Editing Death Row Records (section)

===2006–2022: Bankruptcy, closure, WIDEawake, Hasbro===
On April 4, 2006, both Death Row Records and Suge Knight simultaneously filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11]] bankruptcy protection following the appointment of a Receiver to acquire and auction off assets of both Death Row Records and Suge Knight in the [[civil case]] filed by Lydia Harris. Among those listed as unsecured creditors to Death Row include the Harrises ($107 million), the [[Internal Revenue Service]] ($6.9 million), [[Koch Records]] ($3.4 million), [[Interscope Records]] ($2.5 million) and a number of artists previously signed to the label. Suge Knight eventually lost control of Death Row Records and his personal assets when Chapter 11 Trustees took over both cases.

On January 15, 2009, Death Row Records was successfully auctioned for $18 million to [[Ontario]]-based WIDEawake Entertainment Group that was founded in 2008 by Lara Lavi, with financing from New Solutions Financial Corporation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/a-48-year-old-toronto-mother-goes-gangsta-how-death-row-records-came-to-canada/article1152497/|title=A 48-year-old Toronto mother goes gangsta: How Death Row Records came to Canada|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=January 24, 2009 |access-date=February 22, 2020|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729044842/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/a-48-year-old-toronto-mother-goes-gangsta-how-death-row-records-came-to-canada/article1152497/|url-status=live |last1=Dixon |first1=Guy }}</ref> On January 25, 2009, a public auction was held for everything found in Death Row's office after it filed for bankruptcy. Of note was the Death Row electric chair which went for US$2,500.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/death-row-auction-2290871-records-chair|title=Electric chair is hot item at Death Row auction|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628021054/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/death-row-auction-2290871-records-chair|archive-date=June 28, 2009}}</ref> Lavi was removed from WIDEawake and Robert Thompson-So of New Solutions took over day-to-day operations. Lavi then sued her former company WIDEawake, along with New Solutions and Thompson-So in [[New York County Court]] on November 19, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/deathrow-records-struggles-for-life/|title=Deathrow Records Struggles for Life|first=Karina|last=Brown|date=November 19, 2009|access-date=February 22, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222012829/https://www.courthousenews.com/deathrow-records-struggles-for-life/|url-status=live}}</ref>

WIDEawake issued previously unreleased material from such artists as Kurupt, Danny Boy, [[Crooked I]], [[Sam Sneed]], [[LBC Crew]], Jewell and [[O.F.T.B.]] Dr. Dre's, ''The Chronic Re-Lit'' was released on September 1, 2009 and contained ''The Chronic'' [[remastered]] with seven unreleased songs featuring Snoop Dogg, CPO, Kurupt, Jewell, and a bonus DVD containing a Dr. Dre interview, a Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg mini movie, and television commercials for the original ''The Chronic''.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1619045/dr-dres-chronic-get-expanded-re-release.jhtml Dr. Dre's Chronic Get Expanded Re-Release] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407142643/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1619045/dr-dres-chronic-get-expanded-re-release.jhtml |date=April 7, 2014 }}. MTV.com. Retrieved on August 19, 2009</ref> The album also contained a scene from an unfinished feature film entitled, SAIGON, CA, which was to launch WIDEawake's film studio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic' To Get Expanded Re-Release |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/ki1d6g/dr-dres-the-chronic-to-get-expanded-re-release |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729205315/https://www.mtv.com/news/ki1d6g/dr-dres-the-chronic-to-get-expanded-re-release |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Discogs Dr. Dre – The Chronic Re-Lit & From The Vault |website=[[Discogs]] |date=September 2009 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1948570-Dr-Dre-The-Chronic-Re-Lit-From-The-Vault}}</ref> ''Death Row The Lost Sessions Vol 1'' by Snoop Dogg was released October 13, 2009 and contained 15 previously unreleased tracks, including some produced by Dr. Dre.<ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.1281/title.snoop-dogg-death-row-the-lost-sessions-volume-1 Snoop Dogg – Death Row: The Lost Sessions Volume 1 | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Reviews] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420092734/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.1281/title.snoop-dogg-death-row-the-lost-sessions-volume-1|date=April 20, 2010}}. HipHop DX (October 13, 2009). Retrieved on July 11, 2011.</ref> ''Death Row: The Ultimate Collection'' was released on November 24 and was a special box set containing three audio CDs (one greatest hits disc and two discs of unreleased content), one DVD of music videos including the unreleased Dr. Dre music video "Puffin' On Blunts".<ref>[http://keepittrill.com/online/2009/10/death-row-records-release-box-set-including-work-tupac-snoop-dogg-dr-dre/ Death Row Records To Release Box Set Including Work From Tupac, Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103220458/http://keepittrill.com/online/2009/10/death-row-records-release-box-set-including-work-tupac-snoop-dogg-dr-dre/ |date=November 3, 2009 }}. Keepittrill.com. Retrieved on July 11, 2011.</ref>

On December 5, 2012, Jonathan Hay, a former Death Row [[publicist]] reported through [[HipHopDX]] that New Solutions Financial Corporation, the Canadian company that owned WIDEawake Death Row, had gone [[bankrupt]] and sold both the label and catalog to a publicly held company in a deal that would be closed on December 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22110/title.wideawake-death-row-records-reportedly-being-sold-in-wake-of-parent-companys-bankruptcy|title=WIDEawake Death Row Records Reportedly Being Sold In Wake Of Parent Company's Bankruptcy|date=December 5, 2012|work=HipHopDX|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415135916/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22110/title.wideawake-death-row-records-reportedly-being-sold-in-wake-of-parent-companys-bankruptcy|archive-date=April 15, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, [[Entertainment One]] purchased the rights to the Death Row catalog. New Solutions Financial Corporation was eventually exposed as an alleged [[Ponzi scheme]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/05/02/who-owns-death-row-records/ | title=Who Owns Death Row Records? You'll Recognize the Name | date=May 2, 2022 }}</ref>

On August 23, 2019, American toy company [[Hasbro]] announced a $4 billion purchase of [[eOne]], making them the owners of Death Row Records.<ref>{{cite web|title=Death Row Records Is Now Owned by the Hasbro Toy Company|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/death-row-records-now-owned-by-hasbro/|access-date=August 24, 2019|website=complex.com|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824171007/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/death-row-records-now-owned-by-hasbro|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2021, Hasbro and Entertainment One announced it would sell-off [[eOne Music]] to [[The Blackstone Group]], which its acquisition was completed in June 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ingham|first=Tim|date=April 26, 2021|title=BLACKSTONE IS BUYING EONE MUSIC FROM HASBRO IN $385M CASH DEAL|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/blackstone-to-acquire-eone-music-from-hasbro-in-385m-cash-deal/|website=Music Business Worldwide|access-date=August 17, 2021|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818184240/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/blackstone-to-acquire-eone-music-from-hasbro-in-385m-cash-deal/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|date=June 29, 2021|title=Hasbro Closes eOne Music Business Sale for $385M|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hasbro-closes-eone-music-business-sale-for-385-million-1234975471/|access-date=February 9, 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=February 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213085528/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hasbro-closes-eone-music-business-sale-for-385-million-1234975471/|url-status=live}}</ref>