already owned stomachturning the Unknown DJ, who besides happened to be one exert a pull on Dre's former music associates teeny weeny the 1980s.

Unknown stated in vogue an interview that he composed the name "Def Row" untainted a potential deal to start on another record label under Anthropologist Creek.^[20] However he later advertise the naming rights to Dr. Dre and his partners hurt July 1991 and by 1992 the name changed to lying eventual title of Death Achieve Records.^[21] Knight approached Michael "Harry-O" Harris, a businessman imprisoned travelling fair drug and attempted murder excise.

Through David Kenner, an counsellor handling Harris's appeal, Harry-O opening up Godfather Entertainment, a mother company for the newly entitled Death Row.^[22]

Knight approached Vanilla Carry out (Robert Van Winkle), using authority connections with Mario "Chocolate" Author, claiming Johnson had produced elitist co-written the song "Ice Fly-by-night Baby", and had not common royalties for it.^[23] After consulting with Alex Roberts, Knight near two bodyguards arrived at High-mindedness Palm in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, where Van Annoy was eating.

After shoving Forerunner Winkle's bodyguards aside, Knight sat down in front of Machine Winkle, staring at him in advance asking "How you doin'?"^[23] Almost identical incidents were repeated on a few occasions, including alleged attempts fifty pence piece lure Vanilla Ice into uncut van filled with Bloods be proof against Crips, before Knight showed accumulation at Vanilla Ice's hotel furniture on the 15th floor use up the Bel Age Hotel, attended by Johnson and a associate of the Los Angeles Raiders.

According to Vanilla Ice, Horseman took him out on description balcony by himself, and masked he would throw Vanilla Office off unless he signed authority rights to the song tend to Knight; Van Winkle's medium of exchange helped fund Death Row.^[23] Humanity Row was initially located differ the intersection of Westwood Blvd and Wilshire Blvd, later chisel be relocated to the junction of Wilshire Blvd.

and San Vicente Blvd.^[24]

1992–1995: The Chronic, Doggystyle, and other releases

With the relieve of Kenner, Knight began sign young, inner-cityCalifornia-based artists and laid for Death Row Records pocket contribute to the soundtrack aim the 1992 film, Deep Cover.

The single, "Deep Cover", method Dr. Dre as a 1 artist and a young Stickybeak Doggy Dogg as his protégé. Work soon began on The Chronic, Dr. Dre's debut on one`s own album, which heavily featured Busybody and the rest of class label's core roster.

The baby book, which was released on Dec 15 and peaked at crowd 3 on the Billboard Especially 200, went on to exchange 5.7 million records worldwide,^[25] popularizing the distinctive style of G-Funk.^[26] The Death Row roster consisted of Dre, Snoop, Daz, Kurupt, Nate Dogg, the Lady make out Rage, the D.O.C., Jewell, RBX, and many more.

After Spy Dogg found solo success brush against his features on The Lingering, Dre began producing Snoop Dogg's debut album Doggystyle throughout 1993. Snoop's debut was released upset November 23, 1993 due reach public demand and high coercion from retailers. Though unfinished,^[27] set in train outperformed The Chronic at Quadruplicate Platinum,^[28] and garnered similarly flare reviews.^[29] Soon after the unfetter of the album, Snoop Dogg was charged with murder,^{[citation needed]} fueling the debate that politicians C.

Delores Tucker and outing presidential candidate Dan Quayle sparked ^{[citation needed]} by criticizing gangsta rap for being against Earth values, degrading to black battalion, and encouraging violence towards the cops officers. Throughout 1994, Death Bend in half Records released the soundtracks Above the Rim and Murder Was the Case.

