Question: Who were the founders of the record company that Big Mike almost signed with before joining the Geto Boys?

Context articles: Death Row Records
Geto Boys
On Top of the World (album)
Best of the Geto Boys
Geto Boys discography
Big Mike (rapper)
Till Death Do Us Part (Geto Boys album)
Uncut Dope: Geto Boys' Best
Greatest Hits (Geto Boys album)
Murder Squad Nationwide

Death Row Records is an American record company founded in 1991 by Dr. Dre, Suge Knight and The D.O.C. Many West Coast artists were on the label, such as: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, The Outlawz, MC Hammer, Young Soldierz, Sam Sneed, Michel'le, Jewell, RBX, The Lady of Rage, Danny Boy, DJ Quik, O.F.T.B., LBC Crew, and the rap group Tha Dogg Pound consisting of Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, Nate Dogg, Soopafly, and many others.
 Death Row Records was making $100,000,000 a year, but by 1996; most of the aforementioned artists departed from the label after the death of 2Pac.
 The company filed for bankruptcy in 2006 and on January 15, 2009, was auctioned to entertainment development company WIDEawake Entertainment Group, Inc. for $18,000,000
Geto Boys (originally spelled Ghetto Boys) is a rap group from Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas, currently consisting of Willie D and Bushwick Bill.
 The Geto Boys have earned notoriety for their lyrics covering controversial topics such as misogyny, gore, psychotic experiences, and necrophilia.
On Top of the World is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Eightball & MJG.
 The album was released on November 1, 1995, by Suave House Records and Relativity Records.
 West-coast artists E-40 and Mac Mall both make appearances on this album, along with Big Mike – a one-time member of Geto Boys.
 Nuckle Heads, a newly formed group of 2 female rappers on Suave House, debut on this album.
 South Circle (Mr. Mike and Thorough) also make an appearance here.
 Former 1 of the Girls member Nina Creque also appears on the album.
Best of the Geto Boys is a compilation album by the rap group Geto Boys, released in 2008.
The discography of the Geto Boys contains seven studio albums, one remix album, three compilations and four charting singles.
 Geto Boys (originally spelled Ghetto Boys) is a hip-hop group located in Houston, Texas that started off with the members Raheem, Prince Johnny C and Sire Jukebox but ended up releasing their debut album in 1988, "Making Trouble", with Prince Johnny C, Sire Jukebox, DJ Ready Red and Bushwick Bill as members.
 After failing commercially and critically, the group's line-up was changed around by removing Johnny C and Sire Jukebox but replacing them with Willie D and Scarface.
 This line-up released "Grip It!
 On That Other Level" and since then has become the most familiar Geto Boys line-up.
 Rapper Big Mike was also a member of the group at one point, for the album "Till Death Do Us Part".
Michael Barnett (born 1969), better known by his stage name Big Mike, is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana/Houston,Texas.
 He was originally a member of Convicts with Houston rapper Mr. 3-2.
 Its album would be the first of many releases Mike would put out on Houston-based Rap-A-Lot Records.
 Following the release of the eponymous "Convicts", Big Mike impressed the heads of Death Row Records and almost signed with that label before he was called by James Prince and asked to replace Willie D when he left the Geto Boys.
 He accepted and became a part of the group on its 1993 album "Till Death Do Us Part".
 When Willie D rejoined the group on its next album, he left the group.
 Big Mike has released five solo albums thus far, "Somethin' Serious" in 1994, "Still Serious" in 1997, "Hard to Hit" in 1999, "Keep it Playa" in 2006, and "Serious as Can Be" in 2009. "
Still Serious" was his highest-charting album, peaking at #16 on the Billboard Hot 200.
Till Death Do Us Part is the fourth studio album by the Houston gangsta rap group the Geto Boys, released in March 1993 on Rap-A-Lot Records.
 Rapper Willie D had left the group in 1992 temporarily to pursue a solo career.
 In his position, fellow Rap-A-Lot member Big Mike joined Scarface and Bushwick Bill for this album.
 "Till Death Do Us Part" became the group's first #1 on the R&B/hip hop charts, and also included the group's second top 40 "Billboard" Hot 100 single, "Six Feet Deep" (which used a sample from The Commodores' 1977 hit single "Easy").
 Other singles released from the album were "Crooked Officer" and "Straight Gangstaism".
Uncut Dope: Geto Boys' Best is the first compilation album by the Geto Boys, released on November 17, 1992, on Rap-a-Lot and Priority Records.
 The album peaked at #147 on the "Billboard" 200.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the hip-hop group Geto Boys, released in 2002.
 It is the second compilation album released by Geto Boys (the other was "" in 1992).
 "Greatest Hits" contains a bonus DVD in some copies and has songs from all of the Geto Boys' albums released up to 2002, from "Making Trouble" (1988) to "Da Good da Bad & da Ugly" (1998).
 There is also a song that had never appeared on any other Geto Boys album, "The Answer to Baby (Mary II)"; this also appeared in group member Scarface's compilation album, "Balls and My Word" (2003).
Murder Squad Nationwide is an album by American rap group South Central Cartel and friends.
 It was released February 14, 1995 on South Central Cartel's G.W.K. Records and distributed by Def Jam Recordings.
 The album features production by Ant Banks, DJ Gripp, G$ Money and Prodeje.
 It peaked at number 12 on the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, at number 1 on the "Billboard" Top Heatseekers and at number 106 on the "Billboard" 200.
 The album features performances by Spice 1, Ant Banks, Ice-T, Treach, 187 Fac, Mr. Wesside, Hot Dolla and Big Mike of Geto Boys.