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Sep 14, 2021 · In 2014, rapper and record producer Dr. Dre (real name Andre Romelle Young) sued Death Row Records (via Rolling Stone) –- a label he co-founded in 1992 with Suge Knight (via the Los Angeles Times). During his time at Death Row Records, Dre saw immense success with the release of his debut solo album "The Chronic," as well as the rise of Snoop ...
Mar 19, 2023 · Well, there is a reason why. However, it is pretty abstract. After the death of Biggie Smalls in 1997, by 1998, Death Row became a dormant label. Dr Dre had transitioned into a partnership with Jimmy Iovine of Interscope to form Aftermath Entertainment, and Snoop Dogg had created his label Doggystyle Records.
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Jun 3, 2020 · Dr. Dre can admit one of his biggest relationships in music was more of a business than being part of a family.. During the course of their conversation on episode six of Young Money Radio on ...
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]
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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. The origins of Death Row Records can be traced back to ...
Mar 22, 1996 · March 22, 1996 12 AM PT. Los Angeles Times Staff Writer. In a move that will reorder the architecture of the rap music business, rap star Dr. Dre, the top producer in the booming hip-hop music ...
Knight became aware of the title of Dr. Dre's album when notification for the trademark use was required by his label, Aftermath Records. When Aftermath heard that Priority and Death Row planned to use the same name for their album, Dre sought legal action.
