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{{Infobox record label
| image = [[Image:Deathrowlogobig.jpg|150px]]
| founded =<small> [[1991]]
| years active =<small> [[1992]]-[[2007]]
| founder = [[Dr. Dre]]<br>[[Suge Knight]]
| distributor = [[Koch Records]]
| genre = [[hip hop music|Hip Hop]]
| country = [[United States|US]]
| location = [[Los Angeles, California]]
| url = [http://www.deathrow.la/ www.DeathRow.la]}}
'''Death Row Records''' is a [[record label]] that was founded in [[1988 in music|1991]] by [[Dr. Dre]] and [[Suge Knight]], and was once home to some of rap's biggest names, including [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]], [[Dr. Dre]], [[Snoop Dogg|Snoop Doggy Dogg]] and [[Tha Dogg Pound]] ([[Kurupt]] and [[Daz Dillinger]]).
Death Row has sold nearly 50 million units worldwide, and generated close to $750 million in revenue.<ref>{{cite web|title= Death Row Records History|url=http://www.deathrowrecords-uk.com/history.htm}}</ref> The label was also once home to [[RBX]], [[The Lady of Rage]], [[Michel'le]], [[Danny Boy (artist)|Danny Boy]], [[Bow Wow]], [[DJ Quik]], [[J-Flexx]], [[Sam Sneed]], [[Mark Morrison]], [[MC Hammer]], [[Tha Realest]], [[Crooked I]], [[O.F.T.B.]], [[Eastwood (rapper)|Eastwood]], and [[Gina Longo]] (notable for being the only white artist signed to the label). In addition, the late [[Lisa Lopes|Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes]] of [[TLC (band)|TLC]] was signed on and working on an album when she died in an automobile accident. On [[July 15]], [[2008]], the label was sold to the independent label of [[Global Music Group]], at an auction for [[United States dollar|$]]24 million.<ref>
{{cite news
| title = Death Row label is sold for $24m
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7506883.stm
| work = [[BBC News]]
| date = 2008-07-15
| accessdate = 2008-07-15 }}</ref>
==History==
===Beginnings===
While Dr. Dre was trying to leave [[Ruthless Records]], he was introduced to Suge Knight, who was a bodyguard for [[The D.O.C.]] at the time. With Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and The D.O.C., set out to found their own label which they called Future Shock Records and then later renamed it to Death Row Records. Knight would later explain his reasoning for the company in a 1996 interview with [[Vibe Magazine]]: "We called it Death Row because most everybody had been involved with the law. The majority of our people were parolees or incarcerated-no joke. We got people that were really on Death Row and still is." After a year long battle with Eazy-E and Jerry Heller, who still had disputes over where Dre was signed and on what terms, and a botched deal with Dick Griffey's [[Solar Records]], funding Death Row was accomplished via financial support from [[Interscope Records]]. Interscope would then act as a distributor for Death Row Records for the next six years. The label's first release was ''[[The Chronic]]'', the solo debut from Dr. Dre, in December [[1992]]. Featured on the album were newcomers: Daz, Kurupt, The Lady of Rage, RBX and, most notably, Dr. Dre's new protege [[Snoop Dogg]] (then known as ''Snoop 'Doggy' Dogg''). The album quickly exploded into [[1993]], eventually topping the [[Billboard 200|Billboard's Top 200 Albums]] chart; selling over three million copies.
===Early Success===
Later that year, Death Row released ''[[Doggystyle]]'', the debut album from Snoop Dogg. Debuting at number one, it wound up beating ''The Chronic'' in sales, and made Snoop Dogg and Death Row Records hip-hop's leading act by [[1994]]. Also in 1994, Death Row released the multi-platinum soundtracks to ''[[Above the Rim]]'' and Snoop Dogg's ''[[Murder Was the Case]]''.