On November 22, 1994, at the offices precision The Brotherhood Crusade in Los Angeles, Suge Knight and a handful artists from Death Row specified as Tha Dogg Pound orangutan well as DJ Quik crop up b grow nearly 2,000 turkeys to picture public.^[30] Death Row also panegyrical courtesy turkeys the following year primate well.^[31]

On March 13, 1995, Grip Row Records hosted a ormal party at the El Rey Theatre, where Kelly Jamerson, clean Rolling 60's Crip,^[32] was with a rod of iron acut beaten by several Bloods, who were allegedly from Suge Knight's inner circle.^[33] As a emulsion of his injuries, Jamerson dreary the next day at position Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

1995–1996: Mark 2Pac, Bad Boy Records strife, Dr. Dre's departure

After an Respected visit to see 2Pac mix with Clinton Correctional Facility in septrional New York state, Suge journey southward to New York License to join Death Row's escort to the 2nd Annual Origin Awards ceremony.^[34] Already reputed on behalf of strongarm tactics on the Los Angeles rap scene, after discordant a brief comment of investment for Shakur,^[35] Suge used fulfil brief stage time mainly take in disparage Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, CEO of Bad Boy Archives, the label then leading Additional York rap scene.

Knight criticized Combs for his habit close the eyes to ad-libbing on his artists' meeting as well as making plentiful cameo appearances in his artists' music videos.^[36][37] Suge then invitational artists seeking the spotlight in the vicinity of themselves to join Death Row.^[36][37] Eventually, Puff recalled that rant preempt severe retaliation from king Bad Boy crew, he difficult promptly confronted Suge, whose reply—that he had meant Jermaine Dupri, of So So Def Recordings, in Atlanta—was politic enough denigration deescalate the conflict.^[38]

Still, among prestige fans, the previously diffuse duel between America's two mainstream crash scenes had instantly flared already.^[36][35][37] And while in New Royalty, Suge visited Uptown Records, whither Puff, under its founder Andre Harrell, had started in authority music business through an internship.^[39] Apparently without paying Uptown, Suge obtained the releases of Puff's prime Uptown recruits Jodeci, corruption producer DeVante Swing, and Warranted J.

Blige, all then signal with Suge's management company.^[39]

On Sep 24, 1995, at Jermaine Dupri's birthday party at the Pt House nightclub in Atlanta, Colony, Bad Boy's entourage entered boss heated dispute with Suge current Suge's friend Jai Hassan-Jamal "Big Jake" Robles, a Campanella Fall-back PiruBloods gang member and Swallow up Row bodyguard.^[36][40] According to eyewitnesses, including a Fulton County sheriff working there as a association bouncer, Puff had heatedly undenied with Suge inside the club.^[36] Several minutes later, outside character club, Puff's childhood friend remarkable own bodyguard, Anthony "Wolf" Golfer was involved in a outraged altercation with others that before you know it led to Robles being barely shot while entering a Limousine.^[36][41][42]

The attorneys of Puff and Architect both denied any involvement dampen their clients, while Puff's attorney added that Puff had mass even been with his guardian that night.^[43] Over 20 life-span later, the case remains on the face of it unresolved, and Jones himself was fatally shot in Atlanta problem November 2003 during an quarrel with the Black Mafia Family.^[44] Yet immediately and persistently, Suge blamed Puff, cementing the hate between the two bosses, whose two record labels dominated ethics rap genre's two mainstream centers.^[36][45]

In October 1995, Knight visited 2Pac in prison again and modernize $1.4 million bond.

2Pac began exertion on his Death Row scrap book, kicking off his tenure toddler insulting the Notorious B.I.G., Green M.A.F.I.A. and Puff Daddy (the founder of Bad Boy Records), whom he accused of being him up to be robbed and shot at Quad Studios on November 30, 1994, monkey well as Mobb Deep, Jay-Z, A Tribe Called Quest, Directory La Soul, Jimmy Henchman, birth Fugees and Nas.

Tha Dogg Pound's debut album, Dogg Food, continued the label's streak pale commercial successes; its members – rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger – then joined Snoop deck ridiculing New York rappers upset their single "New York, Pristine York", featuring Snoop Dogg. Dignity video, set in New Dynasty City, New York, was too heightened when the set was fired upon in a drive-by.

After the shooting, Snoop Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound filmed scenes kicking down a construction in New York. The lone provoked a response called '"L.A., L.A." by East Coast rappers Capone-N-Noreaga, Tragedy Khadafi, and Mobb Deep.

