Collect Calls With Suge Knight: What We Know

Suge Knight, the former powerhouse behind Death Row Records, is making waves from behind bars with his latest venture – a podcast titled Collect Calls With Suge Knight. This podcast promises to delve into the depths of hip-hop from his perspective. You’ll hear Suge share life experiences about his time in the industry and forge connections with both younger and older artists. If you’re waiting to find out more about the upcoming podcast, we have the scoop for you. 

Who Is Suge Knight?

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Marion Suge Knight watches show. during The 7th Annual Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards – Show at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California, United States. (Photo by Steve Grayson/WireImage)

Suge Knight is best known as the former CEO of Death Row Records, an infamous figure who shook up the music industry. Beginning his career as a bodyguard for celebrities like Bobby Brown, he eventually became a leading force in hip-hop. He helped launch the careers of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg as the first releases under Death Row Records. Later, he inked a deal with 2Pac to release his biggest commercial success, All Eyez On Me. Not only a synonymous figure with the West Coast’s golden era but Suge Knight is also an individual who carved a lane out in the business world with a by-any-means-necessary attitude.

Suge is currently serving a 28-year prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter. Knight’s life took a sharp turn in 2018 when he was convicted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident at Tam’s Burger in Compton in 2015 that left 55-year-old Terry Carter dead. While he’s currently incarcerated, his influence on the culture remains prevalent. 

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Collect Calls With Suge Knight: The Podcast Revelation

In an unexpected turn of events, TMZ reported Suge Knight has partnered with Dave Mays, CEO of Breakbeat Media and founder of The Source magazine, to launch his podcast. Aptly titled Collect Calls With Suge Knight, this podcast is set to go live on Halloween (Oct. 31), and the duo has already recorded approximately five half-hour episodes. The podcast promises to be an intriguing blend of hip-hop insights and personal revelations.

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What Will The Podcast Cover?

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The podcast aims to go beyond merely shedding light on hip-hop headlines. We could expect Suge to address artists and hip-hop pundits (i.e., Wack 100) who have used Knight’s name for attention. Additionally, he’ll share his perspective on Snoop Dogg’s rebrand of Death Row. Ultimately, the show is not designed to sling mud. However, he did respond to Warren G’s recent comments on Drink Champs in the trailer. “Warren G, you couldn’t take care of yourself, how was you gonna get ‘Pac out of prison?” he asked. More importantly, Suge Knight plans to share his life experiences with the younger generation, both the highs and lows. Furthermore, the podcast will serve as a platform for connecting with older artists and addressing audience questions.

“As we celebrate hip-hop’s 50th year, more than ever the hip-hop community needs a media platform that they can trust to bring a truthful and authentic perspective on so many important things happening in our world. I’m proud that Breakbeat provides this essential and valuable medium,” Mays told TMZ. “And I’m so excited to be able to enlist the help of my longtime friend and one of hip-hop’s most formidable, pioneering, and fearless leaders to help Breakbeat continue to achieve this goal. Collect Call With Suge Knight will awaken hip-hop fans worldwide and build bridges across multiple generations.”

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When Can You Tune In?

Collect Calls With Suge Knight will follow a consistent release schedule. Audio versions of the episodes will be available every Thursday, while video versions will drop on Fridays. A sneak peek of the first episode will be accessible on October 24. However, there’s one aspect that’s off-limits – Knight’s podcast will not divulge details about the infamous Tupac Shakur case.

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Suge Knight’s Silence On Tupac Shakur Case

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Portrait of rapper Tupac Shakur (1971 – 1996) (left) and music executive Marion ‘Suge’ Knight, of Death Row Records, outside Club 662, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1996. (Photo by Nitro/Getty Images)

As an eyewitness to Tupac’s murder, Suge Knight holds critical information about the case that has intrigued fans for decades. However, Knight has categorically stated that he will not cooperate with prosecutors regarding the Tupac case. This resolute stance further deepens the mystery surrounding Shakur’s tragic murder.