With acclaim came criticism. While riding high on the commercial success of Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg, Death Row was blasted by several activist groups and public figures in the media for its glorification of the violence associated with the [[gangsta rap]] image that most of its artists promoted. The media criticism, meanwhile, grew louder by the summer of 1995, as dissenters zeroed in on Death Row's highly publicized forthcoming release, ''[[Dogg Food]]''—the debut release by [[Tha Dogg Pound]]. The flak made the shareholders in Interscope Records' parent company, [[Time Warner]], nervous—so much so that the company sold all of its shares in Interscope to [[Music Corporation of America|MCA Music Entertainment]]. ''Dogg Food'', meanwhile, was postponed from its intended July release date to October.
===Addition of 2Pac===
As the controversy with boycotters and Time Warner was adding fuel to Death Row's engine; Suge Knight, in the meantime, posted bail for the then-incarcerated [[Tupac Shakur|Tupac ("2Pac") Shakur]] in exchange for his signing with Death Row. At the time, Tupac and Death Row shared mutual disdain for the fledgling [[New York]]-based [[Bad Boy Records]], along with its CEO [[Sean Combs]] and seminal star [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]
Upon Shakur's release from jail, he immediately went to work on his Death Row debut album, ''[[All Eyez on Me]]''. The album, released in early [[1996]], topped the albums charts and going diamond ( 10x platinum) became the label's biggest commercial success to date. The escalating tension between Tupac and Biggie (as well as Death Row and Bad Boy), meanwhile, fueled what was eventually called the "[[East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry|East Coast/West Coast rap war]]." What was to follow would be a year-long dispute in which several Death Row artists fired verbal assaults at East Coast artists. Among those who took lyrical shots were: Snoop Dogg, The Dogg Pound, and Tupac (with his group, [[Outlawz]]). The list of those dissed by Death Row included most famously (but is not limited to): [[Mobb Deep]], [[Nas]], [[Jay-Z]], the [[Junior M.A.F.I.A.]], [[Puff Daddy]] and the [[Notorious B.I.G.]]
===Death Row vs. Bad Boy===
Death Row artists who acknowledged [[Bad Boy Records]], or those who didn't support the feud, were looked down upon by Tupac. Lady of Rage commented in an interview that Tupac had once called her the "weakest link in Death Row" because she wouldn't insult Bad Boy. Tupac also spoke ill of Dr. Dre for having not testified for Snoop during his murder trial, discouraging the West Coast-East Coast tension, and for his having departed the label in early 1996. Tupac dissed Dr. Dre on KMEL radio in the Bay Area for not running the streets representing with him and the label and being too slow on producing beats for his album. Snoop Dogg eventually would fall out with Tupac shortly before his death because of an interview in which Snoop claims to like and respect B.I.G.'s music.
Despite the infamous feud, Suge Knight had planned to open a New York chapter of the label to be called ''Death Row East'', even signing [[K-Solo]], the only rapper that signed before the label disappeared. [[Eric B. & Rakim|Eric B.]] was slated to head that label. In an interview, 2Pac named rappers they planned to sign, from [[Big Daddy Kane]] to the [[Wu-Tang Clan]]. The branch, however, was never formed.
Tupac was shot and killed in Las Vegas in September 1996, while riding on the passenger side in a car driven by Suge Knight. Soon after, Knight was sentenced to nine years in prison for a parole violation relating directly to a fight that both he and Tupac were involved in on the night of his death. As a result of Dr. Dre's having previously left the company, Tupac's death, and Suge Knight's incarceration; Death Row Records imploded almost instantly.
==Second Generation==
===Struggles===
In August 1997, Interscope Records sold its interest in Death Row Records and severed ties with the company. This forced the label to take up distribution with [[Priority Records]]. By 1998, [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Tray Deee]], [[Soopafly]], [[Jewell (singer)|Jewell]], and [[Kurupt]] had all left the label. [[Nate Dogg]], The [[Lady of Rage]], and [[Daz Dillinger]] soon followed. Death Row's saving grace was, and remains to be, the fact that they maintain ownership of the original master recordings its former artists produced while they were still under contract. These recordings continue to provide the label with the majority of its revenue.