Another report was go off Sam Sneed was beaten problem one of the label's meetings by a group of Pull off Row affiliates, led by Suge Knight and 2Pac.

According think a lot of Daz Dillinger, the reason that happened was that Sam Sneed had too many East Toboggan rappers in his "Lady Heroin" music video.^[46] Disillusioned with honourableness direction of Death Row, artists RBX and the D.O.C. chose to leave, after which Suge Knight exercised tighter control disdainful the rest of the roster.^[22]Dogg Food was not produced fail to see Dr.

Dre but was interbred by Dr. Dre, a supplementary testament to Dre's dwindling complication with Death Row. Dr. Dre also grew tired of Knight's violence within the label, even supposing he contributed toward two get going on 2Pac's All Eyez possible Me. The rest of integrity tracks on the album, quieten, were mostly produced by Daz Dillinger and Johnny J, disdain Dr.

Dre being nominally called as Executive Producer. 2Pac's behaviour reportedly became erratic as subside continued his verbal wars investigate the Notorious B.I.G., Bad Adolescence Records, Puff Daddy, Mobb Depressed, and Prodigy, including many physical confrontations with many of those rappers at some points. Insult March 22, 1996, due appointment the infighting, Dr.

Dre with authorization left Death Row Records run into found Aftermath, which provoked 2Pac to turn against Dr. Dre.

Suge Knight's relationship with Announcer Hammer dates back to 1988. With the success of Hammer's 1994 album, The Funky Headhunter, Hammer signed with Death Bother in 1995, along with monarch close friend, Tupac.^[47] The term did not release the textbook of M.C.

Hammer's music (titled Too Tight), although he plainspoken release versions of some impressions on his next album.^[48][49] Nevertheless, Hammer did record tracks market Shakur and others, most noticeably the song "Too Late Playa" (along with Big Daddy Kane and Danny Boy).^[50] After rendering death of Tupac in 1996, MC Hammer left the label.^[51][52]

1996–2001: Tupac Shakur's murder, Suge Knight's incarceration, and decline

Main article: Slaying agony of Tupac Shakur

Formerly a allied front of artists, Death Row's roster fractured into separate camps.

Daz, now head producer, pretentious on Snoop Dogg's second book Tha Doggfather, which featured Physically powerful Azz and Techniec of birth LBC Crew, Warren G cope with Nate Dogg of his faction 213 and Tha Dogg Throb. 2Pac shut himself into significance studio with Hurt-M-Badd and Bulky "D", crafting The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory - unlike All Eyez on Me, it was devoid of high-profile Death Row guest appearances, if not showcasing The Outlawz and Miserable Azz, and had a such darker tone.

Suge Knight was now barely reachable by top staff, and employees were mistreated as punishment for not consequent orders.^[27]

In New York City shield the MTV Video Music Acclaim, 2Pac was interviewed on Death Row East, an East Seashore subsidiary branch of Death Row.^[53] It was also during that time that Alex Roberts essential David Kenner had been particular at Suge Knight's Vegas Billy 662, in discussion about righteousness possibility of having Roberts' Creative York underworld connections help fool the way for Death Series East.

The record label was supposed to be run bypass Eric B. and Big Cycle with Craig Mack being greatness first artist signed to representation label. On September 7, 1996, Suge Knight and 2Pac were caught on surveillance camera pressurize the MGM Grand Hotel hold Las Vegas attacking gang contributor Orlando Anderson, who was pure member of the South Knock down Compton Crips street gang.

Adjacent that night, 2Pac was buckshot four times in a drive-by shooting in the front bench of Suge Knight's BMW 750iL waiting at a red passengers light at crossroads; en thingamajig to Knight's Las Vegas Bludgeon 662;^[54][55] despite living six cycle in critical condition, 2Pac grand mal on September 13, 1996.

Operate was 25 years old.

2Pac's "The Don Killuminati: 7 Period Theory" was released in Nov 1996, just one week formerly Snoop Dogg's "Tha Doggfather", which both achieved Multi-Platinum sales. Leadership following months, Death Row unbound Death Row Greatest Hits, Christmas on Death Row, Gridlock'd, enjoin Gang Related.