However, recent developments in the Tupac Shakur case added a new layer of intrigue. Suspect Duane ‘Keefe D’ Davis, arrested on September 29, is a key figure in the case. However, Suge Knight has expressed his refusal to testify against Davis if called as a witness.

Davis’s arrest comes 27 years after the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur, a crime that shook the hip-hop world. The murder occurred as the legendary rapper was leaving a Las Vegas Strip boxing match and was believed to be rooted in gang-related conflicts between two Compton-based gangs.

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The Next Episode For Suge Knight

Suge Knight’s podcast, Collect Calls With Suge Knight, is set to be a captivating journey into hip-hop, coupled with personal revelations. While Suge Knight remains tight-lipped about the Tupac Shakur case, the recent arrest of a key suspect adds a layer of intrigue to an already enigmatic story. So, mark your calendars for Halloween in 2023, when Suge Knight’s voice from behind bars will resonate in the world of podcasting.

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Today in Hip Hop History: Eazy-E Released ‘It’s On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa’ 30 Years Ago

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On this day in Hip Hop history, Eazy-E releases his second solo EP It’s On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa. Released one year after his first EP and a long five years after his debut album Eazy-Duz-It, this album was a response to Dr. Dre’s prolific debut The Chronic. Tensions became high between the two NWA heavyweights and after the group’s 1991 split, the beef became public.

The West Coast was in a state of civil war. After NWA’s explosive breakup, its ex-members spared no time to air out their grievances on every other record they released. With Ice Cube attacking the Ruthless Records infrastructure and Dr. Dre siding with the enemy (Suge Knight and Death Row) to bring down all Eazy had built, there was no choice but for Eazy-E to respond as he did. He used the bulk of this album to state his opinion on Dr. Dre and his street authenticity, with each of the eight tracks on the EP attacking Dre’s image, originality, past, and current status in the rap game.

Aside from the disrespect that served as the core of this project, Eazy-E truly flexed his musical muscles with every track. Whether the inspiration surged from his emotional reaction to what was going with his ex-bandmates or simply from him being a seasoned veteran of gangsta rap is uncertain. What can be seen and heard however is that Eazy-E ate his Wheaties before hopping on the microphone to lay down this EP. With this project, we hear Eazy more comfortable with his own flow and who knows exactly where his lane is and how to be the fastest in it. As his final completed work in life, it is a great depiction of his growth and maturity as an artist.

Commercially, the album was a success. Peaking at #5 on the Billboard 200 and claiming the #1 spot on the Top R&B/Hip Hop chart,  It’s On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa sold 110,600 copies in it’s first week and was certified double platinum in 1994.

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[WATCH] Suge Knight Says He Won’t Testify Against Keefe D in Tupac’s Murder Case

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This week, it was revealed that Duane “Keefe D” Davis was arrested for his involvement in the murder of Tupac Shakur on the Las Vegas strip on September 7, 1996. Ever since the shooting death of Shakur 27 years ago, there have been many theories and suspects who have been blamed for the rapper/actor’s untimely death, but Marion “Suge” Knight has always been in the center of the controversy as Shakur’s former label head at Death Row Records. While serving a 28-year sentence in prison for voluntary manslaughter, Sugwe has spoken for the first time about the arrest of Duane “Keefe D” Davis.

TMZ spoke to Knight following the monumental arrest, with him saying that he was sorry Davis was arrested for the crime and said that he would not be testifying against Davis.

Listen to Knight’s take on the decision to arrest Davis.

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Tupac’s Murder Trial Has Never-Before-Seen Evidence

Tupac’s murder is the only thing that hip-hop fans can seemingly talk about right now. Since Las Vegas Police began investigating it once again earlier this year it’s caused many to come out with their takes. Subsequently, some of Pac’s closest associates have been divided on the issue of bringing the case back into the public light. Some, like his brother and Outlawz member Napoleon, think that it isn’t what Pac would want. His brother thinks that even bringing the case back into the public eye is dragging up trauma many have been able to overcome.

