Death Row Records

Death Row Records is an American record label. It was founded in 1991 by Tracy "The D.O.C." Lynn Curry, Andre "Dr. Dre" Young, Suge Knight and Richard Gilbert "Dick" Griffey. Artists including Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nate Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, The Lady of Rage, RBX and Michel'le agreed to join the label, following with the label's biggest star Tupac Shakur. The label declined when Shakur was killed in September 1996, Knight was charged with parole violation the following year, and when Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and many others left the label. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2006, and was sold to the MNRK Music Group (formally eOne Music).

Death Row Records
Founder	The D.O.C. Dr. Dre Suge Knight Dick Griffey[1][2]
Status	Active
Distributing label	Create (digital)[3] AMPED Distribution (physical) (current) Interscope Priority Koch (former)
Genre	West Coast hip hop R&B G-funk Gangsta rap
Country of origin	United States
Location	8200 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California, U.S.[4]

Snoop Dogg later purchased the rights to the trademark and music of Death Row Records in 2022. He intends to revive the record label, which is currently active as an NFT label since.

Notable artists

Current artists

Act	Years signed	Releases under the label
Snoop Dogg	CEO 1992–1998 2022–present	3
Mount Westmore	2022–present	1
Merkules	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	–
Daz Dillinger	1992-1999	1
Tha Dogg Pound	1992-1996	1
Jewell	1992–1999	–
Kurupt	1992-1996 2002-2005	1
The Lady of Rage	1992–1999	1
Nate Dogg	1992-1998	–
RBX	1992-1994	–
Sam Sneed	1993–1996	–
Lil' Bow Wow	1993-1994	–
Danny Boy	1994–1999	–
J-Flexx	1994–1999	–
O.F.T.B.	1994–1997	–
Young Soldierz	1994–1998	–
Tupac Shakur/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[5]	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	–

Albums

• Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
• Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
• Various artists - Above the Rim soundtrack (1994)
• Various artists - Murder Was the Case soundtrack (1994)
• Tha Dogg Pound - Dogg Food (1995)
• 2Pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
• Makaveli - The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996)
• Snoop Doggy Dogg - Tha Doggfather (1996)
• Various artists - Death Row Greatest Hits (1996)
• Various artists - Christmas on Death Row (1996)
• Nate Dogg - G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 (1997) (shelved)
• Various artists - Gridlock'd soundtrack (1997)
• The Lady of Rage - Necessary Roughness (1997)
• Various artists - Gang Related (1997)
• Daz Dillinger - Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back (1998)
• Michel'le - Hung Jury (1998)
• 2Pac - Greatest Hits (1998)
• Various artists - Suge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000 (1999)
• 2Pac + Outlawz - Still I Rise (1999)
• Various artists - Too Gangsta for Radio (2000)
• Snoop Dogg - Dead Man Walkin' (2000)
• 2Pac - Until the End of Time (2001)
• Tha Dogg Pound - 2002 (2001)
• Snoop Doggy Dogg - Death Row's Snoop Doggy Dogg Greatest Hits (2001)
• Mark Morrison - Innocent Man (2002) (Death Row UK; shelved)
• N.I.N.A. - New Identity Non Apllicable (2002) (shelved)
• 2Pac - Better Dayz (2002)
• Various artists - Dysfunktional Family soundtrack (2003)