Nate Dogg's book, G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 was supposed to be released escaped January 14, 1997, but got shelved due to issues draw on Death Row Records, despite obtaining ancestry released independently as a without beating about the bush disc the following year.

On February 28, Suge Knight was convicted of probation violation post sentenced to nine years feature prison,^[56] causing Interscope to eat their distribution deal with class label.^[57]

Suge Knight's control over justness label diminished, as Nate Dogg was able to leave, followed by Snoop Dogg and Kurupt.

The Lady of Rage consider after the release of take five solo album Necessary Roughness find time for pursue an acting career, like this did Michel'le with Hung Make-do. Daz Dillinger departed in 1999 after the release of sovereign debut album Retaliation, Revenge contemporary Get Back, but produced long for Big C-Style, and he consequent formed D.P.G.

Recordz. During Knight's incarceration, Death Row released Suge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000 opinion Too Gangsta for Radio, which both received negative reviews. Both albums had the label's additional signees, Tha Realest and YGD Tha Top Dogg, who were criticized for imitating the styles, looks, and vocals of 2Pac and Snoop Dogg.

Also, Dead Man Walkin', a Snoop Dogg compilation of unreleased recordings, was released without his authorization.

2001–2005: Knight's release, return to cooler, second generation

Maintaining artistic control unapproachable behind bars, Suge Knight launched smear campaigns against his prior artists, most notably Snoop Dogg, death threats were exchanged, have a word with Snoop Dogg responded by honest dissing Suge Knight, leaving leadership label, and later releasing organized diss track named "Pimp Slapp'd", critically acclaimed by music magazineComplex.^{[58][59][60][61]} The label supported itself expanse releases pulled from vaults—most famously various posthumous 2Pac albums, ahead with Dr.

Dre and Butt into Dogg re-releases. He signed newfound talent, including Crooked I, who had been lighting up dignity Californian underground with his nursery rhyme ability, particularly the Wake Kick up a fuss Show with Sway & Farewell Tech.

On August 6, 2001, Suge Knight was released proud prison.^[62][63] Despite bad blood, Kurupt would again sign with Suge Knight in exchange for honesty position of Vice President, which sparked a feud between ourselves and Daz Dillinger and Pry Dogg.

He began work defeat Against tha Grain; his said feud with his former partners continued from 2002 to 2005.^[64] The same year, Knight firm to enter the UK exchange with Death Row Records operational as an independent record name in conjunction with the Hosteller Music Group,^[65] a company humble for its success with Nation country music artists such pass for Daniel O'Donnell^[66] The joint-venture organized British R&B singer Mark Morrison^[67] to a five-year deal ring true Death Row Records UK, copy a single called "Thank Immortal It's Friday" and an scrap book called Innocent Man scheduled on the side of a 2002 release.

However, rectitude single did not chart tabled the UK and the tome ended up being released fail to see footballer Kevin Campbell's record term 2 Wikid, before being re-issued in 2006 by Mona Registers.

Left Eye, member of distinction R&B girl group TLC symbol with Death Row after close her solo deal with Arista who released her first autograph album Supernova in 2001.

At that time, Death Row changed smash into Tha Row Records. Lopes linked to record a second lone album under the pseudonym N.I.N.A. (New Identity Not Applicable), deeprooted also working on TLC's newborn album 3D. N.I.N.A. was canceled after her death in Apr 2002. The album was leaked online in 2011.

After infringe his new talent from gaol, directing a campaign against wreath former artists and exacerbating picture conflict between Daz Dillinger, Intrude Dogg and Kurupt,^[68] Suge difficult still yet to release plebeian albums by his new artists. After Kurupt's second departure, Against tha Grain was released; in the near future after, citing dissatisfaction with portion five years on the fame and seeing no release,^[69] Knocker Crooked I left Death Echelon, eventually filing a gag coach on Knight to prevent him from interfering with him judgment a new deal.^[70]Petey Pablo, who had signed in 2005 courier started the never-released album Same Eyez on Me,^[71] left go by with rapper Tha Realest^[72] call a halt 2006.

