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Death Row Records: Back From The Dead And… Making Comics?Published by Brian Warmoth on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 9:39 am.Tupac ShakurTupac Shakur lived on in the hearts of many after he was shot dead in 1996. Now, the roads might be paved for him to live on in new graphic novels as well. Eminem and Public Enemy are appearing in comics these days, and 50 Cent is looking to them for inspiration, so it might not be so surprising that Death Row Records, bought during bankruptcy in January for $18 million, could become a comics publisher as part of its new multimedia ambitions.“Our goal is to continually breathe new life into Death Row,” WIDEawake Entertainment Group founder Lara Lavi told Billboard.com.WIDEawake, who now owns Death Row, plans to launch a new brand extension called Hustle City that will produce books, animated webisodes, games, and even a feature film using the legendary hip-hop label’s properties. At the top of their list is a graphic novel that will include a CD insert of story-related music.Death Row’s catalog contains more than 10,000 tracks by recording mega-stars including Tupac, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound, and Warren G. Just what kind of story material Hustle City will mash up with those tunes remains to be seen, but anything from an “Adventures of the Dogg Pound” comic to a graphic novel history of Dre and Suge Knight’s violence-plagued business venture that changed the face of rap and hip-hop seems like it could be a candidate for comics.
Great way to handle the catalog Lara!Keep up the great work!
i'm just interested in the bonus music lol
While I don't feel this is a terrible idea
Quote from: JohnnyL on June 25, 2009, 11:08:28 AMWhile I don't feel this is a terrible idea^^Are you serious?Mark my words people are gonna wish this whole Wideawake thing never would have happened.
where does it say they are putting the music on the shelf to focus on comics?
It just seems like it's the wrong focus. They should be working on mastering the unreleased music and putting together authentic musical projects. Instead they are almost making Death Row into a parody of itself. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe they know what they are doing, but I'm starting to get pretty worried.I can just see it now...Get your own Death Row action figure in each Happy Meal from McDonalds.
Quote from: EFFeX on June 25, 2009, 11:31:34 AMIt just seems like it's the wrong focus. They should be working on mastering the unreleased music and putting together authentic musical projects. Instead they are almost making Death Row into a parody of itself. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe they know what they are doing, but I'm starting to get pretty worried.I can just see it now...Get your own Death Row action figure in each Happy Meal from McDonalds. Man, I want 2Pac, Suge, and Sam Sneed action figures - so I can reenact the Sam Sneed beat down of 1996.
Quote from: Mike Toreno on June 25, 2009, 12:00:00 PMQuote from: EFFeX on June 25, 2009, 11:31:34 AMIt just seems like it's the wrong focus. They should be working on mastering the unreleased music and putting together authentic musical projects. Instead they are almost making Death Row into a parody of itself. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe they know what they are doing, but I'm starting to get pretty worried.I can just see it now...Get your own Death Row action figure in each Happy Meal from McDonalds. Man, I want 2Pac, Suge, and Sam Sneed action figures - so I can reenact the Sam Sneed beat down of 1996.lmao