Suge Knight Shot

[MrRant 0]

MIAMI BEACH - The MTV Video Music Awards escaped the drama and damage of Hurricane Katrina. Now they face being overshadowed by another dangerous name — Suge Knight.

 

The Death Row Records founder, who has been at the center of some of hip-hop's most violent moments, was shot in the leg early Sunday morning at a party thrown by Kanye West and attended by stars including

Jessica Alba,

Eddie Murphy,

Paris Hilton, the Game and The Black Eyed Peas.

 

Though Knight's injuries were not life-threatening, the violence dampened the celebratory vibe of the event. MTV said the shooting would not affect the Sunday night show, which was to be hosted by Diddy with performances by West,

Mariah Carey, Green Day, R. Kelly, Shakira,

Kelly Clarkson and others, plus appearances including

Gwen Stefani, Destiny's Child,

Eva Longoria and

Jessica Simpson.

 

"As with all of our events, MTV has a zero tolerance policy in regards to weapons and we take appropriate security precautions to ensure the safety of our guests," the network said in a statement.

 

Guests were not searched when entering the Shore Club hotel where West's party was held.

 

The awards, held in Miami for the second consecutive year, typically snowball into a weeklong party with decadent A-list bashes. But Hurricane Katrina — which struck South Florida on Thursday, causing seven deaths and widespread damage — led to the cancellation of some events. Several stars, like West, were late arriving to Miami because of the weather.

 

But after the storm passed on Friday, most of the events went ahead as scheduled.

 

"Celebrities are doing what they have to to get here, because no one wants to miss this," MTV President Christina Norman told The Associated Press on Saturday afternoon.

 

West, the Grammy-winning, multi-platinum critical darling, threw two parties, and Saturday's event was perhaps the most coveted invite of the evening. A throng of people stood outside the entrance to the hotel; inside, revelers mingled in the courtyard while VIP guests were entertained in a special room.

 

The shooting took place just before 1 a.m. Screaming guests fled the party, streaming outside or taking cover in other parts of the hotel. Police were at the hotel at the time of the shooting, yet made no arrests.

 

The burly Knight, founder of Death Row Records, was one of the most powerful and feared music figures of the 1990s, with superstar rappers like Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Tupac Shakur in his stable.

 

His fortunes started to slide when Shakur was shot and killed in 1996 while riding in the passenger seat of Knight's car. The shooting took place after the pair participated in the beating of a gang rival in a Las Vegas hotel; the attack resulted in Knight being sent to prison for violating his parole.

 

Knight had been fueling a feud with Diddy's Bad Boy label at the time in a so-called "rap war," and Bad Boy's top artist, the Notorious B.I.G., was gunned down months later in Los Angeles. Relatives of B.I.G. have accused Knight of involvement in that slaying, but police have never named him as a suspect.

 

Police said they had no suspects in the Miami shooting. Knight, a Los Angeles native, has had a long association with the Bloods gang — and a long list of enemies as well.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050828/ap_en_...DRrBHNlYwM3NjI-

 

Bad news... they didn't finish the job.

[Vampiro69 0]

A rapper being shot is news?

[Gary Floyd 0]

I'm actually suprised this didn't happen to Suge Knight sooner.

[Ravenbomb 0]

damn, I was hoping it was fatal (I've got Suge in my 2005 Death Pool list)

[Lord of The Curry 0]

That's what Suge gets for not listening to Game's mixtape when he brought it to him a while back. Compton uhhhhh.

[Annabelle 0]

suge probably ignored because the game is emcee gusto.

[AboveAverage484 0]

...we take appropriate security precautions to ensure the safety of our guests," the network said in a statement.

 

Guests were not searched when entering the Shore Club hotel where West's party was held.

 

I see...

[Nighthawk 0]

You know, Suge used to live next door to Wayne Newton.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

suge probably ignored because the game is emcee gusto.

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I'm not sure what that means but Game fucking rules.

[Annabelle 0]

suge probably ignored because the game is emcee gusto.

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I'm not sure what that means but Game fucking rules.

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go watch cb4. the game is a phoney. phoney balogne.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

Nah.

[Annabelle 0]

dude got dumped on change of heart.

 

how gangsta.

 

he was on his way to being a prep bball star until he tore up his knee. while in the hospital for said injury, he "studied" all the classics & decided to get in the rap game. he & 50 are more actors than rappers. recreating the whole rap feud. so boring.

 

how legit.

 

he's about as ghetto as usher as far as i'm concerned.

 

PHONEY BALOGNE

[Darthtiki 0]

I gotta agree with Rant, they should have finished the job

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

Dammit, why couldn't they have aimed for the face/head?

[gWIL 0]

About the Game, why does it matter if he is legit or not if the music is good?