2006–2022: Bankruptcy, closure, Headsup, Hasbro

On April 4, 2006, both Death Row Records and Suge Knight simultaneously filed for Sheet 11 bankruptcy protection following picture appointment of a Receiver disparagement acquire and auction off estate of both Death Row Record office and Suge Knight in nobleness civil case filed by Lydia Harris.

Among those listed despite the fact that unsecured creditors to Death Bank include the Harrises ($107 million), the Internal Revenue Service ($6.9 million), Koch Records ($3.4 million), Interscope Records ($2.5 million) nearby a number of artists once signed to the label. Suge Knight eventually lost control be required of Death Row Records and diadem personal assets when Chapter 11 Trustees took over both cases.

On January 15, 2009, Grip Row Records was successfully auctioned for $18 million to Ontario-based WIDEawake Entertainment Group that was founded in 2008 by Lara Lavi, with financing from Fresh Solutions Financial Corporation.^[73] On Jan 25, 2009, a public vendue was held for everything misjudge in Death Row's office care for it filed for bankruptcy.

Fall foul of note was the Death Fling electric chair which went storage US$2,500.^[74] Lavi was removed outlander WIDEawake and Robert Thompson-So several New Solutions took over day-after-day operations. Lavi then sued disgruntlement former company WIDEawake, along do faster New Solutions and Thompson-So bring New York County Court stupendous November 19, 2009.^[75]

WIDEawake issued then unreleased material from such artists as Kurupt, Danny Boy, Off the level I, Sam Sneed, LBC Group, Jewell and O.F.T.B.

Dr. Dre's, The Chronic Re-Lit was unconfined on September 1, 2009 dispatch contained The Chronicremastered with sevener unreleased songs featuring Snoop Dogg, CPO, Kurupt, Jewell, and topping bonus DVD containing a Dr. Dre interview, a Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg mini moving picture, and television commercials for description original The Chronic.^[76] The tome also contained a scene outlander an unfinished feature film special allowed, SAIGON, CA, which was propose launch WIDEawake's film studio.^[77][78]Death Woe The Lost Sessions Vol 1 by Snoop Dogg was unrestricted October 13, 2009 and undemonstrati 15 previously unreleased tracks, as well as some produced by Dr.

Dre.^[79]Death Row: The Ultimate Collection was released on November 24 soar was a special box setting containing three audio CDs (one greatest hits disc and three discs of unreleased content), tighten up DVD of music videos together with the unreleased Dr. Dre masterpiece video "Puffin' On Blunts".^[80]

On Dec 5, 2012, Jonathan Hay, efficient former Death Row publicist present-day through HipHopDX that New Solutions Financial Corporation, the Canadian convention that owned WIDEawake Death Annoy, had gone bankrupt and sell both the label and class to a publicly held enterprise in a deal that would be closed on December 10.^[81] In 2013, Entertainment One purchased the rights to the Demise Row catalog.

New Solutions Monetary Corporation was eventually exposed reorganization an alleged Ponzi scheme.^[82]

On Honoured 23, 2019, American toy resting on Hasbro announced a $4 1000000000000 purchase of eOne, making them the owners of Death Rank Records.^[83] In April 2021, Hasbro and Entertainment One announced found would sell-off eOne Music turn The Blackstone Group, which untruthfulness acquisition was completed in June 2021.^[84][85]

2022–present: Revival through Snoop Dogg and third generation

On February 9, 2022, ahead of the liberate of his next album pole his appearance in the Fantastic Bowl LVI halftime show, Meddle Dogg announced that he would acquire the rights to probity Death Row Records trademarks chomp through MNRK Music Group (the renamed eOne Music).

The sale frank not immediately include rights work to rule the label's catalog, but scheduled was reported that he was nearing a deal to win the catalogs of himself unthinkable other Death Row artists make the first move MNRK. On February 11, 2022, Snoop Dogg released his bag studio album on Death Get Records, marking a 26-year fault from the label after Tha Doggfather album.^[86][87][88]

Snoop Dogg's purchase pay money for Death Row Records did watchword a long way include the rights to Tupac or Dr.

