Death Row Records

9 statements across 2 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement May 7, 2021 by Sam Parr · said 37 times in 4 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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Everything said about Death Row Records, oldest first

May 7, 2021 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Cocaine Kingpin Michael Harris Funded Death Row Records With $100M
“Prior to prison, he made close to like a hundred million dollars from selling cocaine and he funded death row records and he got it off the ground. He's a co-founder of death row records owned the all the originals or the masters of everything.”
Sam Parr May 7, 2021 ▶ 23:21 How the UFC Became a Multi-Billion Dollar Brand | My First Million #179
Feb 17, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Harris: Partnered with Snoop Dogg to reacquire Death Row as COO
“Me and Snoop Dogg are working together. Snoop Dogg, we acquired Death Row, and we're partners, and I'm the COO of the new Death Row that I helped create 37 years ago.”
Michael "Harry-O" Harris Feb 17, 2023 ▶ 32:26 The Story Of Death Row Records Co-Founder Harry-O (#421)
Feb 17, 2023 negative
Opinion
Eazy-E and Jerry Heller overlooking Dr. Dre birthed Death Row Records
“I don't think that Eazy-E, rest in peace, and Jerry Heller, also deceased, understood what, understood Dre's value to the point where it shouldn't have been, ah, overlooked, and so that opened up an opportunity”
Michael "Harry-O" Harris Feb 17, 2023 ▶ 27:15 The Story Of Death Row Records Co-Founder Harry-O (#421)
Feb 17, 2023 positive
Insight
Harris: Suppressing an artist's background diminishes their creative output
“In music, or any creative, I just think that you have to take people where they are, you know, and so what happens is, if you take away something, it takes away something. And so, we all get to elevate in life. And so, who you were and what you came from and t…”
Michael "Harry-O" Harris Feb 17, 2023 ▶ 48:44 The Story Of Death Row Records Co-Founder Harry-O (#421)
Feb 17, 2023 neutral
Opinion
Harris: Public perception unfairly conflates all Death Row Records members together
“Probably later on when the death row stuff happened, I just think people conflate everybody's attitude as one, and, you know, we all were different, you know, we all came from different, ah, vantage points to help create that, and I just think that sometimes p…”
Michael "Harry-O" Harris Feb 17, 2023 ▶ 16:09 The Story Of Death Row Records Co-Founder Harry-O (#421)
Feb 17, 2023
Assertion Supported
Harris: Attorney David Kenner helped me assemble Death Row from prison
“I worked with my attorney at the time that was working with me on my appeal. David Kenner was also part of that partnership that helped assemble that company for me while I was behind bars.”
Michael "Harry-O" Harris Feb 17, 2023 ▶ 29:11 The Story Of Death Row Records Co-Founder Harry-O (#421)
Feb 17, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Warner Brothers almost exited the music industry due to Death Row
“From Universal to increasing their distribution because of his relationship with Death Row and Interscope, and Warner Brothers almost getting out of the music business because of the way they mishandled their relationship with Death Row and Interscope.”
Michael "Harry-O" Harris Feb 17, 2023 ▶ 31:29 The Story Of Death Row Records Co-Founder Harry-O (#421)
Feb 17, 2023 neutral
What-if
Harris: Suge Knight could have been a top entrepreneur without imploding
“I think Shud was really creative, and he was in the right place at the right time, and he was able to connect the right people, and so in the beginning, Shud, to me, could have been one of our Biggest entrepreneurs. Had he not, ah, imploded, you know”
Michael "Harry-O" Harris Feb 17, 2023 ▶ 45:47 The Story Of Death Row Records Co-Founder Harry-O (#421)
Feb 17, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Harris: Death Row Broke Independent Hip-Hop Into the Major Labels
“We took it from an independent type of setting with Rufus and NWA and Defro was able to submerge itself into the majors and become a major player, which changed the game for a lot of rappers that are quite successful today.”
Michael "Harry-O" Harris Feb 17, 2023 ▶ 41:02 The Story Of Death Row Records Co-Founder Harry-O (#421)
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