[[Warren G]], Dr. Dre's stepbrother, left the label without releasing an album — claiming that he had been assaulted by Suge Knight. The book "Have Gun will Travel" by Ronin Ro later claimed that he and his friends were publicly beaten at a boat party, and also details accusations of violence against Sam Sneed. Some employees were allegedly beaten and forced to strip after making a telephone call without permission.<ref>According to StreetGangs.com [http://www.streetgangs.com/newsletter/122002row.html]</ref> On his [[VH1]] ''[[Behind the Music]]'' profile, Dr. Dre noted that the single incident that made him decide to leave the label for good was when he witnessed a studio engineer being assaulted, simply for rewinding a tape back too far.
In 1998, Suge planned to launch the many rappers to come for the second generation of Death Row Records. Although he was incarcerated, he pushed rapper Top Dogg (also known as YGD) as his first new face making his television debut appearance in the video "All About U" on the 2Pac "Greatest Hits" album replacing Snoop Dogg. Top Dogg had generated a buzz from a hidden track on the [[Gang Related (soundtrack)|''Gang Related'' soundtrack]] titled "Goin Back To Cali" aimed toward Puff Daddy. The video, "All About U," received heavy play and Suge followed in 1999 with "The Chronic 2000: Suge Knight Represents" album to introduce a brand new roster headed by Daz Dillinger, Soopafly, Tha Dogg Pound, Top Dogg, Tha Realest, Swoop G, Lil Cstyle, Doobie K, Milkbone, Michelle, VK, and Mac Shawn.
In 2000, the video for Top Dogg's "Cindafella" track received minor airplay with an innovative concept produced by TC as many earlier videos and directed by K.C. Amos, and his album "Every Dog Has His Day" was shelved as his contract expired and he was not renewed. Soopafly shortly lived as the label's lead artist after failure to generate any type of buzz off his single "Like It Or Not," was released due to disputes over payments from the label. Tha Realest tookover as Tha Row's lead artist and made several albums which were never released, including the much anticipated "Witness Tha Realest" that featured a diss track towards Mobb Deep. He recorded tracks with Daz Dillinger, Scarface, Richie Rich, and other big westcoast names along with label mates J Valentine, PB, and his group The Last Circle. After "Too Gangsta For Radio," Tha Realest was kicked off of Death Row because fans were complaining about him for many reasons. They didn't like the fact that he sounded exactly like 2pac, that he tried to give an interview exactly like 2pac, that he was spreading around rumors on the official Death Row website that 2pac and Suge Knight discovered him in las Vegas and they both signed him rumors and fans were also complaining about the similarities between Tha Realest's tattoos and 2pac's. Suge Knight wanted to make his label legitimate so he decided to sign Crooked I. Daz Dillinger left the label as head-producer later that year due to money problems with Suge Knight and he used his Death Row tracks to release an independent album titled "R.A.W." His lead single for the Too Gangsta For Radio compilation titled "Gangsta Rap" was pulled and he was replaced with Scarface & Treach of Naughty By Nature. This track would later appear as the lead single for Knight's Tha Dogg Pound "2002" release. Big Hutch aka Cold187um from Above The Law became the label's lead producer.
In September 2001, with Knight being out of prison, Crooked I's debut "Say Hi To Tha Bad Guy" was supposed to be released with the lead single being "So Damn Hood featuring Sisqo" and rumored guest appearances by Ja Rule, Ashanti, Jadakiss, Kurupt, Scarface, Trick Daddy, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez, Danny Boy, Jayo Felony, Juvenile, Too Short, Yukmouth, D.J. Quik, Jay-Z E-40 and others marking the big return of the label. The album was never released and it became apparent Death Row Records had major marketing problems. Big Hutch parted the label and Darren Vegas became the new head of productions.
