Hymns Gets (Somewhat) Timely, OR Why Suge Knight is One Scary Mofo

Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested and jailed a couple of weeks ago for beating the crap out of his girlfriend of three years. It all went down outside a Spearmint Rhino on the Vegas Strip at around 6:00am one Wednesday morning. Now, I always thought Suge was a terrifying person, but let's just see if we can get the facts (and, while we're at it, all the rumors) straight. So, according to the AP,

- He was convicted of assault in '92 and then incarcerated in '96 for 5 years for violating parole.

- In 2003 he returned to jail for a year after violating parole by punching out a Hollywood parking attendant.

- On top of these things, he's a total gangster. He was present in 1996 when Tupac was shot to death (this also happened in Las Vegas) AND he was wounded during a shooting at a Miami nightclub just three years ago.

Now, on top of all that, he's reputed to have hung Vanilla Ice upside down from a hotel balcony in the early nineties, demanding that he sign over his royalty rights to "Ice Ice Baby." This was done when he worked as Ice's bodyguard. It also may or may not be true, since Vanilla rescinded the claim later on (probably out of fear). Furthermore, Dr. Dre allegedly has a restraining order out on the guy AND suspicion continues to surround him regarding both the killings of Tupac and Biggie (this summer he was formally accused of sending death threats to one of the witnesses in the case).

As of April 2006, Death Row Records - the label he co-founded with Dre in '91 - is bankrupt. Knight recently announced his new label, BlackBall (Not this Blackball), as reported on AllHipHop.com. It's first signee is a dude called Young Life. Meanwhile, Suge has apparently self-produced a reality TV show called "Unfinished Business." Here's the Wiki down-low:

The show is based on Knight dispelling long-standing rumors in sit down interviews, his days with Death Row and the artists he worked with, and finding new talent for his record label. As of June 2008, the show has not been picked up by any major network.

Here's what Suge said to Urban Flavorz TV: "It ain’t like the fake reality shit." (Read more at AllHipHop.com)

I'd be willing to bet that this dude is seriously pissed right now. It goes without saying, then, that I fear for our man Young Life.

Click HERE for the "Unfinished Business" trailer at rapbasement.com


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