Marion “Suge” Knight, the founder of Death Row Records and a central figure in hip-hop’s infamous East Coast/West Coast feud of the 1990s, tells former rival Sean “ “Diddy” Combs has issued an ominous warning. week.
“I’m telling you, Puffy, your lives are in danger because you know a secret, you guys, who’s involved in that little secret room. [are] I’m on board,” Knight, 58, said in a phone call to his team at BreakBeat Media, the company behind the podcast “Collect Call,” which he records by phone from inside the Ronald Donovan Correctional Facility in California. .
“You know they’ll get you if they can,” he added.
Before adopting the nickname “Diddy,” Combs also used the names “Puff,” “Puff Daddy,” and “Puffy,” and was known as “Puff” by those who knew him at the height of his fame. often called.
Sean “Diddy” is riding his bike around Miami, seemingly having a carefree day after the federal raid.
Sean “Diddy” Combs carries a bottle of water while talking on the phone as he walks outside his Star Island mansion on March 31, 2024 in Miami Beach, Florida. (back grid/mega)
Mr. Knight’s full statement is available below. breakbeats youtube.
Police and federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) raided two properties owned by Combs, 54, in March in what law enforcement said was part of a human trafficking investigation.
Knight harshly criticized Combs several times, questioning his masculinity and encouraging him to drop the nickname “Love” if he ended up in prison, but called the whole situation “a cause for celebration.” ” said there was nothing and said he was praying for his rival’s safety. many children.
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Tupac Shakur and Marion Suge Knight stand ringside during the Mike Tyson fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena. (Jeff Kravitz/Film Magic)
“This is a bad day for hip-hop, it’s a bad day for the culture, it’s a bad day for Black people, because when one person looks bad, it makes all of us look bad,” he said. “That’s never pleasant.”
Knight launched his podcast in October after teaming up with breakbeatsthe first-ever hip-hop podcast network created by Source magazine founder David Mays.
Knight famously criticized Combs on stage at the 1995 Source Awards, just before the feud between Death Row and Bad Boy escalated.
Rappers Notorious Big, aka Biggie Smalls (Christoper Wallace) and Puff Daddy (Sean Combs), perform at the 2nd Annual Source Awards at the Palladium in New York City on August 3, 1995. – Showcasing Dre’s performance. (Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)
Death row-signed industry legend Tupac Shakur and bad boy artist Notorious B.I.G. were both killed in drive-by shootings before the decade was over.
Knight was in the car with Shakur when he was attacked in Las Vegas. Biggie (real name Christopher Wallace) died in the arms of one of Combs’ bodyguards.
The incident sparked speculation and conspiracy theories for more than a decade. Last year, Las Vegas police finally announced charges in Shakur’s murder.
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Homeland Security agents stand at the front door of producer and musician Sean “Diddy” Combs’ home on Star Island in Miami Beach, Florida, on March 25, 2024. (Giorgio Vieira/AFP via Getty Images)
Knight has previously mentioned Combs on his podcast. But the conflict resurfaced last year with a lawsuit filed in November by Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassandra “Cathy” Ventura, in which she claimed Combs armed himself and chased Knight one night. .
She accused Mr. Combs of rape and physical abuse, alleging in her civil complaint that during their date, Mr. Combs heard that Mr. Knight was nearby and reached for multiple guns. “I fled the house to where I thought he was doing something.”
Ms. Combs settled the case the day after Ms. Ventura filed her lawsuit in federal court.
Sean “Diddy” Combs rides his bicycle across the Star Island Bridge from his home in Miami Beach, Florida, on April 4, 2024. (Romain Maurice/Mega, Fox News Digital)
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But legal experts say any evidence she cited in the complaint could be subpoenaed as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation into HSI.
Combs, the billionaire who founded Bad Boy Records and the Sean John clothing line, appeared shaken by the warning as he left his luxurious Miami mansion and rode his bicycle toward South Beach on Thursday. There was no.
The entertainment mogul has not been charged with a crime and denies all accusations of wrongdoing.
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs attends the unveiling of Bloomingdale’s Fall 2000 window featuring Sean John in New York. (James Devaney/WireImage)
He and his attorney characterized some of the claims against him as an attempt to receive unfair pay.
While Combs rose to fame and incredible success in the 1990s, Knight went in the opposite direction.
The death row inmate went bankrupt and lost his company.
Sean “Diddy” Combs rides his bicycle across the Star Island Bridge from his home in Miami Beach, Florida, on April 4, 2024. (Romain Maurice/Mega, Fox News Digital)
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Knight is currently serving a 28-year prison sentence for Terry Carter’s death after taking a plea deal for manslaughter in 2018 to avoid a murder trial.
In January 2015, Knight got into an altercation with another rival, Cle “Bone” Sloan, in Compton, California. He hits and injures Sloan with his truck, and fatally hits Carter while driving.
He will be eligible for parole in October 2034.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