In 2001, Several out-of-print releases from Tha Row were re-released, such as: Snoop Dogg's ''[[Tha Doggfather]]'' and 2Pac's ''[[The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory]]''. However, Tha Row's attempt at a comeback lagged, as their new releases were all compilations. With the exception of previously unreleased material by 2Pac, the label failed to release any solo records by any of its current roster. On the [[2001]] ''Too Gangsta For Radio'' compilation, several skits were aimed at Tha Row's many adversaries. The introduction had a Snoop impersonator waking up from a nightmare and making his wife phone the prison in which Suge Knight was serving time to verify that he was still behind bars. On the track "Fuck Dre", [[Tha Realest]], TWIST 2 DVS(J. Gallardo) and Lil' C-Style (formerly of the [[LBC Crew]]) recorded a skit where Dr. Dre rapes a potential signee, and on K-9's "Gangsta'd Out", a skit portrayed Eminem as a tool of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. Upon release from prison in 2001, Knight renamed the label "Tha Row Records" and revealed a new roster headed by gifted Long Beach rapper, [[Crooked I]]. Tha Row also signed [[Left Eye]] of [[TLC (music)|TLC]], under the name N.I.N.A., meaning New Identity Non-Applicable. Left-Eye, however, was later killed in a car accident before anything could come of the deal.
==Third Generation==
By 2002, Knight's fanbase became frustrated with a lack of new albums from active artists. Although Kurupt of Tha Dogg Pound had returned to be President of the label, the release of [[Tha Dogg Pound]]'s ''[[2002 (Tha Dogg Pound album)|2002]]'', [[Tupac|Tupac Shakur]]'s ''[[Until The End Of Time]]'', and [[Snoop Dogg]]'s ''[[Death Row: Snoop Doggy Dogg at His Best]]'' escalated the frustration of loyal fans that wanted to see the new roster. Although he had a great relationship with Suge Knight, it was apparent that Kurupt had very little power when it came to major label decisions, album releases, and recruiting power as the President and that the significant decisions ran through Knight.
By 2003, Kurupt was the label's new lead artist as [[Crooked I]] fought legal battles with Knight to escape his contract. He recorded with his brother Roscoe, MOP, Eastwood, and Tri-Star. By 2005, multi-platinum rapper [[Petey Pablo]] had signed on to become Death Row's new lead artist. Kurupt and Eastwood (Who is now a former artist) were the only ones left of the second generation of Tha Row artists because most had departed from the label. Kurupt's album "Against The Grain" dropped and Death Row claimed that distributor Koch dropped the album before it was finished and left off important tracks Kurupt recorded with Lil Jon and Ice Cube. Songs such as "Vaseline 2" were dropped from the album. The album did poorly for sales and reminded everyone of the problems the label was having. As well as the poor sales Death Row did not endorse the album because of Koch's "mistake".
At 2:30 am on [[May 27]], [[2003]], several bullets were fired by an unknown person, or persons, at Death Row Records [[Beverly Hills]] headquarters; damaging the front door, windows and wall of the offices. Earlier that year, a Los Angeles [[S.W.A.T.]] team raided the Death Row offices, looking for evidence of gang murders and drug dealing. At some point, rumors circulated that rapper [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] was in talks with Suge Knight about signing with Tha Row. Supposedly, The Game was simultaneously considering a deal with rival [[Bad Boy Records]]. Regardless of the authenticity of these talks, they yielded nothing and The Game is currently under his own label named [[The Black Wall Street Records]].
The year [[2004]] proved unfortunate for Suge. [[Crooked I]], Tha Row's most promising artist, became frustrated that his album had failed to reach shelves after a period of five years and departed the label when his contract expired. [[Crooked I]] is now under his own label called Dynasty Entertainment. Similarly, R&B artist Danny Boy too left the label after a lengthy postponement, but as of now this is yet to be announced. Rapper Kurupt left in 2005 to reunite group [[Tha Dogg Pound]] with former partner [[Daz Dillinger]]. In the same year, Tha Row signed rapper [[Petey Pablo]]. Additionally, it is rumored that the company attempted to sign incarcerated rapper [[Shyne]], but that didn't work out.