Others, like Pac’s sister and Jada Pinkett Smith, have been more accepting of the investigation starting back up. They’re both hoping that justice can finally be properly served for Tupac. Now there is reportedly new evidence in the case. According to 8 News Now new evidence was shown to the Grand Jury in the lead-up to the arrest of Keefe D. There are brand new photos of the car Pac was riding in when the murder happened. Additionally, there’s also new video of Pac and Suge Knight leaving the MGM Grand earlier in the night. Check out some of the new evidence below.

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New Evidence In Tupac’s Murder

The reinvigorated interest in the case began earlier this year when police raided Keefe D’s home. They were looking for evidence to tie him to the murder, which they clearly found. Many online believe there was one main reason for newfound interest in the investigation. Keefe D’s inability to stop talking about the murder in interviews and online seemingly got him in trouble.

One of Tupac’s associates Napoleon says that he feels no sympathy for Keefe in the situation. Consequently he claims that the only reason he was arrested was his inability to stop talking about the murder and his role in is online. What do you think of the new evidence emerging in Tupac’s murder trial? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Tupac’s Former Collaborator Says He Wouldn’t Want Keefe D In Jail

The hip-hop world has been completely magnetized to the Tupac murder trial recently. That’s because Las Vegas police recently arrested Duane Keith “Keefe D” Davis for the murder 27 years after it happened. Keefe’s involvement in the murder has long been known, primarily because he’s continued to talk about it for years. In fact, many believe that the only reason the arrest was made and legal proceedings undertaken is because Keefe wouldn’t stop talking about his role in the slaying. One person who believes that is former Outlawz member Napoleon who sat down with The Art Of Dialogue to discuss the situation.

Napoleon criticizes Keefe D quite a bit in the interview. He begins by claiming that discussing the events of the murder nearly 30 years later was a corny move. But he also explains that Keefe’s internet clout-chasing caught up with him and as a result, his arrest isn’t that surprising. Despite all of that Napoleon insists that Tupac wouldn’t have wanted Keefe D to rot in jail as a result of his role in the crime. It’s a similar sentiment to one that Suge Knight expressed when he talked to TMZ about the ongoing legal proceedings. Check out Napoleon’s full interview below.

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Tupac’s Allies Speak Out After Keefe D Arrest

Many people have expressed a belief that restarting the investigation into Tupac’s murder in 2023 was a bad idea. That includes the rapper’s own brother who criticized the move as re-introducing the trauma of his death. He elaborated saying that for him the case was already closed years ago. He also said that he isn’t getting any closure from the ongoing proceedings.

On the other side of things, Pac’s sister expressed happiness that there was finally a push for justice on the rapper’s behalf. It’s a sentiment that Jada Pinkett Smith also agreed with when asked about the developments. What do you think of Napoleon’s comments on Keefe D’s arrest for Tupac’s murder? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Suge Knight “To Blame” For 2Pac‘s Murder Case Stalling, Retired LAPD Detective Claims

Suge Knight is the one “to blame” for the lack of progress made in 2Pac’s murder investigation, says retired Los Angeles Police Department detective Greg Kading. Kading previously led an interagency task force looking into the murder of The Notorious B.I.G. He also authored the book, Murder Rap: The Untold Story of the Biggie Smalls & Tupac Shakur Murder Investigations, in 2011. Speaking with Rolling Stone on Tuesday, Kading explained how Knight’s lack of cooperation hindered the case.

“If there’s anybody in the world to blame for this taking 27 years to solve, it’s Suge Knight,” he told the outlet. “He knew the moment it happened who did it. And all Suge had to do when Las Vegas [PD] asked him to come in and sit down for an interview, all he had to do was say, ‘They pulled up alongside, I looked right across the car, I saw Keefe D in the front seat.’”

