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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. [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 and 2Pac (All Eyez on Me) during the 1990s.
OPINION: The debut solo album from the early star of Death Row Records was the most can’t-miss album of 1993 — even though it came out at the end of the year. The post 93 ‘til Infinity: The ...
Jeff Kravitz / Contributor / Getty Images Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg at the 1993 MTV Movie Awards After he was signed to Dr. Dre ’s Death Row Records, his 1993 album Doggystyle made him a star and a ...
Among the many notable hip hop industry deaths and convictions were the death of Snoop Dogg's friend and labelmate Tupac Shakur and the racketeering indictment of Death Row co-founder Suge Knight. [18] Dr. Dre had left Death Row earlier in 1996 because of a contract dispute, so Snoop Dogg co-produced Tha Doggfather with Daz Dillinger and DJ Pooh.
The release features several notable Death Row artists such as Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Nate Dogg, Daz Dillinger, and The Lady of Rage. A music video DVD is included. The double album includes "G'z Up, Hoes Down", a track from Snoop Doggy Dogg's Doggystyle album that was removed for sample clearance issues.
Jewell Caples, once dubbed "The First Lady of Death Row Records," has died, ET can confirm. She was 53.In a statement to ET, Caples' manager, Timothy Beal, said, "Jewell was a very special woman ...
Doggystyle is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg.It was released on November 23, 1993, by Death Row and Interscope Records.The album was recorded and produced following Snoop Doggy Dogg's appearances on Dr. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic (1992), to which Snoop contributed significantly.
Rapper Tupac Shakur, left, and Death Row Records Chairman Marion Suge Knight, attend a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, on Aug. 15, 1996. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese/File)