The second generation did not fail due to lack of talent, but rather, a lack of exposure. With poor promotion and missed album releases, several quality records were shelved that may have generated heavy sales. The label failed to release completed albums by Top Dogg, Soopafly, Tha Realest, Daz Dillinger (second album), Above The Law, Ray J, N.I.N.A., J. Valentine, Eastwood, [[Danny Boy (artist)|Danny Boy]], [[Crooked I]], Dre'sta, Mac Shawn, and several others. Later that year Kurupt and Eastwood both left the label. The only remaining artist would be Petey Pablo until 2006.
===Current Company Status===
In early 2006 Suge Knight went on the DJ Kay Slay Hot 97 Radio Show and announced Death Row East and its first artist [[Lakey the Kid]]. Lakey had appeared on albums with Nas previously. Tha Row East has plans for one album. This album is Lakey's solo album called "The Big Ride" which, according to Tha Row East Vice President Delson, will be coming out sometime in 2007. Another artist named Warlord later signed to Death Row West. His mixtape "I Can Getcha Block Knocked Off Volume 1" aided by [[DJ Fokis]] aka [["Bull Of Tha Industry"]] out of [[Chicago, Illinois]] was released [[September 26]], [[2006]]. Warlord recently started working on [["Still Can Get Cha Block Knocked off Volume 2"]]. The mixtape is in its final stages and will soon be available worldwide on Apple’s iTunes. Apparently the mixtape is executive produced by [[Suge Knight]] and Big L.O.S. (Death Row's Former V.P.). There is a video being shot for this called Boss, which will be the main focus of the tape. It has also been reported that Suge Knight is doing a reality show pilot for a major cable channel. Recently Big L.O.S. left from Death Row Records & formed his own company. Petey Pablo was stated to have left from Death Row Records near the end of 2006. Petey Pablo plans on releasing a mixtape around the same time his new album drops.
On [[April 3]], [[2006]], it was reported that a court-appointed receiver is set to acquire Death Row assets to auction off. Suge Knight has missed several court-mandated appearances over his assets. Michael Harris, an imprisoned drug dealer, says that Knight owes him money because he helped fund the label's founding.<ref>Billboard Magazine article http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002276110</ref> On [[April 4]], [[2006]], Death Row Records filed for [[bankruptcy|bankruptcy protection]].<ref>BBC article [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4878224.stm]</ref> Knight would run the company while the matter is before the courts. It is noted that the headquarters of Death Row in [[Beverly Hills]] has been abandoned. A Los Angeles bankruptcy judge has set a deadline for parties to file claims against Death Row Records and Marion "Suge" Knight as part of a Chapter 11 restructuring of the legendary West coast label.
Death Row Records and Knight filed for Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in April 2006, listing debts of $137.4 million and $4.4 million in assets. Those filing claims must file with the bankruptcy court presiding over the case must file by [[October 31]] or risk being barred from asserting claims against Death Row Records or Suge Knight. "We believe that it is vital that all parties asserting claims come forward and assert them in a timely manner so that Death Row can come out of Chapter 11 quickly", said Todd Neilson, the Death Row chapter 11 trustee. In March of 2005, Knight was ordered to pay over $100 million to Lydia Harris, who claims her husband, incarcerated drug kingpin Michael "Harry-O" Harris, provided $1.5 million in start-up money for Death Row in return for a 50% stake in the label. Knight missed several court dates in regards to the Harris' ownership claims, resulting in a default judgment.
He filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection]], which allows a company to continue business operations while restructuring. Death Row is currently being operated by Neilson during the bankruptcy proceedings, while Knight oversees his bankruptcy estate as a debtor in possession. Among those listed as unsecured creditors to Death Row include the Harris', the Internal Revenue Service ($6,900,000), [[Koch Records]] ($3,400,000), Interscope Records ($2,500,000) and others. With Chapter 11 bankruptcy Suge will not lose his company or any of his masters.
