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The taunts on the intro are aimed squarely at Ruthless, as if their demise was the postscript on Death RowРІР‚в„ўs ascendence, and Eazy was the bitch that ainРІР‚в„ўt shit. The triumphant lead-off РІР‚СљFuck wit Dre DayРІР‚Сњ couches celebration of his success in the broader context of the streets losing respect for Eazy. They are the albumРІР‚в„ўs primary antagonists, and DreРІР‚в„ўs ire for them powers his performance. Thanks to some last-minute minute legal negotiations that set the price for DreРІР‚в„ўs freedom from Ruthless at royalty payments for all of DreРІР‚в„ўs Death Row projects including The Chronic, the same album Dre used as a megaphone to badmouth Eazy-E and Jerry Heller was also paying them handsomely. It is so meticulously crafted, so magnificently designed.

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He collapsed the distance between the lawless Los Angeles of the persona he created for himself and the real one right outside Solar studios, giving his songs texture wherever possible: prank calls Rudy Ray Moore skits clips from blaxploitation flick The Mack an earlier Chronic song playing as background music for a sketch in a later one live commentary from protestors exasperated TV news anchors announcing a city on fire. His debut album, 1992РІР‚в„ўs The Chronic is an imaginative crusade with half-truths so vibrant they blurred the lines of what was real. In that time, Dre established himself as not just a peerless producer but a visionary. The Chronic became that cornerstone achievement, kicking off a historic four-year run that ended with the death of the labelРІР‚в„ўs other major star, Tupac Shakur. On top of that, neither he nor Suge had much of a business acumen, and they were hemorrhaging cash.Р”Вeath Row was ostensibly up and running with a master architect at the helm, but the young label needed a big victory upon which to build its empire.

He was accused of a savage, public assault by journalist Dee Barnes and another assault on a police officer during a 50-person brawl he allegedly started. Five of the eight albums Dre produced for Ruthless from 1987 to 1991 went platinum, but he was a volatile figure prone to violence. Plagued by legal battles and beset with a number of open court cases, nobody would touch him. Dre was the biggest producer in hip-hop music, a pioneer drawing comparisons to Quincy Jones and Phil Spector he was also its most unemployable one. Eventually, Suge got his way: Dre was no longer a Ruthless artist, and Death Row Records was born. The documents werenРІР‚в„ўt deemed legally binding, but the wheels were in motion. He told Eazy he had N.W.A.РІР‚в„ўs manager Jerry Heller tied up in a van before offering a final warning: РІР‚СљWe know where your mother lives.РІР‚Сњ With that, Eazy signed.

Suge delivered contract releases for several Ruthless artists and planned to squeeze Eazy into signing them so he could poach the artists for the fledgling label he was starting. On April 23, 1991, Eazy-E went up to the studios at Solar Records where he was greeted by Suge and a small entourage of men with pipes and Louisville sluggers. All that was standing in his and SugeРІР‚в„ўs way was Eazy.

album, 1991РІР‚в„ўs Niggaz4Life, and he wanted out so he could finish work on his solo material. Dre was already done mastering the final N.W.A. With an eye on becoming a music mogul, Suge saw Dre as his meal ticket. HeРІР‚в„ўd been hanging around Ruthless as the D.O.C.РІР‚в„ўs bodyguard and had grown close to Dre during his conflict with the label.

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Pro football prospect turned hulking enforcer, Marion Knight, Jr., nicknamed Suge for the sweet sugar bear he was as a child, had a reputation for intimidation that was the stuff of industry myth: punching a guy through a closed door and dangling Vanilla Ice off a balcony.

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