Six Part Docu-Series Includes Exclusive Account of Tupac's Murder
from an Eyewitness in the Shooter's Car
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
BET Networks is bringing audiences the definitive story of the most
infamous record label in history: Death Row Records. Death
Row Chronicles details the unprecedented rise, fall and
redemption of Death Row with compelling interviews featuring Death Row
insiders including co-founder, Marion "Suge" Knight. Viewers will
also have access to never-before-seen archival footage and a firsthand,
eyewitness account of Tupac Shakur's murder. Part 1 and 2 kick
off the six-part, three-night docu-series on Tuesday, February 20,
2018 at 10:00PM ET.
In 1991, mega producer Dr. Dre, Suge Knight and rapper The
D.O.C., with support from convicted criminal Michael "Harry-O" Harris,
started a record label that put the rap world on notice that hip-hop
would no longer be dominated by the East Coast. Dre released the label's
first multiplatinum project "The Chronic"; Snoop Dogg followed up with
his own multiplatinum debut "Doggystyle"; then Tupac's first record
after being released from prison "All Eyez on Me" solidified Death Row's
position as the hottest label in the business. In a short time, Death
Row skyrocketed into prominence. But their success story began to garner
as much attention for its mayhem as it did for its music.
The climb to the top of the music industry was propelled by Suge
Knight's intimidation tactics, including a battle with politician and
activist C. Delores Tucker who vied for federal reform to get their
music censored, contractual disputes involving Suge Knight and
disgruntled artists and gang ties to the street which would prove fatal
for Tupac. In the series, viewers will hear an exclusive account of
Tupac's murder from an eyewitness inside the shooter's car and
previously undisclosed details about the incident discovered during an
LAPD-led, joint task force investigation.
With gripping testimony from Suge Knight, artists Kurupt, Michel'le,
Danny Boy and others, in addition to unreleased footage and music
from the Death Row vault, this series will take audiences deep inside
the history of the renowned label and the legacy it left behind.
Death Row Chronicles is produced by Entertainment One
(eOne) and Creature Films. eOne's Tara Long and John Morayniss serve as
executive producers with Creature's Mark Ford, Kevin Lopez as well as
showrunner Mario Diaz.
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