History Creator / DeathRowRecords

Following these releases, Death Row would begin to collapse. Knight was convicted of assault and was incarcerated from September 1996 to August 2001, which prompted Interscope to end their distribution partnership. Snoop Dogg, who was featured on many Death Row projects, left Death Row around this time. The label then began to largely rely on re-releases of past works to stay afloat, as well as compilations of unreleased Tupac material, until Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, gained the rights to all of his recordings in 1997 and formed Creator/AmaruEntertainment with Interscope to release them. Death Row would declare bankruptcy in 2006, with the label itself sold in 2008, and its remaining properties sold off in 2009. Death Row's catalogue was acquired by Creator/EntertainmentOne in 2013, which was then acquired by Creator/{{Hasbro}} in 2019. It changed hands a couple of times until 2022 when former signee Snoop Dogg purchased Death Row with the intent of reviving it. As a result, Death Row's catalog was pulled from all digital retailers worldwide to focus on a streaming service using that name.

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Following these releases, Death Row would begin to collapse. Knight was convicted of assault and was incarcerated from September 1996 to August 2001, which prompted Interscope to end their distribution partnership. Snoop Dogg, who was featured on many Death Row projects, left Death Row around this time. The label then began to largely rely on re-releases of past works to stay afloat, as well as compilations of unreleased Tupac material, until Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, gained the rights to all of his recordings in 1997 and formed Creator/AmaruEntertainment with Interscope to release them. Death Row would declare bankruptcy in 2006, with the label itself sold in 2008, and its remaining properties sold off in 2009. Death Row's catalogue was acquired by Creator/EntertainmentOne in 2013, which was then acquired by Creator/{{Hasbro}} in 2019. It changed hands a couple of times until 2022 when former signee Snoop Dogg purchased Death Row with the intent of reviving it.

Following these releases, Death Row would begin to collapse. Knight was convicted of assault and was incarcerated from September 1996 to August 2001, which prompted Interscope to end their distribution partnership. Snoop Dogg, who was featured on many Death Row projects, left Death Row around this time. The label then began to largely rely on re-releases of past works to stay afloat, as well as compilations of unreleased Tupac material, until Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, gained the rights to all of his recordings in 1997 and formed Creator/AmaruEntertainment with Interscope to release them. Death Row would declare bankruptcy in 2006, with the label itself sold in 2008, and its remaining properties sold off in 2009. Death Row's catalogue was acquired by Creator/EntertainmentOne in 2013, which was then acquired by Creator/{{Hasbro}} in 2019.

* Music/AboveTheLaw
* Music/Cold187um

** 1992 - ''Music/TheChronic''

Following these releases, Death Row would begin to collapse. Knight was convicted of assault and was incarcerated from September 1996 to August 2001, which prompted Interscope to end their distribution partnership. Snoop Dogg, who was featured on many Death Row projects, left Death Row around this time. Dre himself also left the label in 1996, as he was tired of the financial mismanagement and disgusted by the increasingly violent environment at the label; by the mid-90s, beatings were a routine means of discipline for artists and staffers who had displeased Knight. The label then began to largely rely on re-releases of past works to stay afloat, as well as compilations of unreleased Tupac material, until Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, gained the rights to all of his recordings in 1997 and formed Creator/AmaruEntertainment with Interscope to release them. Death Row would declare bankruptcy in 2006, with the label itself sold in 2008, and its remaining properties sold off in 2009. Death Row's catalogue was acquired by Creator/EntertainmentOne in 2013, which was then acquired by Creator/{{Hasbro}} in 2019.

Following these releases, Death Row would begin to collapse. Knight was convicted of assault and was incarcerated from September 1996 to August 2001, which prompted Interscope to end their distribution partnership. Snoop Dogg, who was featured on many Death Row projects, left Death Row around this time. The label then began to largely rely on re-releases of past works to stay afloat, as well as compilations of unreleased Tupac material, until Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, gained the rights to all of his recordings in 1997 and formed Creator/AmaruEntertainment with Interscope to release them. Death Row would declare bankruptcy in 2006, with the label itself sold in 2008, and its remaining properties sold off in 2009. Death Row's catalogue was acquired by Creator/EntertainmentOne in 2013, which was then acquired by Creator/{{Hasbro}} in 2019.

Following these releases, Death Row would begin to collapse. Knight was convicted of assault and was incarcerated from September 1996 to August 2001 which prompted Interscope to end their distribution partnership. Snoop Dogg, who was featured on many Death Row projects, left Death Row around this time. The label then began to largely rely on re-releases of past works to stay afloat, as well as compilations of unreleased Tupac material, until Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, gained the rights to all of his recordings in 1997 and formed Creator/AmaruEntertainment with Interscope to release them. Death Row would declare bankruptcy in 2006, with the label itself sold in 2008, and its remaining properties sold off in 2009. Death Row's catalogue was acquired by Creator/EntertainmentOne in 2013, which was then acquired by Creator/{{Hasbro}} in 2019.

