Talk:Death Row Records

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[edit] MC Hammer

According to the Death Row chronology (see External links), Hammer left Death Row in 1998 to record only Christian music. Thus, Hammer was involved with Death Row for about four years, but he wasn't as famous so his tenure there was under the radar. --BKHal2007 08:58, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC) bulls hit

THis is false. MC Hammer was signed to Death Row Records in 1996, shortly after the release of All Eyez on Me. He left in early-mid (no actual date was ever specified) 1997 which would make it more like a little over a year, not four. UDStyle 08:32, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Interscope?

Was Interscope the "parent company" or just the company who did the distribution? Or is there much of a difference? I'd assume there is, reading the article on Roc-A-Fella and how it was distributed through Def Jam but then Def Jam bought it. Dr. Trey 07:22, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Interscope was not a parent company in the traditional sense. Death Row owned it's own master recordings and Interscope was more or less in charge of heavy promotion and industry red tape. Manufacturing and distribution of Death Row music and materials were handled by Interscope and Priority, respectfully. UDStyle Stranded On Death Row 10:33, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Artist Roster

Will people please get the artist's that are on Death Row Records right? Just Take a look at www.deathrowrecords.com and you'll find all of the artists.

One problem: deathrowrecords.com is not the official site. It is a site that sells bootleg CD's. deathrowrecords.net was the official site and more recently thenewdeathrowrecords.com. UDStyle Stranded On Death Row 10:33, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Petey Pablo

Petey Pablo no longer on Death Row.

[edit] Disbanded?

Was Death Row really dissolved? Source, and a "years active 1991-2007" or "dissolved 2007" would be appreciated in the info box.

Unnecessary since the label is neither disbanded nor dissolved. Suge Knight still owns everything that is associated with Death Row Records inc. The company is still open to the public and is still releasing projects. UDStyle Stranded On Death Row 10:33, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jewish Defense League merger with Death Row Records article

I'm for this. That section of the Suge Knight article about the JDL would be more appropriate in the Death Row Records article. UDStyle 09:14, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Death Row discography certifications

Sales & certifications aren't always aligned. The marker on the discography portion is for "certification," so even if The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory indeed sold seven million in the U.S. (which is still disputable), it is still only certified four times platinum…and therefore *that* is what should be displayed on the article, until RIAA.com displays otherwise. The same goes for other titles as well. Even if the certifications listed on RIAA.com haven't been updated, it's still best to go with their last documented listing than to list an unofficial source. Same with the other titles that keep on getting mysteriously bumped up. It's better to under than to over inflate. - Stavdash 08:02, 20 March 2007 (UTC)


The source is from the official court documents from back in 2000. It is a reliable source that was used in court. The RIAA just doesn't update sales after a certain amount of time unless the label pays for it http://www.hitemup.com/tupac/lawsuit-agnant.html -- Supreme euphanasia 08:11, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Goes back to what Stavdash said about SALES and CERTIFICATIONS not necessarily being one in the same. It doesn't matter if Makaveli actually sold 7 million or not, if Death Row didn't bother to have its certifications updated with RIAA, then technically it's still only quadruple platinum. The header is for certifications, not speculative sales figures. And too many googily fans like to stalk Wikipedia articles and embellish information, which is what's happening now (with more than just the Makaveli title) on the article. —The Real One Returns 13:56, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

these are OFFICIAL court documents as i said it is a relaible source. -- Supreme euphanasia 15:36, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

If RIAA.com does NOT back up the certifications that people are pulling out of thin are for these titles, then I will continue to revert them back to what is explicited listed. Keep the speculation. —The Real One Returns 05:13, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
…and for the time being, I'm only humoring you by leaving your unofficial/questionable claims of Makaveli being 7x platinum up. If within the next, oh, month, RIAA does not show any updates to support this suspicious claim, I will revert it back to 4x platinum. So tired of fans getting ahold of Wikipedia articles and stretching and spinning stats. — The Real One Returns 12:44, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
It should be noted that RIAA.com is NOT a reliable source since it is known to not have a fully updated online database. For instance, Rappers such as E-40 and Yukmouth were certified in 2006 for past projects. However those certification updates are not listed at riaa.com. Furthermore, the now defunct official website of Death Row Records (deathrowrecords.net) listed the certifications in contrast to what was listed at riaa.com. In fact the RIAA online database is in contrast with certifications of the first 6 Death Row Records projects shown in the booklet of the 1996 Death Row Greatest Hits album. For now riaa.com should be deemed unreliable until they make more responsible updates to their online database, and the onus is those trying to provide the information. Sources are needed for the certifications in questions. riaa.com shouldn't be counted as acceptable but official sources from the record label or the artist should be sufficient. UDStyle 08:29, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Death Row UK/Ron Winters Releases

I have removed all Death Row UK releases from the discography since technically they are not Death Row Records releases. They are owned by Ron Winters. I suggest a Death Row UK page should be made separately. UDStyle 00:16, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Its probably just a front and really is owned by Suge Knight. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Siwhat (talk • contribs) 01:53, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rumor paragraph

I removed:

Rumor is that Death Row was founded largely due to money given to Knight by convicted drug dealer Michael "Harry-O" Harris. Harris' wife claimed that during Death Row's rise, Harris, who was serving a prison sentence at the time, had repeatedly tried to contact Knight regarding his share of the profits. Shortly after, Harris was allegedly beaten down in his jail cell which she tied to Knight. Knight has denied this accusation. Knight and Death Row sued Harris in 2006 for $106 million for attempted extortion and blackmail.

because it was a very serious, completely uncited allegation. Please don't put it back in without finding reliable sources for the accusation and settlement. Superm401 - Talk 03:31, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Uncensored Criminal Allegations

Uncensored some previous censored word. Words and images that would be considered offensive, profane, or obscene by typical Wikipedia readers should be used if they are informative, relevant and accurate as long as true and notable should be included in the encyclopedia.


I know this may be in some "[Edit Summary]" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Edit_summary but I ain't have enough room to put.


Heyfunboy (talk) 01:50, 18 May 2008 (UTC)