<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Snoop Dogg may be one of the most easy going rappers in Hip-Hop, but the West Coast rhymeslinger exposed a different persona years ago while contemplating the death of his former Death Row Records boss Marion "Suge" Knight. In an upcoming interview with Rolling Stone, Snoop traced the source of his frustration to when Dr. Dre left Death Row to start his Aftermath record label. That move, coupled with Snoop's defection to Master P's No Limit Records, resulted in bad blood with Knight, who was serving a five year jail sentence at the time. "The n***a threatened my life when he was in jail," Snoop revealed to the publication. "N***as tried to get at me at concerts; they put my address on a tape. He was gonna give a n***a a Benz if a n***a cut my hair. All kinda f****n' with me." Despite the attempts, Snoop had a plan for shifting the momentum of the beef after Knight was released from jail in 2001. "I had to let him know I didn't give a f***k about none of that fake-a** power s**t you was supposed to be on, and all this money and all these Bloods you hidin' behind," the rapper explained. "I felt like challenging him would either expose his whole card or I would have to kill the n***a. And I was ready to do it. That's where I was with it. So when he got out of jail, I'm f****n' with him." The conflict escalated further with the release of the song "Pimp Slapp'd," a diss song aimed at Knight. "I stepped to him [four years ago] at the BET Awards with my n***as, and he was more scared than a motherf****r," Snoop said. "That was the scenario when n***as knew the balance had shifted. That's when everybody felt like the floodgates was open on Suge. Snoop dissed him in public, and he didn't do nothing." Despite Knights fearsome reputation, Snoop brushed off any fear of retribution from Knight. "Never was afraid of him," the lyricist told Rolling Stone. "I was afraid I was gonna have to kill him. That's what I was afraid of." Snoop credited his friend and spiritual advisor Bishop Don Magic Juan, for offering a peaceful alternative in the form of discussion. "Bishop kept saying, 'I don't like that situation. Y'all need to talk.'" the rapper said. "I was like, 'F talking. F*** that n***a.' But after hearin' him say it so many times, it got to the point where I was on peace, like, 'OK, I ain't tryin to f*** cuz up.' A lot of n***as put fuel to the fire. Bishop put water. It takes a grown man to do that." The full Snoop Dogg cover story can be found in the new issue of Rolling Stone, which hits newstands Friday (Dec. 1).</div> Source
<div class="quote_poster">Air Fresh Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I hate Suge Knight.</div> I think everyone does, thinks he's John Gotti or somthing.
Bankrupt I think, he was embroiled in a court case over owing some former Death Row employees wife money, and he was forced to fork over like $160,000,000 or somthing. I think the guy actually helped start the label which is why the payout was so much, because he never got anything suge made while the label was at its peak.
<div class="quote_poster">Air Fresh Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I hate Suge Knight.</div> Snoop is a bit of a scumbag too. seems like everywhere he goes him and his bodyguards thug out... He's a veteran in this game, he should act with class - like my boy Jay-Z....
<div class="quote_poster">phunDamentalz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Snoop is a bit of a scumbag too. seems like everywhere he goes him and his bodyguards thug out... He's a veteran in this game, he should act with class - like my boy Jay-Z....</div> Snoop is pretty shady to, but at least he has done some positive things.
<div class="quote_poster">NTC187 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Well so has Suge, he has done alot for Compton, charites, donations and what not.</div> let's just say they're both "complex individuals"....
<div class="quote_poster">NTC187 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Bankrupt I think, he was embroiled in a court case over owing some former Death Row employees wife money, and he was forced to fork over like $160,000,000 or somthing. I think the guy actually helped start the label which is why the payout was so much, because he never got anything suge made while the label was at its peak.</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">On April 4, 2006, Suge Knight filed for bankruptcy due to civil litigation against him in which Lydia Harris claimed to have been cheated out of a 50% stake in Death Row Records. Prior to filing, Knight had been ordered to pay $107 million to Lydia Harris. [3] Under questioning by creditors, he denied having money tucked away in foreign countries or in an African company that deals in diamonds and gold. Bankruptcy documents filed showed Knight had no income this year from employment or operation of a business. His bank account contained just $11, and he owned clothing worth $1,000, furniture and appliances valued at $2,000, and jewelry worth $25,000, according to the records. He had testified that the last time he checked the label?s financial records was at least 10 years ago. Knight?s lawyer said that his client was still ?at the helm? of Death Row and had been working on securing distribution deals for the label?s catalog. Knight had also testified that he had reached an agreement with Lydia Harris, saying "I settled for a million and signed off on it." Harris told reporters she had received a $1 million payment but had not agreed to settle the matter. "I'm telling you, I didn't do a settlement for $1 million. That's ridiculous. Let's keep it real," she said. He filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which allows a company to continue business operations while restructuring. Death Row is currently being operated by Neilson during the bankruptcy proceedings, while Knight oversees his bankruptcy estate as a debtor in possession. The Los Angeles Bankruptcy Judge has ordered that parties asserting claims against either Death Row Records or Suge Knight must file those claims with the Bankruptcy Court presiding over the bankruptcy cases by October 31, 2006 or risk being barred from participating in the cases or from asserting claims against Death Row or Knight. </div> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suge_Knight
I'm watching this "Behind the Music" thing on VH1 about Biggie and I'm pretty pissed off about the murder and everything. I wonder what it would be like if Big was still here.
He'd probally be working with like Eminem, 50 Cent etc. I think basically how his legacy has been maintained is how he would be today (i.e the 'Duets' album etc.)
<div class="quote_poster">NTC187 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">He'd probally be working with like Eminem, 50 Cent etc. I think basically how his legacy has been maintained is how he would be today (i.e the 'Duets' album etc.)</div> Its hard to say though, he could have easily gotten into a dispute with Puff if he would have lived longer. Look at Bad Boy today, there artist hardly every last or stay on Bad Boy. I could see BIG wanting to start his own sh!t, that would be tight to.
<div class="quote_poster">MrJ Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I'm watching this "Behind the Music" thing on VH1 about Biggie and I'm pretty pissed off about the murder and everything. I wonder what it would be like if Big was still here.</div> I like to think if Pac & Biggie were still alive the dirty south would never have broken into mainstream hip hop.
Pac didnt plan on staying in the rap game too long, he wanted to get into politics or be a spokesperson of some sort.
<div class="quote_poster">Air Fresh Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Its hard to say though, he could have easily gotten into a dispute with Puff if he would have lived longer. Look at Bad Boy today, there artist hardly every last or stay on Bad Boy. I could see BIG wanting to start his own sh!t, that would be tight to.</div> I dont think so, I dont see how having a dispute with Puff would've prevented this anyway. He'd be working with most of the big name mainstream artists, I can garuntee that, wether its Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Eminem, Snoop Dogg etc. he'd be working with them. He'd have his own thing going too though.
Uh, yeah. People wonder why hip hop has a negative image, and here's one of its biggest stars explaining in a totally rational and serious way the circumstances that almost led him to murder another human being...over music and which label he worked for. Wow. Just wow.
I read Snoop makes most of his money making his porn videos and not his music. I think the label is Doggy Style Entertainment. This article is just a tactic for Snoop to boost his album sales for Blue Carpet.
