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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 Implies Fraud In Snoop Dogg’s Acquisition Of Death Row Records

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Former CEO of Death Row Records, Suge Knight, has made headlines claiming that Snoop Dogg’s label purchase may have been fraudulent. Knight’s allegations come amid a long-standing feud, raising questions about the transaction’s legitimacy. Suge Knight, the former CEO of Death Row Records, has cast doubt on the legitimacy of the label’s sale to Snoop […]

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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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Suge Knight: Pac, Snoop Had “No Trouble” In Death Row

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Suge Knight is dropping some new information about Death Row Records. The hip-hop tycoon had a conversation with TMZ on Wednesday (April 19) while preparing for the upcoming series on BLK Prime that documents his life and professional journey. In the interview, Suge discussed the environment at Death Row. He acknowledges that it was as brutal as it was portrayed. However, he also mentions that both Pac and Snoop were accustomed to it. Still, it would be fair to say Snoop probably wouldn’t agree. In an interview, Snoop revealed how he felt about everything that went down at Death Row. “N*ggas broke my spirit. Thet broke me, man. They broke my spirit. Look, Doggystyle, workin’ on Doggfather, win my murder case, Dre leaves,” Snoop said. “Tupac get killed, Suge going to jail, Death Row want to kill me. That’s all in the same year.” Sounds like a pretty tumultuous relationship.

Death Row Records was a prominent record label founded in 1991 by Suge, Dr. Dre, and The D.O.C. It was known for their focus on West Coast hip-hop. Death Row signed some of the biggest names in the genre, including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur. The label gained a reputation for its aggressive and often controversial lyrics. Furthermore, many of its artists had a strong association with violence. Despite its success in the 1990s, the label faced financial and legal troubles, including the imprisonment of Suge Knight and the death of Tupac Shakur. In 2006, a bankruptcy trustee acquired Death Row Records. This effectively ended its run as a major player in the hip-hop industry. However, Snoop Dogg bought the label recently. It was a move that was praised by many.

Suge Says Death Row’s Toxic Environment Was “Like Sports”

Suge Knight had a lot to say about the work environment at Death Row Records in a new interview. “It is true that stuff was aggressive at Death Row,” he said. “But you had your choices. If you wanna be the best, and be a man and do how you wanna do it – do it. Be about your music, be about your lyrics. You know, everybody understood that. So when it came to ‘Pac, I think ‘Pac understood it more than anybody in the world.” Suge went on to say that Snoop understood how things worked as well. “But at the same time, you can’t take nothing from Snoop either because I knew I could get Snoop to come to New York with me and promote Death Row faster than anybody else would.”

Suge went on to describe specifically what the environment at Death Row was like, comparing it to sports. He said that he made sure it was very competitive. “…If you hear any of the albums I did, they was always competitive. It was competition. Because if a person didn’t have a good verse, somebody else had a better verse,” Suge explained. “Just like sports! We didn’t live in church. We not in heaven, you know? That’s like if you in the jungle, you gotta survive! I named my label Death Row Records.” What do you think about Suge’s explanation for Death Row’s environment? Let us know in the comments!

Suge Knight Gives Details About Biopic Series

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Suge Knight has had a fascinating career. Everyone knows him as the King of the West Coast scene. And of course, everyone is familiar with his long history of legal troubles. But did you know that Knight also played two games for the LA Rams as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL Players’ Strike?

However, despite currently residing in a California state prison, that hasn’t stopped Knight from planning his next project. In fact, in a move that rivals Game of Thrones and the TV juggernauts over at HBO, Knight is preparing a 10-season plan for a biopic series about his life to air on BLK Prime. It would be the first time Knight had created a project about his life, rather than be featured in other people’s stories.

Suge Knight Has A 10 Season Plan For Biopic

Speaking with TMZ from prison, Knight laid out his vision for the show. Suge Knight will be a 10-season epic chronicling every aspect of Knight’s life, with a Goodfellas-esque voiceover provided by Knight. The show will air on BLK Prime as early as this fall, with the streaming service promising not to sugarcoat the events of Knight’s life. In particular, Knight wanted to highlight the intentionally tough culture he fostered at Death Row Records. When speaking to TMZ, he said this culture was a holdover from his football days. Aside from that brief stint with the Rams, Knight played two seasons at UNLV.

So what is Knight’s plan for the show’s 10 seasons? According to Knight, Season 1 will focus on Tupac’s time at Death Row. That will be followed Biggie’s story, including his beef with Bad Boy, in Season 2. Season 3 will focus on Knight’s relationship with Diddy while Season 4 will focus on Dre and Season 5 on Snoop. N.W.A. and Eazy-E would be the focus of Season 6 with Season 7 expanding to look at the wider East Coast-West Coast rivalry. Season 8 would tackle the Crips and the Bloods before the show turned to Knight’s trial and incarceration in its final seasons. Are you excited about a Suge Knight biopic? What things do you want the show to cover? Most importantly, who do you think should play Knight and the other artists he wants to focus on?