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Las Vegas Police Share Image Of Suge Knight & 2Pac After Arrest Of Keefe D

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 29: An image on a television monitor shows a photo of Tupac Shakur (L) and Marion “Suge” Knight Jr. in a car in Las Vegas the night Shakur was killed as (L-R) Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jason Johansson hold a news conference at the LVMPD headquarters on the arrest and indictment of Duane “Keefe D” Davis for the 1996 murder of Shakur on September 29, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Nevada grand jury indicted Davis on one count of murder with a deadly weapon in the fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

He added: “That’s all he had to say: ‘I saw Keefe D.’ That alone, that witness statement would’ve changed everything. There’s nobody else who could have helped more than him, and he didn’t, because evidently, his reputation was more important than 2Pac’s life.”

The comments come after Knight recently admitted that he doesn’t plan on testifying in the arrest of Keefe D. Las Vegas police arrested the former gang member in connection to the killing, last week. Speaking with TMZ, Knight explained: “I wouldn’t be. Well, number one, I’m not gonna get on the stand and testify on somebody for what? […] I wouldn’t go, I wouldn’t testify. None of that shit.” Be on the lookout for further updates on the investigation into 2Pac’s death on HotNewHipHop.

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Suge Knight Says He Deserves Early Prison Release

Suge Knight says that his rights as a defendant were violated in several ways during his 2015 hit-and-run case, and in turn, he wants an early release from prison. The former Death Row Records founder is serving 28 years after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter for a fatal hit-and-run. He discussed the state of his case during an interview with AllHipHop.

“So an unfixable error, the only thing you got to do is you got to make a deal and let me go home or show I was right or you let me take my plea back and start all over,” he told the outlet. “But it’d be harder to start all over because you did all this bullshit with my case.”

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Suge Knight Found Guilty Of Voluntary Manslaughter

LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 09: Marion “Suge” Knight appears for a hearing at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center March 9, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The hearing was scheduled to determine if the two criminal cases against Knight, one for murder and attempted murder when Knight allegedly ran over two men in a Compton parking lot after an argument and another case involving an alleged robbery and criminal threats to a photographer in Beverly Hills, should be moved to the downtown Los Angeles courthouse. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

“This [is] my bed,” he further told AllHipHop. “If they allowed me to go to trial, I would have won my case. I would have beat my case. But they didn’t. OK, I understand that, right? My crime carries two, six, 11 [years], if I was guilty. They gave me–naturally, they going to give me the high term, right? So my past, who I am, definitely is going to make sure I get some time. And I’m fine with that. But you don’t have the right to double me up.”

He continued: “You don’t have the right to give me time and a half. You don’t have the right to not let me have a lawyer. So, I wasn’t pushing the envelope as hard at first because I know I got to do some time. But I’ve been gone for nine years, so I did my time already.” The comments come after Knight recently discussed the arrest of Keefe D in the killing of 2Pac. Knight told TMZ that he has no interest in testifying in the case.

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Suge Knight Said The Police Arrested The Wrong Person For Tupac’s Murder

The 27-year-old murder case of Tupac Shakur took a turn last month when it was reported that Las Vegas Police had arrested Duane “Keefe D” Davis after raiding his wife’s home in July. Davis was charged with murder with use of a deadly weapon in Tupac’s death; he maintains that he in the vehicle with others who committed the drive-by shooting that killed the rapper in 1996.

However, Tupac’s fellow occupant of the other involved vehicle, Death Row Records founder Suge Knight, said that the police have the wrong man. Furthermore, he said he will refuse to testify against Davis despite being one of only a handful of people who might have firsthand knowledge of the shooting (and one of only two still alive to talk). TMZ reports that Knight expressly denied Davis’ account of events and that Davis’s nephew Orlando Anderson pulled the trigger. According to police, though, Davis was the owner of the gun used to kill Tupac in retaliation for a brawl at the MGM Grand just after Mike Tyson fought Bruce Seldon.

Although Knight has said that Anderson didn’t shoot Tupac and that Davis wasn’t involved, he will never tell who did — if he even knows. However, Davis has been adamant for years about his recollection, even writing a memoir that detailed the events leading up to the shooting. That memoir was a big part of what prompted the raid, and a copy was among the evidence collected. Knight’s reasoning for defending Davis is simple; per TMZ, “he’d never wish prison time on anyone.”

