Last April, Blackstone purchased eOne Music (which was rebranded as MNRK Music Group in September) for $385 million. When WIDEawake declared bankruptcy in 2012, Death Row was acquired by eOne (then known as Entertainment One). In 2006, the label declared bankruptcy following a slew of legal troubles, including a lawsuit brought by “silent” Death Row co-founder Lydia Harris that resulted in a $107 million judgment being awarded in Harris’ favor.ĭeath Row was eventually sold to Toronto-based development company WIDEawake Entertainment Group at auction for $18 million in 2009. Dre and Snoop Dogg and the imprisonment of its co-founder and CEO Knight. Once the premier label of the ‘90s West Coast hip-hop scene, Death Row’s fortunes began to crumble late in the decade following the murder of 2Pac, the departures of Dr. The rapper is also slated to perform alongside Dr. The acquisition comes ahead of the release of Snoop Dogg’s next album, B.O.D.R., which is slated for release on Friday. Dre’s The Chronic and 2Pac’s All Eyez on Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. Other iconic album releases on the label included Dr. and Dick Griffey, Death Row released Snoop Dogg’s first two albums: the seven-times platinum Doggystyle in 1993 and the two-times platinum Tha Doggfather in 1996. We wish him success in the years ahead as the brand moves forward under his leadership and vision.”įounded in 1992 by Dr. “MNRK has been honored to oversee this legendary brand over the last decade and enjoyed introducing it to millions of new fans in 2021 through our award-winning 30th anniversary marketing campaign.”īlackstone senior managing director David Kestnbaum added that the global investment firm is “excited to put the Death Row Records brand back in the hands of a legend like Snoop Dogg. “Snoop is clearly the executive to take Death Row into its next 30 years,” added Chris Taylor, MNRK Music Group’s president & CEO. Rolling Stone & P-MRC Acquire Las Vegas' Life Is Beautiful Festival
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