South Bend, Indiana-born singer-songwriter October London might be the closest we’ve come to seeing the full aspiration of the original Death Row Records, founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, Dick Griffey, and Harry-O. For all the legendary rappers—2Pac, Snoop, and the heat that trailed them—Death Row was always reaching for something […]
Over the past few years, Death Row Records has had some curious owners (to put it mildly). Now, the label is coming home (sort of). Snoop Dogg has agreed to a deal with MNRK Music Group, which is owned by private equity fund Blackstone, to become the new owner of the label where he got […]
Four influential classic hip hop albums — Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, Snoop Doggy Dogg’s Doggystyle, 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me (2x tape set) and Makaveli’s (2Pac) The Don Killuminati (7 day theory) — are getting limited-edition reissues on cassette on April 20 to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of Death Row Records. It’s the first time since the ’90s that these Death Row titles will be […]