Death Row Chronicles

7.4
201841m

Death Row Chronicles is the story of the world's most dangerous record label could only be told in a definitive 6-part documentary series. While Death Row Records boasted the success of Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, and Dr. Dre forged by unmatched creativity, the chart-topping and record-breaking sales came at a bloody, controversial cost. Part true-crime murder mystery and part hip hop drama, this compelling docu-series will comb through mountains of misinformation, uncovering key evidence and witnesses who will reveal the truth about the bitter rivalries surrounding its legends. The limited series will also celebrate the groundbreaking music of Death Row, explain how it reflected society at the time, and how it influenced some of today's biggest hip hop artists. On the eve of the label's 25th anniversary, Death Row Chronicles offers an unflinching look at the label and its legacy.

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2018

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1. Origin Story

7.0

Controversial music mogul Suge Knight forms Death Row Records using intimidation tactics. His reputation as an enforcer grows. He partners with Dr. Dre to change Hip Hop forever.

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2. The Rise Of Death Row

7.0

Dr. Dre discovers Snoop Dogg. Death Row releases The Chronic and Doggystyle, which are huge hits. Money pours in and everyone’s lives change, but Snoop faces murder charges.

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3. Enter Tupac

7.0

We follow Tupac’s transformation from street poet and activist to hard core gangsta rapper at Death Row. Tupac’s legal troubles mount and he faces prison time. Suge declares war and East/West beef escalates.

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4. East vs. West

7.0

Suge gets Tupac out of prison and All Eyez On Me is a massive hit. Despite success, Death Row faces huge set backs when street violence at the label leads to Dre’s departure before Tupac is shot in Las Vegas.

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5. The Reckoning

6.0

After Dr. Dre leaves the label, Suge struggles to keep the business afloat. Tupac Shakur is gunned down in Las Vegas and less than a year later, Notorious B.I.G. is killed in Los Angeles.

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6. Under Investigation

6.0

An eyewitness comes forward with information in the Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls murders. Suge faces the fight of his life in his murder trial. The legacy of Death Row Records.

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Dan_Tebasco

7/10

Competently put together 6 part documentary about the 'world's most dangerous record label' with it's founder (Suge Knight) being a member of the Mob Piru Bloods gang and hiring mostly people from the same gang leading to rather unconventional business-tactics ocassionally never shying away from violence.

While still having the proffesionalism to being able to belt out some of the best artists in 90's rap including Tupac, Snoop, Dogg Pound and Dre as a solo-artist.

The first part is about Suge Knight, the second mostly about Dre. The third mostly about Snoop. The fourth, fifth and sixth being heavily about Tupac and his life before, during, and aftermath of his death with Death Row.

Not too much new things revealed in terms of Tupac but then I've seen most docs on him. Most information in general is not a whole lot new but like I said it's well put together.

This documentary-series like the previous documentary-series WHO SHOT TUPAC makes it very well known that the only theory they believe in is the Greg Kading theory.

I did feel like Death Row Chronicles had more things to back that up though and made a stronger case for it.

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