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Death Row Records

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Was Tupac Shakur a Homophobe? Three Signs Makaveli Loved Gay People

    At six feet, four inches and nearly 300 pounds, Suge Knight was once hip-hop's most respected feared label executive. The Death Row Records capo was often ruthless and his questionable business practices regularly involved physical violence. Rumors that he threatened to throw Vanilla Ice off a hot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Top Ten Rock and Pop Stars Who Hate Digital Music Downloading

    Ever since the dawn of digitization, the internet-surfing public has had every bit of media at its fingertips. And once Napster took the music world by storm, there has been a constantly raging debate about how to restructure the industry around digital music downloads. Some artists have simply acc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Tupac Shakur Sex Tape! Makaveli's Much-Anticipated Final Release

    ​​Even though it's been 15 years since quintessential West Coast gangsta rapper and Death Row Records artist Tupac Shakur was tragically murdered, 'Pac still manages to release about an album a year. Of course, these compilations are mostly sloppy, unnecessary greatest hits packages. So ... Ar ... More >>

  • Music

    September 1, 2011

    Lil Wayne releases Tha Carter IV

    ​​Even though it's been 15 years since quintessential West Coast gangsta rapper and Death Row Records artist Tupac Shakur was tragically murdered, 'Pac still manages to release about an album a year. Of course, these compilations are mostly sloppy, unnecessary greatest hits packages. So ... Ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Nate Dogg, G-Funk's Most Melodic Homie, Dies at 41

    ​Nate Dogg is a bad motherfucker. And we mean forever, because that's how long his music's gonna live. However, Nate Dogg's human self, Nathaniel Hale, died today after struggling for the last two years with the aftereffects of multiple strokes, which left him halfway paralyzed and unable to breat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Suge Knight / Kanye West Lawsuit Stemming From 2005 Shore Club Shooting Still Unresolved

    CC by 2.0, via Jurvetson on FlickrKanye West refuses to take responsibilty for Suge Knight's 2005 Miami shooting.It's been five years since former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight was shot at the Shore Club, a crime that remains unsolved and that put a serious damper on the MTV VMAs' last year in M ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2010

    Suge Knight sues Kanye West and the Shore Club

    CC by 2.0, via Jurvetson on FlickrKanye West refuses to take responsibilty for Suge Knight's 2005 Miami shooting.It's been five years since former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight was shot at the Shore Club, a crime that remains unsolved and that put a serious damper on the MTV VMAs' last year in M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    The Circus is in Town: Suge Knight Brings Lawsuit Against Kanye West, Shore Club, to Miami Court

    MTV.co.uk​Back in January 2009, bankrupt hip-hop chieftain Marion "Suge" Knight filed a lawsuit against Kanye West, claiming the rapper should be financially responsible for an unsolved 2005 shooting at a South Beach Shore Club party West hosted that left Knight capped in the leg. Among Sug ... More >>

  • Music

    April 17, 2008

    The Chronicles

    A new unauthorized biography of Dr. Dre comes from inside his own camp.

  • Music

    October 27, 2005

    Snoop Dogg

    The Best of Snoop Dogg Priority

  • City Life

    May 12, 2005
  • News

    May 22, 2003

    Still in the Hood

    Can Ray "Benzino" Scott's new hip-hop club survive his reputation?

  • News

    August 30, 2001

    Money Talks

    In our pure sales culture, the Latin Grammy protesters could learn a hip-hop lesson

  • News

    August 23, 2001

    Get Your Break On

    The Source awards arrive, and it's all good, if a little dull

  • News

    August 10, 2000

    You Go, Joe

    What's a nice Jewish boy like Joe Weinberger doing in a nasty business like rap?

  • Music

    December 23, 1999

    Wu-Tang Forever?

    U-God on the Wu-Tang Clan's little quality-control problem

  • Music

    October 15, 1998

    Ice Age

    U-God on the Wu-Tang Clan's little quality-control problem

  • Music

    January 30, 1997

    Snoop Dogg Howls Again

    U-God on the Wu-Tang Clan's little quality-control problem

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