On [[May 29]], 2008, [[TMZ]] published US Bankruptcy Court documents putting Death Row Records and all of its assets, including masters, for public auction on [[June 24]] with bids starting at $24 million.<ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2008/05/29/forget-suge-you-can-own-death-row-records/ Forget Suge, You Can Own Death Row Records!]</ref> [[Susan Berg]] won the auction, bidding the starting bid of $24 million.<ref>http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7198/title.death-row-auctioned-off-for-24-million</ref>
===Criminal Allegations===
Many people believe that Death Row was responsible for the murder of acclaimed rapper Tupac Shakur because he was leaving the label to form his own label Makaveli Records. "I'll never forget the look in Suge and Reggie's eyes when I saw them at the hospital," Keven Hackie, an FBI agent and bodyguard for Tupac said. "In 17 years of being a cop, I've seen a lot of guilty people and the look Suge had in his face, the look in his eyes when he looked at me, I knew damn well from their looks, those fuckers were guilty. There's no doubt about it."<ref>[http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2007/12/03/18956585.aspx AllHipHop.com Daily News - : Tupac Bodyguard Issues 100k Challenge To Death Row Security<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Reggie Wright Jr., the former Head of Security for Death Row Records, was offered $100,000 USD to take a lie detector test that asks if he had anything to do with the assassination of [[2Pac]] on the documentary [[Tupac: Assassination]]. Proclaiming his innocence, he has agreed to take it.<ref>[http://www.hhworlds.com/f11/12-09-07-head-security-death-row-accepts-100k-challenge-9794.html ''HHWorlds.com'' - Head Of Security For Death Row Accepts 100K Challenge (December 9, 2007)]</ref>
==Discography==
{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Artist
!Title
!Last RIAA Certification
!Billboard 200 (Peak)
|-
|1992
|'''Dr. Dre'''
|''[[The Chronic]]''
|4x Platinum
|#3 (02/13/1993)
|-
|1993
|'''Snoop Dogg'''
|''[[Doggystyle]]''
|5x Platinum
|#1 (12/11/1993)
|-
|rowspan="2"|1994
|'''Various Artists'''
|''[[Above the Rim (Original Soundtrack)|Above the Rim]]'' (Original Soundtrack)
|2x Platinum
|#2 (04/23/1994)
|-
|'''Various Artists'''
|''[[Murder Was the Case]]'' (Original Soundtrack)
|2x Platinum
|#1 (11/05/1994)
|-
|1995
|'''Tha Dogg Pound'''
|''[[Dogg Food]]''
|2x Platinum
|#1 (11/18/1995)
|-
|rowspan="6"|1996
|'''2Pac'''
|''[[All Eyez on Me]]''
|Diamond 10x platinum
|#1 (03/02/1996)
|-
|'''2Pac (as Makaveli)'''
|''[[The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory]]''
|9x Platinum
|#1 (11/23/1996)
|-
|'''Snoop Dogg'''
|''[[Tha Doggfather]]''
|2x Platinum
|#1 (11/30/1996)
|-
|'''Various Artists'''
|''[[Death Row Greatest Hits]]''
|Platinum
|#35 (12/21/1996)
|-
|'''Various Artists'''
|''[[Christmas on Death Row]]''
|None
|#155 (12/28/1996)
|-
|'''Hammer'''
|''[[Too Tight (Unreleased)]]''
|None
|None
|-
|rowspan="3"|1997
|'''The Lady of Rage'''
|''[[Necessary Roughness (album)|Necessary Roughness]]''
|None
|#32 (07/12/1997)
|-
