Death Row Records

Labelcode: LC 11645

A West-coast hip-hop label established in 1991 by Suge Knight and Dr. Dre in Los Angeles, achieving significant success in the 90s with artists like Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, and Dr. Dre.

The company declared bankruptcy in 2006 and on January 15, 2009, was sold at auction to the entertainment development company WIDEawake Entertainment Group, Inc. for $18 million.

In 2012, New Solutions Financial Corp. (the company owning WIDEawake Death Row) filed for bankruptcy. eOne purchased the rights to Death Row Records' catalog for $6 million in 2013.

In 2019, Hasbro, a toy company, acquired eOne for $3.4 billion, thus becoming the new parent company of both eOne and Death Row Records.

In 2021, Hasbro sold eOne Music to Blackstone, an investment firm. eOne Music was rebranded as MNRK Music Group later that year. On February 10, 2022, Snoop Dogg announced his acquisition of Death Row from MNRK Music Group, leading to its revival. Snoop Dogg's 20th album BODR was released the next day.

For unofficial releases and bootlegs claiming to be released on Death Row Records, please use Death Row Records.