Death Row Records vs Bad Boy Records | You’re Nobody ‘til Somebody Kills You | 5

Business Wars

Wondery

History, Business, David Brown, Management

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The rivalry between the East and West Coasts of hip-hop has become an all out war, with Death Row and Bad Boy on the front lines of the conflict. Within six months, the war claims the lives of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls, sending shockwaves through the hip-hop community.

For Death Row and Bad Boy, labels built on the backs of these stars, the future looks uncertain. Now, the fate of each business rests in the hands of its owner. What these moguls decide to do next will determine whether they’ll rise above the tragedy, or get swept up in it.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to business wars at free on Amazon Music.
0:04.6	Download the app today.
0:07.0	A note to listeners, this episode contains adult content and language.
0:18.6	January 1994.
0:21.1	Dr. Dre is drunk at the wheel of his $190,000 Ferrari.
0:26.4	He's racing through Beverly Hills at 90 miles an hour, and the cops are gaining on him.
0:32.2	No getting out of this one.
0:34.4	He skids to a stop in a driveway.
0:36.8	Police rush his car from all sides, guns drawn.
0:39.9	Show me your hands.
0:41.0	Get out!
0:42.0	Get out!
0:45.3	Dre serves five months in 1995 just as the war between East and West is beginning to escalate.
0:53.6	Being locked up gives him a chance to think.
0:56.9	He realizes things with a shug night and death row have gotten out of hand.
1:02.6	Dre's made millions off his albums, but his life is changing.
1:07.1	He's dating the woman he will marry.
1:09.3	He's starting to think the gangster rap life is a dead end.
1:13.1	The title of the track he's working on says it all.
1:16.3	Been there?
1:17.3	Done that.
1:18.3	The song is a take down of the violence and greed that's defined much of hip hop in the
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