|'''Various Artists'''
|''[[Gridlock'd (Original Soundtrack)|Gridlock'd]]'' (Original Soundtrack)
|Gold
|#1 (02/15/1997)
|-
|'''Various Artists'''
|[[Gang Related (soundtrack)|''Gang Related'' soundtrack]]
|2x Platinum
|#2 (10/25/1997)
|-
|rowspan="3"|1998
|'''2Pac'''
|''[[Greatest Hits (2Pac album)|Greatest Hits]]''
|9x Platinum
|#3 (01/23/1999)
|-
|'''Daz Dillinger'''
|''[[Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back]]''
|Gold
|#8 (04/18/1998)
|-
|'''Michel'le'''
|''[[Hung Jury (album)|Hung Jury]]''
|None
|Did Not Chart
|-
|1999
|'''Various Artists'''
|''[[Suge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000]]''
|Gold
|#11 (05/22/1999)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2000
|'''Snoop Dogg'''
|''[[Dead Man Walkin']]''
|None
|#24 (11/18/2000)
|-
|'''Various artists'''
|''[[Too Gangsta for Radio]]''
|None
|#171 (10/21/2000)
|-
|rowspan="3"|2001
|'''Snoop Dogg'''
|''[[Death Row: Snoop Doggy Dogg at His Best]]''
|None
|#28 (11/10/2001)
|-
|'''Tha Dogg Pound'''
|''[[2002 (Tha Dogg Pound album)|2002]]''
|None
|#36 (08/18/2001)
|-
|'''2Pac'''
|''[[Until the End of Time]]''
|5x Platinum
|#1 (04/14/2001)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002
|'''Various Artists'''
|''[[Dysfunktional Family]]'' (Original Soundtrack)
|None
|#95 (05/10/2003)
|-
|'''2Pac'''
|''[[Better Dayz]]''
|3x Platinum
|#5 (12/14/2002)
|-
||2003
|'''2Pac'''
|''[[Nu-Mixx Klazzics]]''
|Gold
|#15 (10/25/2003)
|-
|2004
|'''2Pac'''
|''[[2Pac Live]]''
|None
|Did Not Chart
|-
|rowspan="3"|2005
|'''Various Artists'''
|''[[The Very Best of Death Row]]''
|None
|#94 (05/14/2005)
|-
|'''Kurupt'''
|''[[Against tha Grain]]''
|None
|#60 (09/10/2005)
|-
|'''2Pac'''
|''[[Tupac: Live at the House of Blues]]''
|Platinum (DVD)
|#159 (10/22/2005)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2006
|'''Dr. Dre'''
|''[[Chronicles: Death Row Classics]]''
|None
|Did Not Chart
|-
|'''Various Artists'''
|''[[15 Years on Death Row]]''
|None
|Did Not Chart
|-
|rowspan="7"|2007
|'''Snoop Dogg'''
|''Chronicles''
|None
|Did Not Chart
|-
|'''Various Artists'''
|''Death Row Archives: The Soundtracks''
|None
|Did Not Chart
|-
|'''Various Artists'''
|''[[Death Row: The Singles Collection]]''
|None
|Did Not Chart
|-
|'''2Pac'''
|''[[Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2]]''
|None
|#45
|-
|'''2Pac'''
|''[[Best of 2Pac Part 1: Thug]]''
|None
|#65
|-
|'''2Pac'''
|''[[Best of 2Pac Part 2: Life]]''
|None
|#77
|-
|'''Various Artists'''
|''[[Death Row Presents: Fellowship of The Great]]''
|None
|Did Not Chart
|-
|}
==See also==
*[[Death Row Records artists]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
*''Have Gun Will Travel: The Spectacular Rise and Violent Fall of Death Row Records'', Ronin Ro, Doubleday, 1998, 384 pages.
*''Labyrinth: Corruption and Vice in the L.A.P.D.: The truth behind the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls'' by Randall Sullivan, Atlantic Monthly Press, [[April 2]], [[2002]], 384 pages, ISBN 0-87113-838-7
==External links==
*[http://www.thenewdeathrowrecords.com/ Death Row Records - Official website]
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