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Death Row Records

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Death Row Records is a Hip hop and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Vanilla Ice and Jermaine Dupri. Those roots explain a lot about how Death Row Records arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into JAY-Z, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, 2Pac and The Lady of Rage, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Death Row Records, reaching back through The D.O.C. and forward to JAY-Z. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Death Row Records is an American record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey. The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and 2Pac during the 1990s. At its peak, Death Row made over US $100 million annually.

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Death Row RecordsThe D.O.C.Dr. DreEazy-EVanilla IceJermaine DupriJodeciMary J. BligeJAY-ZDr. DreSnoop Dogg2PacThe Lady of RageWarren GKuruptNate Dogg

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Death Row Records connections

Death Row Records grew out of The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and Vanilla Ice, went on to shape JAY-Z, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and 2Pac. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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