 

Anybody seen the previews for "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" 50 Cent says "I'd rather die like a man, then live like a coward." Today, in speech class we had to say our favorite qoute, so for the hell of it I said that one and attributed it to Curtis Jackson. Nobody caught that I was qouting a rapper. My teacher asked if that was a war hero.

[Annabelle 0]

About the Game, why does it matter if he is legit or not if the music is good?

 

Anybody seen the previews for "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" 50 Cent says "I'd rather die like a man, then live like a coward." Today, in speech class we had to say our favorite qoute, so for the hell of it I said that one and attributed it to Curtis Jackson. Nobody caught that I was qouting a rapper. My teacher asked if that was a war hero.

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well, the music isn't good. secondly, lotc was saying suge was a fool for passing on him. i'm merely stating suge probably did want a lacking in talent phoney balogne as his main client. can't blame him, really. the game has already fallen off the mainstream scope. dude got dumped on change of heart!

[Nighthawk 0]

One time when I was faking Christianity for school, in chapel I said "When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed." Which is Marilyn Manson, of course. I attributed it to myself. No one was the wiser.

I also totally plagiarized Texas Chainsaw Massacre for a short story one time. Catholic school is awesome.

[MikeJordan23 0]

A rapper being shot is news?

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No. But he isn't a rapper.

[gWIL 0]

I was even admitting to qouting a rapper though, Curtis Jackson is 50 Cent.

[ant_7000 0]

He got shot by a guy who wore a pink shirt. Then when he got carted off, suge was on the cell was kinda funny.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

dude got dumped on change of heart.

 

how gangsta.

 

he was on his way to being a prep bball star until he tore up his knee.  while in the hospital for said injury, he "studied" all the classics & decided to get in the rap game.  he & 50 are more actors than rappers.  recreating the whole rap feud.  so boring.

 

how legit.

 

he's about as ghetto as usher as far as i'm concerned.

 

PHONEY BALOGNE

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Not sure if you got the memo but the concept of legitimacy in hip-hop is all but dead. Dumped on change of heart? Zuh? I could give a shit about rap feuds and if you're buying into it or even paying attention your boredom is well deserved.

[Guest El Satanico]

I'd like to see the list of known suspects...it's probably in volumes.

[Annabelle 0]

don't be naive to say there isn't legitamcy in rap music. i'd say what nas is doing now is really legitimate. same with jay-zs last album. kanye is for real. he doesn't try to be something he's not. in fact most rappers don't completely falsify who they are, or their life story like the game. he is a complete fruad. a phoney balogne who makes boring music. is there anythign worse?

[KTID 0]

What the hell is with the constant use of the phrase "phoney balogne" in this thread? Please tell me this isn't a commonly used phrase these days.

[Annabelle 0]

i'm the only one who used it.

 

its funny.

 

quit acting like you're above that phrase with the name morrissey's quiff.

 

degenerate.

[Ripper 0]

Yeah, game is fake but dammit his fake ass did a great job of roasting some fake ass rappers in that 300 bars track. Dude has talent, just a very very VERY Tired and fake gimmick.

 

As for Suge...just die already.

[Dangerous A 0]

Suge is just bad for hip hop. I wouldn't doubt if Kanye is pissed because of the negative attention his party got as a result of Suge's presence. Something tells me if Suge doesnt' show up, there isn't a shooting at Kanye's party.

 

While I don't wish death upon anyone, I wouldn't mind seeing Knight being locked up for a long while. The man is an arch criminal and has shown little change in the last 10 years whether locked up or not.

[MrRant 0]

I think Arch Criminal is a little to much credit. Suge isn't The Joker.

[ant_7000 0]

Suge is just bad for hip hop. I wouldn't doubt if Kanye is pissed because of the negative attention his party got as a result of Suge's presence. Something tells me if Suge doesnt' show up, there isn't a shooting at Kanye's party.

 

While I don't wish death upon anyone, I wouldn't mind seeing Knight being locked up for a long while. The man is an arch criminal and has shown little change in the last 10 years whether locked up or not.

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I agree on that, who keeps inviting Suge to award shows? Anytime something happens he's always involved directly/indirectly. As far as Game is concerned I think he's fake like everyone else these days with the wwf-style gimmicks, but I gain some respect for him on the "300 bars" and do believe he has talent.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

don't be naive to say there isn't legitamcy in rap music.  i'd say what nas is doing now is really legitimate.  same with jay-zs last album.  kanye is for real.  he doesn't try to be something he's not.  in fact most rappers don't completely falsify who they are, or their life story like the game.  he is a complete fruad.  a phoney balogne who makes boring music.  is there anythign worse?

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Calling Game out on his thuggery while having no clue. Bravisimo.