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Death Row Records is an American independent record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey.
- United States
- Active
- 1991; 32 years ago (original), February 9, 2022; 20 months ago (revival)
Apr 10, 2019 · Vowing to make it “the Motown of the ‘90s,” Knight co-founded Death Row Records with Dre and D.O.C. after strong-arming their contracts from Eazy-E’s Ruthless Records (Eazy would later ...
Jul 18, 2022 · Michael 'Harry-O' Harris: The untold story of Death Row Records. In the 1980s, Michael “Harry-O” Harris was known as the Godfather on the streets of South Central Los Angeles. Working with gangs like the Bloods and Crips, plus the Colombian cartel, Harris was in charge of a nationwide drug trafficking operation that brought in nearly $2 ...
Nov 17, 2023 · Suge Knight. Suge Knight is a rap industry businessman who is the co-founder of Death Row Records, having worked with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur. Published: Nov 17, 2023. Getty...
Sep 11, 2018 · Death Row Records is a West Coast record label which pushed the genre of gangsta rap to the top of the mainstream charts in the early 1990s. Founded by Marion “Suge” Knight and Andre “Dr. Dre” Young in 1992, the successes of Death Row Records established the legitimacy of rap music.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Death Row Records is an American independent record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey.
Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. (/ ʃ ʊ ɡ / SHUUG; born April 19, 1965) is an American music 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]
