{"id":317512,"date":"2021-08-06T23:39:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T20:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-comptons-most-wanted-is-actually-responsible-for-the-death-row-records-name\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T23:39:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T20:39:02","slug":"how-comptons-most-wanted-is-actually-responsible-for-the-death-row-records-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-comptons-most-wanted-is-actually-responsible-for-the-death-row-records-name\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Compton&#039;s Most Wanted Is Actually Responsible For The Death Row Records Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#How Compton&#039;s Most Wanted Is Actually Responsible For The Death Row Records Name<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/08\/210806-MC-Eiht-Tha-Chill-1200x675.jpeg\" alt=\"How Compton's Most Wanted Is Actually Responsible For The Death Row Records Name\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Al Pereira\/Getty Images\/Michael Ochs Archives<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<span class=\"location\">Exclusive \u2013 <\/span> With the 30th anniversary celebration of Death Row Records in full swing, the iconic label has revamped its website, merch store and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n<p>On June 29, Death Row\u2019s Senior Vice President John Payne presented Compton\u2019s Most Wanted members MC Eiht and Tha Chill with two Death Row Records chains \u2014 despite the fact they were never signed to the legendary imprint.<\/p>\n<p>But the West Coast OGs were integral in establishing the Death Row name. Unbeknownst to even some of the most studious Hip Hop scholars, CMW actually came up with the name as Death Row was just beginning its ascent.<\/p>\n<p>As Payne notes in the Instagram clip, \u201cThey had something to do with the Death Row legacy and while they\u2019re living, we\u2019re gonna give \u2019em their flowers right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQs0RTyjpLL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQs0RTyjpLL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQs0RTyjpLL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\">A post shared by Kitty Fedha-Ent (@kitty_fedha)<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During an interview with <em>HipHopDX,<\/em> Payne explained how Compton\u2019s Most Wanted\u00a0producer The Unknown DJ didn\u2019t exactly have permission to bring the name to Dr. Dre and company. In 1996, The D.O.C. told the <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/music\/dead-man-rapping-6398155\">Dallas Observer<\/a> <\/em>the label was originally called Future Sounds and he\u2019d\u00a0suggested changing the name of the new label to Def Row, but the name was already owned by Unknown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had a producer named Unknown who was actually doing some stuff with us,\u201d Payne says. \u201cHe worked with me and Rhythm D on the Paradise track \u2018Down With My N-gga\u2019 for the <em>Deep Cover<\/em> soundtrack. I wasn\u2019t in the room when the taking of the name h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened. Even talking to Tha Chill and the guys, I do know they had it first. I can recall going in and the next day, Unknown physically didn\u2019t look the same, so somebody had touched him in not a pleasant way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEiht and Chill were not there. Unknown was their producer \u2014 I don\u2019t know if he managed them \u2014 but he was the one who actually lost the name because he really didn\u2019t have the right to bring it over. I don\u2019t know if anybody was aware that it belonged to them at that time. I don\u2019t know if he made it known to anyone. I can only speak on the part I know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He adds, \u201cI think if I\u2019m correct, I think Unknown was paid some money. I don\u2019t know if he paid them. I don\u2019t know if their name was on the agreement, but there was a legal contract that was written for the name after the fact, after the appropriation of the name, so to speak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deep Cover Soundtrack (1992) | Introducing Snoop Doggy Dogg OOP\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WZY1c6GE-tQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As MC Eiht confirmed to<em> DX,<\/em> CMW had spelled the name Def Row, a nod to Def Jam Recordings who was killing it on the East Coast with artists such as Public Enemy, Beastie Boys and LL COOL J.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe helped come up with the name \u2014 me, DJ Slip, Tha Chill and Unknown,\u201d Eiht says. \u201cUnknown told us they were about to start a new label \u2014 Dr. Dre, Suge Knight and them. The Convicts were supposed to be first group, so they were thinking of a name. We thought we were gonna be a part of the lineup as well, so we came up with Def Row to mimic Def Jam \u2014 like we were gang n-ggas and convicts rappin, et cetera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo Def Row\/GF Entertainment \u2014 that was Harry O\u2019s company. They had leather jackets in the beginning with logo on \u2019em in turquoise. Unknown and Slip were supposedly hired as in-house producer, but I ended up going solo and dealt with Epic direct then they changed it to Death Row.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the beginning of the Instagram clip, Payne makes a slick reference to Unknown with, \u201cFor some unknown reason, we ended up with the name Death Row.\u201d Payne believes he got paid around $25,000 for the name at the time, peanuts compared to the $100 million a year Death Row would make at its peak.<\/p>\n<p>Check back with <em>HipHopDX<\/em> soon for Part II of the John Payne\/Death Row Records interview and find more information on Death Row <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deathrowofficial.com\/\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Kyle Eustice\"><br \/>\nby Kyle Eustice\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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