Death Row Records

Hill C. is down with Death Row.

Dr. Dre's longtime battle with Death Row Records is back in his favor. The West Coast veteran won his 2010 lawsuit against WIDEawake/Death Row, which intended to stop the label from digitally distributing his classic debut 'The Chronic.' The ruling, set forth by U...

It's actually been a busy few weeks in the meltdown of storied hip-hop label Death Row Records. In addition to the usual lawsuits, Priority Records signed the Bay Area's Mac Shawn 100 and now fellow, former Death Row signee SKG is trying to bounce back with a new self-published book of memoirs...

Struggling hip-hop label Death Row Records continues its quest to make a monetary comeback by launching a line of exclusive online merchandise this week. The label, which was acquired by Canadian company WIDEawake entertainment in 2009 and continues to be embattled in legal woes, offers customers a selection of t-shirts and tank tops for both women and men...

At this point, ownership of famed gangster rap label Death Row has passed hands so many times that it's hard to know who exactly is in charge. In the label's post-Suge Knight era, ownership was taken over by Lara Lavi, the leader of a company called WIDEawake Entertainment Group...

A Los Angeles County judge has issued a temporary restraining order against former Death Row CEO Suge Knight, to protect a local man who claims that he was threatened at gunpoint. On Monday, May 24, L.A. judge Carol Boas Goodson granted the restraining order in favor of Elwood E...

In 2009, notorious Los Angeles-based label, Death Row Records, was acquired by Toronto's WIDEawake Entertainment Group for $18 million after facing bankruptcy. Now, the reincarnated label -- WIDEawake Death Row Records -- is in the process of releasing the classic music stored in its vaults...

Former Death Row rapper RBX has addressed the current state of Death Row Records.In a prepared statement, RBX lamented the fact that New Solution, the company who purchased Death Row's back catalog, has little concern for the fate of the label...

Suge Knight is back in trouble with authorities, this time around it's for allegedly beating and robbing Bay Area rapper Yukmouth. TMZ.com is reporting that the former hip-hop mogul attacked Yukmouth around 10PM Monday (March 22) at a Ralph's grocery store in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles...

There's still no word on the official release date of Dr. Dre's long-awaited 'Detox' album, but in the meantime, the Compton rapper is hitting up his former label Death Row Records for some overdue funds. Dre, real name Andre Young, brought a lawsuit against the reincarnated label -- now, WIDEawake Death Row Records -- in a Los Angeles Federal Court this week...