Suge Knight Discusses Keefe D’s Arrest In 2Pac Killing, Says He Won’t Testify

Suge Knight discussed the arrest of Duane “Keefe D” Davis in connection to the killing of 2Pac during an interview with TMZ on Monday. The Death Row Records co-founder explained over the phone that he doesn’t plan on testifying in the investigation. The arrest of Keefe D marks the first time charges have been made in the long-unsolved case.

“Well, surprise, number one,” Suge said of his reaction to the news. “Because I don’t think Keefe D would ever get arrested, nor do I want to see him get arrested. Let’s get one thing straight, first and foremost: me and Keefe D played on the same Pop Warner football team. And whatever circumstances — if he had an involvement with anything, if he didn’t have an involvement with anything, I wouldn’t wish somebody going to prison on my worst enemy.”

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Suge Knight With Dr. Dre & 2Pac

From left, American record executive Suge Knight (born Marion Knight Jr), Rap musician Tupac Shakur (1971 – 1996), and rapper and producer Dr Dre (born Andre Young) on the set of Shakur’s ‘California Love’ music video, El Mirage, California, October 13, 1995. (Photo by Nitro/Getty Images)

Knight went on to confirm that Orlando Anderson, the nephew of Keefe D, was not the shooter. The comments match up with another witness in the investigation who told a Las Vegas grand jury Deandre “Big Dre” Smith shot 2Pac. “There were only two people in the car; ‘Pac’s not gonna tell the story, I ain’t gonna tell the story,” Knight continued. “But I can tell you this: I never had nothing bad to say about Orlando because […] he wasn’t the shooter [..] It wasn’t Anderson, so that’s all I got to say about that part.” From there, he confirmed he won’t testify in the case. “I wouldn’t be. Well, number one, I’m not gonna get on the stand and testify on somebody for what? […] I wouldn’t go, I wouldn’t testify. None of that shit.”

Suge Knight is currently serving a 28-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter. Keefe D will appear in court on Wednesday, October 4, for his arraignment. Be on the lookout for further updates on the investigation into 2Pac’s murder on HotNewHipHop.

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Today In Hip Hop History: Tupac Shakur Died After Being Gunned Down On Las Vegas Strip 27 Years Ago

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Cultural icon Tupac Shakur was then taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada hospital after being shot several times in a drive-by on a Las Vegas strip on September 7, 1996, and was under a medically induced coma for six days before dying from internal bleeding on September 13, 1996.

After several failed attempts by doctors to revive 2Pac, his mother Afeni Shakur requested for his life support machine to be turned off. What were the events that transpired the days before the September 7th shooting that caused his early demise and why has the mystery of his death never been solved? These are the questions that remain 19 years later. Chris Carroll, a retired Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sergeant, told Vegas Seven Magazine in an interview last year that we may never know;

“Shakur’s murder is still considered an unsolved homicide and an unsolved homicide case is technically never closed. But nothing more is ever going to happen with it.

After all the documentaries that have been put out pertaining to Pac’s death, most fans attempt to put the clues together and create their own hypothesis yet without hard evidence it’s still just an educated guess as to what really happened the night of September 7, 1996.

The only real evidence police have are the witness accounts from Outlaw member E.D.I Mean, who claimed to have seen all four men in the vehicle and Yaki Kadafi, who was involved in a scuffle with officers two days following the shooting after they pulled over a driver he was with and he protested. Officers did not try to locate Kadafi, who was later gunned down in Irving, NJ two months after the shooting.

Compton investigators assembled mug shots of several gang members, which included Orlando Anderson, the Crip that Tupac attacked in the MGM Grand lobby hours before the shooting. Anderson is the suspect said to have fired the fatal shots that killed Pac. Las Vegas police later discounted Anderson as a suspect and interviewed him only once. He was later killed in an unrelated gang shooting.

‘Pac’s killer has yet to be found or even suspected, but the fight to bring his killer(s) to justice icontinual and highly publicized, which will hopefully bring the truth about his untimely death to light.

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