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Snoop Dogg Dissing Donald Trump Almost Prevented Harry-O From Being Pardoned

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Former president Donald Trump has had a strange relationship with rappers. He’s received criticism from countless rappers for his conservative policies but there are a few prominent voices who seem to have his back. Kanye West famously wore one of Trump’s MAGA hats and even met with him in the White House. Lil Pump has appeared alongside Trump at numerous events though the former president notoriously mis-identified him as “Lil Pimp.” Most recently Benny The Butcher expressed admiration for Trump and after a sea of backlash decided not to address political matters publicly anymore.

One particularly interesting case is that of Kodak Black. The rapper had a long history of legal troubles and actually found his relief in Donald Trump. During his presidency he granted Kodak a pardon leading to his release from prison. Subsequent legal troubles may lead to Kodak serving that sentence after all, but he was thankful for Trump’s support. Another rap-adjacent figure who received a pardon is Death Row co-founder Harry-O who spent decades behind bars. But his pardon was almost not granted in the first place because of Snoop Dogg’s past comments about Donald Trump.

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Snoop Dogg’s Trump Criticism Almost Ended Harry-O’s Pardon Bid

A new story from Rolling Stone shed some light on how the situation unfolded. Snoop was reportedly working behind the scenes in late 2021 in an effort to get Harry-O freed. Trump aides pointed out multiple times that Snoop had criticized the former president during his administration and suggested removing Harry’s name from consideration as a sort of punishment.

Allegedly, the only reason Trump ultimately went through with the pardon was a different more recent comment from Snoop. They reportedly were sent a video of Snoop praising the president’s efforts at social justice reform that ultimately changed his mind on the pardon. Harry was ultimately released right at the end of Trump’s presidency in January of 2021. What do you think of Snoop Dogg’s criticisms of Trump nearly ending Harry-O’s chances to get pardoned? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Suge Knight Alleges Snoop Dogg Obtained Death Row Records By Fraud

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Last year, West Coast rap icon Snoop Dogg announced that he was the new owner of the legendary, yet infamous Death Row Records, however, the label’s former owner Suge Knight says that :”Tha Row” has fraudulently fallen into the hands of the Doggfather.

In February, Snoop acquired the imprint through MNRK Music Group (formerly eOne Music), but in an exclusive interview with TMZ, Knight claims that the deal was totally illegal.

In an interview given from a California State Penitentiary where he is serving 28 years for manslaughter, Suge says the original owner and proprietor of Death Row Records Michael “Harry-O” Harris committed bankruptcy fraud to get the company from him.

Suge contends that Snoop was only able to acquire the label because it was forfeited when a lawyer failed to attend a court proceeding, prompting a default judgement that transferred it into the possession of MNRK in 2013.

Knight doubts the legitimacy of the deal, saying, “First of all, you gotta look at it like this: I am Death Row. So I’m quite sure when it’s said and done, [2Pac’s] All Eyez On Me and Makaveli will definitely come back to me, and the rest of the stuff.”

He added, “But one problem with that is: Snoop has a partner, which is Michael Harris. They committed fraud, they bankruptcy fraud. I didn’t lose my company by doing anything wrong; they went in and the lawyer didn’t show up, and they got a default judgement. I settled the judgement. They turned around and said I didn’t settle the judgement. But they committed bankruptcy fraud which we just found out for sure last week. When they filed for bankruptcy in ’95, they said it didn’t have anything to do with Death Row.”

Check out Suge’s jailhouse interview HERE

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Suge Knight Claims Snoop Dogg Illegally Acquired Death Row Records

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Suge Knight has a bone to pick with the new owners of Death Row Records. If you recall, Snoop announced the acquisition of the label in 2022 shortly after Trump pardoned Michael “Harry-O” Harris. However, it came to the surprise of Suge Knight, who believes that the acquisition moved forward on fraudulent grounds. During an interview with TMZ, Suge accused his former business partner, Harry-O, of committed bankruptcy fraud to acquire the label from him. 

Firstly, Suge said that he doubted whether Snoop actually owns the label, explaining that the catalog will likely return to his possession. However, his major issue regarding the new ownership is Harry-O’s involvement. “They committed fraud, they bankruptcy fraud. I didn’t lose my company by doing anything wrong. They went in and the lawyer didn’t show up, and they got a default judgment,” he explained. Suge said that he previously settled the judgment, though he said the owners at the time said that he didn’t.

What’s Suge Knight’s Beef With Death Row?

Suge further explained that only recently did he find out that they went behind his back to acquire the label from MNRK Music Group. “But they committed bankruptcy fraud which we just found out for sure last week. When they filed for bankruptcy in ’95, they said it didn’t have anything to do with Death Row,” he added. Ultimately, he labeled the settlement as “illegal.” “You can’t take the person who committed the worst crime of the century, taking Death Row from Black people and try to give it to white people, and think he gonna grab Snoop and they gonna get it back. It doesn’t work like that.”

Though Suge might not have ownership of the label, that isn’t preventing him from sharing their story. The executive recently announced that he’s developing a new series based on his life story, which he described as on par with BMF. The show will explore Suge’s rise to becoming one of the most notorious figures in the music industry. We’ll keep you posted on any more updates on the series. Check out Suge Knight’s interview above. 

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