• Suge Knight's Self-Defense Claims Might Be Valid After Cle Sloan Remarks

    Suge Knight is facing charges of murder and attempted murder following a January incident where he allegedly ran over Cle "Bone" Sloan and Terry Carter. Knight claimed he tried leaving the scene when two men instigated an altercation. Recent remarks by Sloan that he was attacking Knight may validate the former Death Row Records head's self-defense claims, the '(New York) Daily News' noted, via 'The Source.'

  • Suge Knight Claims He Is "Legally Blind"

    Suge Knight and Derek Zoolander have something in common - they apparently can't turn left. According to new interview with Knight's lawyer Matthew Fletcher, the co-founder of Death Row Records is legally blind in his left eye and this is why he accelerated, hit and killed his friend, Terry Carter in January. As a result, explains the lawyer, Knight cannot turn left, making him not an ambiturner.

  • 50 Cent Claims Suge Knight Wanted to Kill Dr. Dre in the '90s

    So 50 Cent stopped by 'The Breakfast Club' earlier this week to talk about everything G-Unit, but the conversation ended up shifting a bit. The rapper shed some light on his strained relationship with Dr. Dre, saying he no longer considers himself friends with the Beats Electronics co-founder. He also shared a story about Suge Knight from the 1990s. The "In Da Club" rapper explained that when there were rumblings of Tupac Shakur wanting to leave Death Row Records, Knight started to think about how he could get more money for the iconic artist to stay, 'HipHopDX' noted. Like kill him.

  • Suge Knight's Bail Is Revoked: Death Row Records CEO Will Appear in Court Tuesday

    The $2.2 million bail initially set for hip-hop mogul Suge Knight has been revoked, Billboard notes. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department considers the former Death Row Records CEO a flight risk after charging him for allegedly murdering a man in a hit-and-run incident last week. The department also cited his criminal past and the possibility of him being a flight risk.

  • Suge Knight Arrested, Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run Incident That Left One Dead and Two Injured

    Former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight has been arrested and charged with murder following a hit-and-run incident that occurred Thursday (Jan. 29), The Hollywood Reporter notes. Knight allegedly got into an altercation near the site of a promotional shoot for the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton before the homicide happened. According to witnesses, Knight began arguing with two men when he pulled up to the scene in a red pick-up truck. When the fight began to get more serious, Knight reportedly backed into a victim, who died, and hit two others, who suffered non life-threatening injuries.

  • REPORT: Suge Knight Allegedly Killed a Man on the Set of a Movie in Compton

    Suge Knight, former CEO of Death Row Records, reportedly ran over a man with his car on the set of a movie he was working on in Compton, California. The victim died shortly after Knight fled the scene of the crime. According to TMZ the two men were involved in an argument after Knight was denied access to the set of a film Ice Cube and Dr. Dre were working on, possibly the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, which is listed as being in post-production on IMDb. Knight's lawyer is trying to arrange the CEO's surrender.

  • Chris Brown Defends Himself on Social Media After Club Shooting in California

    As we all know by now, social media is full of haters. It's also full of people who make tasteless jokes about situations that are far from funny. Five people were shot Sunday (Jan. 11) during a Chris Brown performance in California. Memes and videos showing the artist's reaction hit the Internet and trolls have been talking trash ever since. Brown took to Instagram to stand up for himself

  • Suge Knight Praises Lil Wayne, Threatens Drake in Interview

    Suge Knight had an interesting interview recently with TMZ in which he discussed his New Year's resolutions, Lil Wayne and Drake. He also mentioned Tupac Shakur. The video is a little unsettling considering the former Death Row Records CEO seems to be making some threats. Hopefully, Suge was just joking, but he does not strike me as one who likes to laugh. Suge is sporting a festive sweater in the video below, puffing on his signature cigar. The most surprising part of the interview is that the Black Kapital Records head would even talk to TMZ — which has caught him in some unflattering moments before. But he does, and the results are chilling. "I'm gonna make sure everybody gets their justice," he says after a brief pause. "It's a year for getting even." He does not elaborate on that, but it probably has something to do with Suge getting shot at Chris Brown's pre-VMA party in August. But he said it was not important who shot him, so who knows? "I don't think that's really important, who pulled the trigger and who I seen pulled the trigger," Knight told TMZ in a previous interview. "I think that I'm doing extremely well. I'm happy to be doing well and whatever happens, happens." When asked about a recent Tupac documentary, Suge urges real fans of the rapper to start asking questions and "be more aggressive."

  • 5 Shocking Hip-Hop Award Show Moments

    Most of the fun in awards shows is the element of surprise. While award shows across the board have had their fair share of eye-bulging points, we've hand-selected five shocking hip-hop award show moments.

  • Suge Knight Fights Off Tears During Court Hearing [WATCH]

    Former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight appeared in court yesterday (Oct. 5) for a hearing stemming from his most recent legal woes. The notorious gangster fought off tears as a judge explained why he couldn't drop the robbery charges.

  • Suge Knight Hospitalized After Jail Incident

    When it rains, it pours for Suge Knight. Word on web is the former label exec has been hospitalized after an incident in jail. Knight was recently arrested for allegedly stealing a photographer's camera. SNL made a spoof of the incident over the weekend.

  • SNL Spoofs Former Death Row CEO Suge Knight and Comedian Katt Williams

    Suge Knight and Katt Williams recently found themselves in quite a bond but the folks over at SNL have found humor in the bizarre situation and have decided to spoof the former Death Row CEO and comedian. The two were recently released from jail after being arrested for allegedly stealing a photographer's camera.
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