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Death Row Records
Parent company gamma.
Founded 1991; 33 years ago (1991) (original)
February 9, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-02-09) (revival)
Founder
Status Active
Distributor(s)
  • Create (digital)
  • AMPED Distribution (physical) (current)
  • Interscope
  • Priority
  • Koch (former)
Genre
Country of origin United States
Location 8200 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

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. 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 (Doggystyle, Tha Doggfather), Tha Dogg Pound (Dogg Food), and 2Pac (All Eyez on Me, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory) during the 1990s. At its peak, Death Row was making over US$100 million a year.

By the late 1990s, the label began to decline after the death of its star artist, 2Pac.

The company filed for bankruptcy in 2006. It was later sold.

Notable artists

Current artists

Act Years
signed
Releases
under the label
Snoop Dogg Owner
1992–1998
2022–present
3
Tha Dogg Pound 1992-1996; 2022-present 1
Daz Dillinger 1992-1999
2022-present
1
Kurupt 1992-1996
2002-2005
2022-present
1

Former artists

Act Years
signed
Releases
under the label
The D.O.C. 1991-1994
Dr. Dre 1991–1996 1
Michel'le 1991–1999
2002-2003
1
CPO Boss Hogg 1992–1996
Jewell 1992–1997 1
The Lady of Rage 1992–2003 1
Nate Dogg 1992-1998
RBX 1992-1994
Sam Sneed 1993–1996 1
Danny Boy 1994–1999 1
J-Flexx 1994–1999
O.F.T.B. 1994–1997
Young Soldierz 1994–1998
2Pac 1995–1996 7 (6 posthumous albums)
Johnny J 1995–1996
K-Solo 1995–1996
MC Hammer 1995–1996
Prince Ital Joe 1995–1998
Young Noble 1996–1997
Bad Azz 1996–1998
Butch Cassidy 1996–1998
Tha Realest 1996–2001
CJ Mac 1997–2000
YGD Tha Top Dogg 1997–1999
Crooked I 1999–2003
Mac Shawn 1999–2000
Miilkbone 1999
Spider Loc 2000–2004
Lisa Lopes 2001–2002
Mark Morrison 2001–2002
Petey Pablo 2004

See also

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