Welcome to Death Row

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Studio: Vivendi Visual Enter
Product Type: DVD

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Shockingly Entertaing!!!.......2007-04-20

I love this movie!!!! It was so shocking to see how Death Row really started and where they got the money to start the label. It gives you in depth and specific details on how the label was runned, what went down, and how it spun outta control. It doesn't portray Death Row CEO Suge Knight as a bad guy OR say he was responsible for pac's death, but gives you a look on how he helped launch Dre and Snoop's career and how he got so caught up with the money and how it corrupted him. This is a Great DVD on THE GREATEST HIP HOP LABEL and how things are handled in the hip hop industy and how power & money can corrupt and tear friendships apart. I recomend it to not only fans of Dre, Snoop,Pac, etc. but to any fan of Hip Hop. It will change the way you look and think of Death Row Records forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The GREATEST documentary EVER!!!
If you like this garbage you belong on death row
Very Well Done
Rise and Fall of Death Row
The Film

Welcome to Death Row
Starring: Kevin Powell (III) , John Payne (IX) , Dan O'Down , Dick Griffey , and Atron Gregory
Director: S. Leigh Savidge , and Jeff Scheftel
Manufacturer: Xenon
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ASIN: B00005NBA5
Release Date: 2001-09-25

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Welcome to Death Row tells the unauthorized history of the most notorious rap label ever. And what a story it is--the rise and fall of Death Row and its power-hungry CEO, Marion "Suge" Knight, makes The Godfather look like a bedtime story. The film traces the entire controversial history of the label and the impact it had on not only the music industry but American culture. The film also details the relationship between Death Row and its biggest star, Tupac Shakur, and the effect that Shakur's sudden death in a 1996 drive-by shooting had on the label's fortunes (a story told in greater depth in Thug Immortal).

Although none of the major players in this drama are represented on tape, an alarming number of believable behind-the-scenes sources makes this a documentary that goes a long way toward revealing the intimate connection between the music industry and organized crime, and the desire for power and glory that drives them both. --Chris Campion

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Welcome to Death Row is the definitive documentary on the most compelling story in the history of rap music. Three years in the making, the film profiles the rise and fall of Death Row Records, from its ghetto beginnings to its release of an unprecedented six consecutive multi-platinum albums, making stars of Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg and others before crashing down amid tales of violent business practices and the murder of Tupac. The film has received extensive national television and press coverage in the wake of the release of controversial Death Row founder and CEO Suge Knight from a federal penitentiary in Oregon.

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The GREATEST documentary EVER!!!.......2006-06-09

I've been a fan of Death Row Records since 1992, when they dropped the LEGENDARY album The Chronic by Dr.Dre, and later Snoop's LEGENDARY debut album Doggystyle. Everything was all good until situations, planned or unplanned, caused the company to spiral out of control and crumble. Due to the legal problems, Dre leaving the company, and all things related caused Death Row's unfortunate and untimely demise. Now, normally I would review what's on the DVD, so what I'll do is basically talk about how AWESOME and REAL this dvd is, as opposed to giving aways what's on the dvd. The way the rise and fall of Death Row is told here by Suge, Dre, Snoop, Nate Dogg, and others in nothing short of amazing. We start in the very beginning to when NWA was formed in the mid 80s to the end when Dre left the company. All of the information here, I knew some of it before I saw it for the first time. But the information told here that I DIDN'T know before surprised me. @ times during this film, it's SO intense that you just can't help being captivated by the content. Don't believe me? In addition to the individuals telling the story, look @ the eyes of Lydia Harris and Simone Green. As you look @ their eyes when they tell the parts of the story, you're immediately drawn into the emotions of the storytelling. Also, all of the pieces of information are blended together superbly. NO history and incident is forgotten here, and you receive everything you could possibly know about the rise and fall of Death Row Records. Overall, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this dvd to any fan, long time fans, new fans, etc. You won't regret this purchase, and like me, after the first viewing, you're going to view this dvd repeatedly. It's just that good.
LONG LIVE DEATH ROW!!!

If you like this garbage you belong on death row.......2006-03-31

Actually to call this crap music is an insult to every musician. All this is are a bunch of uneducated punk racists spewing out hate and disrespect. They have no class and no morals and anyone who likes them is about the same.

Very Well Done.......2005-11-23

This is an excellent collection of interviews and stories told by all the people who were there and experienced the rise and fall of Deathrow. If you're at all a fan, or just interested in all the hype behind Deathrow, i advise you to check out this video. You won't be dissapointed! Peace

Rise and Fall of Death Row.......2005-11-01

While I already knew quite a lot about Death Row records before buying this, I was interested in watching this documentary after reading good reviews on it. While there are no huge revelations included here, it is a fascinating insight into the notorious hip-hop label, that was running rap music in the early to mid 90's. Most of the main players are interviwed here, Dre, Snoop, Suge and Harry-O. It charts their massive rise after releasing The Chronic and then Doggystyle the next year and then where it all started to go wrong, when Suge Knight started to bask in his new found fame. Some of the accounts show exactly how ruthless Suge was, though i suspect there are even more untold stories involving him. The seocnd half of the dvd deals mainly with Tupac, and then how Death Row completely fell apart, with Dre leaving and then Pac's death. If you have any interest in the hip-hop industry i would urge you to buy this, the only criticisms i have are that there are no interviws with David Kenner (Death Row Lawyer) or anyone at Interscope Records like Jimmy Iovine, though im not surprised they were unavailable to comment. An excellent documentary.

The Film.......2005-08-19

It's ok, but It could be better. No music, no songs..... only people talking and talking about this stars, their lifes, and many other things.

I would like to get some film, but with music and concerts.

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Welcome to Death Row [Region 2]
Starring: Kevin Powell (III) , John Payne (IX) , Dan O'Down , Dick Griffey , and Atron Gregory
Director: S. Leigh Savidge , and Jeff Scheftel
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005MKUM

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