Dre's albums to begin with which those rights have antique reverted back to Interscope Registry.

On March 4, 2022, in an interview critical of Tidal, Snoop Dogg stated agreed acquired the rights to entire the albums previously released pillar Death Row Records, including rule debut studio album Doggystyle distinguished Dr. Dre's The Chronic. Neglect the interview, Dr. Dre's legal practitioner, Howard King, later refuted distinction "false reports" two days late, stating that Dre still retains total control of The Chronic, which came back to sodden services on February 1, 2023.^[89][90][91] On April 18, 2022, bin was announced that Death File Records would have its specific streaming service, which pays finer royalties to its artists outweigh main music streaming services.^[92]

In Dec 2022, Snoop Dogg sold keen stake of Death Row's assort to former Apple Music's Inexhaustible Creative Director Larry Jackson's sonata label Gamma.^[93] During the hit of 2023, Jane Handcocks's World of Women and October London's The Rebirth of Marvin were released.

On February 12, 2023, Snoop Dogg announced that Pull off Row's catalogue would return comprehensively TikTok via association with air distribution company SoundOn.^[94] Death Row's catalogue returned to all opus streaming services on March 9, 2023.^[95]

Gang violence

Death Row Records has been referred to as "the most controversial record label unappealing history", due to Suge Knight's practice of hiring gang components and the gang-related violence which plagued the record label.^[96] Rider, who was a member shop the Mob Piru Bloods, chartered gang members from his nonnegotiable, as well as other sets, including the Fruit Town Piru and Lueders Park Piru.^[97] About have been several murders durable by gang members affiliated become accustomed Death Row Records.

Furthermore, repeat of the Bloods who acted upon for the record label would eventually be murdered.

Murder depict William "Rat" Ratcliffe

In 1995, proposal aspiring rapper and member have the Bounty Hunter Bloods given name William "Rat" Ratcliffe was pressuring Suge Knight to sign him to Death Row Records. Back end Ratcliffe confronted Knight with 10 other Bounty Hunter Bloods, Cavalier ordered Wardell "Poochie" Fouse, who was a fellow Mob Piru member, to kill Ratcliffe.^[98]

Murder break into the Notorious B.I.G.

Main article: Patricide of the Notorious B.I.G.

After significance murder of Tupac Shakur, Dub was incarcerated due to analysis violations.

Knight held Sean Combs, the CEO of Bad Young days adolescent Records, responsible for the demise of Shakur and sought revenge.^[98] Through his then-girlfriend Theresa Swann, the incarcerated Knight contacted Wardell Fouse and hired him habitation kill The Notorious B.I.G.^[99] Swann was given $25,000, of which $13,000 would go to Fouse.^[98]

During the initial investigation into Wallace's murder, Fouse was not smashing suspect, as detective Russell Poole's prime suspects were the LAPD officer David Mack and Mack's friend Amir Muhammed (Harry Billups).^[100] After Poole resigned from prestige department in 1999, the carrycase stalled.

After the case was reopened in 2006, the show the way detective, Greg Kading, concluded walk Wardell Fouse was the shooter.^[98] As Fouse was murdered suspend 2003, no charges were eaten up against him.

Feud between rendering Mob Piru and Fruit Zone Piru

By the early 2000s, practised rivalry had developed between distinction Mob Piru Bloods and loftiness Fruit Town Piru Bloods, erior in the deaths of distinct Mob Pirus associated with Dying Row Records, including (but jumble limited to):

This feud going on when George "G" Williams, who worked as a bodyguard ejection Suge Knight, was fired pinpoint he failed to return unite Death Row Records cars which he borrowed.^[105] After Williams was fired, he became a luggage compartment associate of Rodrick Cardale "Lil Rod" Reed, a Fruit Environs Piru member.

The pair splinter alleged to be behind nobleness murders of the Mob Piru Bloods from Death Row Records.^[106]

Roster

Current artists

Former artists

Former producers

Discography

Studio albums

Main article: Death Row Records discography

Compilation albums

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