Death Row Chronicles Origin Story (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, Crime, Music

Death Row Chronicles

Origin Story (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary, Crime, Music

Former bouncer Suge Knight pries away talented producer Dr. Dre from Ruthless Records through intimidation and strong-arm tactics. He also funds the new enterprise by negotiating an investment from notorious drug kingpin. The premiere.

Director

Mario Diaz

Producers

Nora Donaghy | Matt Manders

Cinematographer

Eric Talesnick

Editors

Martin Cutler | Mario Diaz

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 20, 2018

Release date

Feb 20, 2018 (United States)

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40 cast members

Name	Known for
Suge Knight Self (archive footage) (as Marion 'Suge' Knight) Self (archive footage) (as Marion 'Suge' Knight) See fewer	Untitled Suge Knight Biopic
Ashley Taylor Bidelspach Vanilla Ice's Girlfriend Vanilla Ice's Girlfriend See fewer	Who Am I
Robert Earl Alexander Self Self See fewer	Death Row Chronicles (2018)
Jody David Armour Self Self See fewer	Rising Up (2021)
Scott Aronson Self Self See fewer	Furnace (2007)
Gary Ballen Self Self See fewer	Eazy-E: Real Muthafuckkin' G's HD Director's Cut (2016)
Danny Boy Self Self See fewer	2pac Feat. Danny Boy: I Ain't Mad at Cha (1996)
Catrice Brumfield Self Self See fewer	Death Row Chronicles (2018)
T. Davis Engineer / Producer Engineer / Producer See fewer	Death Row Chronicles (2018)
DJ Quik Self Self See fewer	Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Dr. Dre Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Training Day (2001)
Tyrone Emanuel Stanley Brothers Stanley Brothers See fewer	Dirt (I) (2018)
Funkmaster Flex Self Self See fewer	The Last Castle (2001)
Duke Givens Self Self See fewer	Death Row Chronicles (2018)
Sharitha Golden Self Self See fewer	Death Row Chronicles (2018)
Alvin Gray Suge Knight Suge Knight See fewer	Death Row Chronicles (2018)
Carter Harris Self Self See fewer	Friday Night Lights (2006)
Leonard Jefferson Self Self See fewer	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Quincy Jones Self Self See fewer	Special Comedic Presentation
Mike Klein Self Self See fewer	Death Row Chronicles (2018)
Jacob Knight Dr. Dre Dr. Dre See fewer	Hollywood Unlocked with Jason Lee Uncensored (2016)
Kurupt Self Self See fewer	Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Rob Marriott Self Self See fewer	Tupac Shakur: Thug Immortal (1997)
Mob James McDonald Self Self See fewer	Death Row Chronicles (2018)
Michel'le Self Self See fewer	The West Coast Rap All-Stars: We're All in the Same Gang (1990)
Kevin Powell Self Self See fewer	Mr. Soul! (2018)
George Pryce Self Self See fewer	Chronicles Of (2019)
Virgil Roberts Self Self See fewer	The Wild Man of the Navidad (2008)
Tupac Shakur Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Juice (1992)
Joshua Smith Stanley Brothers Stanley Brothers See fewer	Between the Medals
Snoop Dogg Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Training Day (2001)
Terrance CurrencyDolla Spencer Artist Artist See fewer	Death Row Chronicles (2018)
Chris The Glove Taylor Self Self See fewer	Bulworth (1998)
Vega Vargas Suge Knight's Homie Suge Knight's Homie See fewer	Amard Efil's, Man of Men
Ben Westhoff Self Self See fewer	Eminem: Behind the Lyrics (2013)
Alonzo Williams Self Self See fewer	American Bad Boy (2015)
Alonzo Williams Self Self See fewer	Death Row Chronicles (2018)
P. Frank Williams Self Self See fewer	Unsung (2009)
Colin Wolfe Self Self See fewer	The House (I) (2017)
Autney Wren Self Self See fewer	Death Row Chronicles (2018)