More info on death row. Following tupac shakur murder there was over a dozen shootings and killings in compton tied to the bloods and crips. The bloods believed that members of the south side crips specifically an affiliate named orlando 'baby lane' anderson was responsible for the fatal shooting of tupac.

Ruthless Records
Los Angeles
1987
Founders-Eric 'Easy E' Wright, Jerry Heller
Notable artists- NWA, Bone Thugs n Harmony,The DOC, Kid Frost,Kokane

Criminal associations- Easy E was a member of the Kelly Park Compton Crips who dealt drugs. In 1986, at the age of 23, Wright had allegedly earned as much as USD $250,000 from dealing drugs. However, he decided that he could make a better living in the Los Angeles hip-hop scene, which was growing rapidly in popularity. He financed his music label with drug money and along with manager Jerry Heller created Ruthless Records.