The label was founded by former {{Music/NWA}} member Music/DrDre along with Suge Knight, The D.O.C and Dick Griffey. After convincing Creator/InterscopeRecords to give them a distribution deal, Death Row released its first album: Dr. Dre's ''The Chronic'', which is credited with popularizing G-Funk and was commercially and critically acclaimed, having since been certified 3xPlatinum in the United States. Many of the tracks featured Dre’s protégé [[Music/SnoopDogg Snoop Doggy Dogg]] who would release his debut album ''Doggystyle'' in 1993. The album was another success for Death Row, and even outsold ''The Chronic''. Death Row also released four multi-platinum selling film soundtracks, which included ''Above the Rim'' (which included the hit single "Regulate" by Warren G and Nate Dogg), and ''Murder was the Case''. They also released Tha Dogg Pound's debut album ''Dogg Food'' which also went multi-platinum. By this point, Suge Knight had also set up a "West Coast Management" firm for east coast artists, the two most notable signees being R&B acts Music/MaryJBlige and Jodeci.

Death Row Records was a record label founded in 1991 and was based in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. The label focused on releasing rap music from the west coast, particularly the G-Funk subgenre of Gangsta Rap. It also had high profile feuds with the east coast hip hop label Bad Boy Records and fellow west coast rap label Creator/RuthlessRecords.

Following these releases, Death Row would begin to collapse. Knight was convicted of assault and was incarcerated from September 1996 to August 2001 which prompted Interscope to end their distribution partnership. Snoop Dogg, who was featured on many Death Row projects, left Death Row around this time. The label then began to largely rely on re-releases of past works to stay afloat, as well as compilations of unreleased Tupac material, until Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, gained the rights to all of his recordings in 1997 and formed Creator/AmaruEntertainment with Interscope to release them. Death Row would declare bankruptcy in 2006, with the label itself sold in 2008, and its remaining properties sold off in 2009.

Death Row Records was a record label founded in 1991 and was based in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. The label focused on releasing rap music from the west coast, particularly the G-Funk subgenre of Gangsta Rap. It also had high profile feuds with the east coast hip hop label Bad Boy Records and fellow west coast rap label Ruthless Records.

Following these releases, Death Row would begin to collapse. Knight was convicted of assault and was incarcerated from September 1996 to August 2001 which prompted Interscope to end their distribution partnership. Snoop Dogg, who was featured on many Death Row projects, left Death Row around this time. The label then began to largely rely on re-releases of past works to stay afloat, as well as compilations of unreleased Tupac material, until Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, gained the rights to all of his recordings in 1997 and formed Amaru Entertainment with Interscope to release them. Death Row would declare bankruptcy in 2006, with the label itself sold in 2008, and its remaining properties sold off in 2009.

The label was founded by former {{Music/NWA}} member Music/DrDre along with Suge Knight, The D.O.C and Dick Griffey. After convincing Interscope Records to give them a distribution deal, Death Row released its first album: Dr. Dre's ''The Chronic'', which is credited with popularizing G-Funk and was commercially and critically acclaimed, having since been certified 3xPlatinum in the United States. Many of the tracks featured Dre’s protégé [[Music/SnoopDogg Snoop Doggy Dogg]] who would release his debut album ''Doggystyle'' in 1993. The album was another success for Death Row, and even outsold ''The Chronic''. Death Row also released four multi-platinum selling film soundtracks, which included ''Above the Rim'' (which included the hit single "Regulate" by Warren G and Nate Dogg), and ''Murder was the Case''. They also released Tha Dogg Pound's debut album ''Dogg Food'' which also went multi-platinum. By this point, Suge Knight had also set up a "West Coast Management" firm for east coast artists, the two most notable signees being R&B acts Music/MaryJBlige and Jodeci.

Following these releases, Death Row would begin to collapse. Knight was convicted of assault and was incarnated from September 1996 to August 2001 which prompted Interscope to end their distribution partnership. Snoop Dogg, who was featured on many Death Row projects, left Death Row around this time. The label then began to largely rely on re-releases of past works to stay afloat, as well as compilations of unreleased Tupac material, until Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, gained the rights to all of his recordings in 1997 and formed Amaru Entertainment with Interscope to release them. Death Row would declare bankruptcy in 2006, with the label itself sold in 2008, and its remaining properties sold off in 2009.

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Death Row Records was a record label founded in 1991 and was based in Los Angeles. The label focused on releasing rap music from the west coast, particularly the G-Funk subgenre of Gangsta Rap. It also had high profile feuds with the east coast hip hop label Bad Boy Records and fellow west coast rap label Ruthless Records.

* Music/TupacShakur