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- The album's title derives from a slang term for high-grade cannabis, and its cover is a homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers.
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Sep 14, 2021 · According to Radar Online, legal documents alluded that Dre believed there to be a "discrepancy in the payments he received" from Death Row Records and that they'd yet to "honor a bonus" from records sold while the label was in bankruptcy (via TMZ).
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Jan 6, 2021 · His first major success came with the rap group N.W.A. and he later co-founded Death Row Records in 1991. In 1992, his first solo album, The Chronic, became a huge hit.
In 1996, Dre left Death Row Records to establish his own label, Aftermath Entertainment; his compilation album, Dr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath (1996) and second studio album, 2001 (1999) followed thereafter.
In 1996, following contractual dispute, he left Death Row Records for good. Same year, he set up his own label, Aftermath Entertainment in connection with Interscope Records. In November 1996, his album ‘Dr Dre Presents the Aftermath’ was released.
Unknown stated in an interview that he created the name "Def Row" for a potential deal to start another record label under Morgan Creek. [19] However he later sold the naming rights to Dr. Dre and his partners in July 1991 and by 1992 the name changed to its eventual title of Death Row Records. [20]
The Chronic is the debut studio album by American record producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his record label Death Row Records along with Interscope Records and distributed by Priority Records. The recording sessions took place at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood.
Aug 17, 2024 · In 1996 Dre left Death Row to form Aftermath Records. Three years later he released a second hit solo album, 2001 (1999), which produced the Grammy-winning single “Forgot About Dre,” among other hits.
