Christmas on Death Row is a compilation released by Death Row Records on December 5, 1996. The album sold 200,000 copies. The album was made as a form of charity to the community.
Death Row Records is a record label that was founded in 1991 by Suge Knight and Dr. Dre, and was once home to some of rap's biggest names, including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Tha Dogg Pound (Kurupt and Daz). Death Row has sold nearly 50 million units worldwide, and generated close to $750 million in revenue.[1] The label was also once home to RBX, The Lady of Rage, Michel'le, Danny Boy, DJ Quik, Mark Morrison, MC Hammer, Crooked I, O.F.T.B., Eastwood, and Gina Longo, distinguished for being the only white artist signed to Death Row. In addition, the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC was signed on and working on an album when she died tragically in an automobile accident.