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Suge Knight’s Biopic, “Welcome To Death Row” Gets Greenlit By BLK Prime

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Former Death Row Records label executive, Suge Knight will tell his story with a new series picked up by streaming network BLK Prime. Expected to delve inside Knight’s hip-hop career, the new series, Welcome To Death Row will air in the fall of 2023. Updated By: Kendall Parks (4/10/23 at 5:19 pm) Suge Knight’s biopic […]

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Daz Dillinger Claimed He ‘Strong-Armed’ Suge Knight Over $2.5 Million While High On Shrooms

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Death Row Records founder and former CEO Suge Knight was notorious for some of his more outlandish business practices. The story of Suge having his bodyguards dangle Vanilla Ice over a balcony is legendary, but as it turns out, the rappers on the label were just as prone to outbursts of unusual behavior when it came to getting money.

Daz Dillinger, The Long Beach rapper who was signed to the label from 1992 to 2000, recounted the extreme lengths to which he went to get Knight to pay up on a debt on the Home Grown Radio podcast. After producing the song “Just Doggin’” by Tha Dogg Pound from the Sunset Park soundtrack in 1996, Daz said he hadn’t been paid and had to “strong-arm” his label’s CEO to get the money.

“We went up there to get that money and they was playing with the money,” recalled. “Suge walked into the office and the way his eyes were looking, he was gon’ do something to me.” Fortunately, he says, he had two things on his side: 1, he was armed with “one of those big, long Diesel screwdrivers,” and 2, he and bandmate Kurupt were high on shrooms, and thus, feeling fearless of the usually menacing Suge.

“So he put his arm around me and I put my arms around him, like this [and said] ‘I’m gonna stick you,’” Daz said. “He’s like, ‘Hold on, Daz. Let’s go in the office.’ And I walked out of there with $2.5 [million].” Daz said that the check also helped him get out of a traffic stop when he got out of a ticket for driving without a license and a misdemeanor for possession of marijuana (this was 1997, before weed was legalized in California). The check apparently convinced the officer that Daz was too important to make the bust for minor offenses worth the trouble.

You can watch the full interview above.

[WATCH] Daz Dillinger Says He Had To “Strongarm” Suge Knight To Get $2.3M Check

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West Coast producer and legendary Dogg Pound member Daz Dillinger spoke candidly during an interview for Homegrown Radio when Daz claimed that he once had to “strong arm” former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight for millions of dollars that he was owed for royalties.

At the 1:12:38 mark, Daz was asked what was the largest royalty check he’s ever received and he almost immediately replied, “like $2.3 [million], from Suge Knight.” He went on to say how he had to “strongarm” employees in the office including Knight, citing that he did all of this with a long screwdriver while high on mushrooms.

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Daz Dillinger Had To “Strongarm” Suge Knight For $2.3Mil Check

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From the moment he stepped into the Rap game, Suge Knight was an intimidating force. Although he’s currently incarcerated and will be for several years, Suge’s presence is still felt within the culture. During the hailed Golden Era of Hip Hop, Death Row’s head honcho was putting pressure on the industry. Artists and executives have more than enough Suge Knight stories than they’d like to remember, but Daz Dillinger is laughing at a tense moment with his former label head.

Daz was instrumental in helping make Death Row the iconic label that it is today. Not only was he an artist, but he worked on production for several of the label’s classic hits. The Long Beach native visited Home Grown Radio and was asked about the biggest check he’d ever received. He answered it was a $2.3 million payout. “I had to go in there and strongarm Suge and them to get the money,” Daz added. “I had everybody in they office. N*gga, hemmed up against the wall, we on mushrooms. We in the motherf*cker lit. N*gga in the corner, laughing.”

Daz Dillinger Didn’t Let Suge Off Of The Hook

He further shared that he thought he felt someone touching him and screamed. Daz also said he had a “long Diesel screwdriver” to protect himself. Then, “Suge walked in the office, and the way his eyes was looking, he was gon’ do somethin’ to me.” Still, Dillinger was unfazed and threatened to “stick him.” It changed the music boss’s tune.

Knight was known for his intimidating tactics, but Daz said he wanted to calm the situation during this instance. Suge ushered his artist into a private office to take care of business. “I walked outta there with [$2.5 million],” said the rapper. It was noted that when Daz returned to his vehicle, his crew erupted with emotions. “N*ggas in they feelings, crying a sh*t,” he said amid laughter. “We get stopped by the police on Wilshire Blvd. By Fairfax and Wilshire.” Los Angeles natives know that neighborhood.

Sage Advice From The Police

NEW YORK, NEW YORK–AUGUST 03: Kurupt (aka Ricardo Emmanuel Brown) and Daz (aka Daz Dillinger; Delmar Drew Arnaud) when the Death Row Records label assembles at The Source Awards, held at The Paramount Theater at Madison Square Garden, on August 3, 1995 in New York City. (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives)

According to Daz, officers searched them enough to come across the check. They asked if it was real, and the rapper confirmed before receiving advice from the police officer. “Just stomp the weed out, cash that motherf*cker, go get your license,” the cop allegedly said. Thankfully, he was able to get out of both situations unscathed—and with a $2.5 million check in his pocket. Watch the clip of Daz revisiting the moment above.