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Interscope Records was founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field. They established the label as a joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Music Group using $20 million to start operations.
Vice President Dan Quayle called on Interscope to withdraw 2Pacalypse Now from stores in September 1992 after claiming the album incited violence. The trooper's family filed a civil suit against Shakur and Interscope alleging the lyrics caused imminent lawless action.
MCA Inc bought 50% of Interscope for a reported $200 million in February 1996. This agreement allowed Interscope to retain complete creative control while MCA acquired its music publishing arm.
New York City rapper 50 Cent signed to Interscope with a $1 million advance in 2002. His debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin' debuted at number one on the 6th of February 2003 and went 9 times platinum in America.
Federal prosecutors reported that Interscope Geffen A&M building was used by drug-trafficking ring Rock-It Cargo as a transport center in September 2011. The Drug Enforcement Administration inspected the case stating Los Angeles offices received hundreds kilograms cocaine shipped in music cases during 2010 and 2011.