I am in Orlando for a few days this week. I am here on “business” so I am not visiting the parks or doing anything really fun at all. I left seeing photos of Suge Knight on various websites. I have read various things about what had happened and, well, he got jacked up no matter what you read. I would say he is one of the most influential people in the movement of hiphop to the mainstream period. He brought forth The Cronic, enough said. But just to name drop some more, Snoop, Tupac… Suge had been “off to college” for a bit and was trying to make a comeback. This latest news episode is just one of those things that is very symbolic. Once you make it to the top, you are not guaranteed to stay there or even to have respect from the industry…
Suge has many things going on that I am just glossing over, but you can not deny what he did for the game. Anyhow, back on topic, I will be here in Orlando for a few days trying to grind some.
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May 14th, 2008 at 7:43 am
I always felt he hurt it more than helped the movement. Sure he helped Pac, Snoop and Dre but look where they are at now: dead, reality show, and can we fairy tale detox?
Being at the top of (any) profession we need to adapt to the situations - Suge didn’t do that and thats why he’s in litigation every other day.
May 16th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
I am not sure if helped or hurt the movement, but he brought it to the forefront of the mainstream. Suge seemed to “keep it real” as the Chapelle skit demonstrated. I think there is something to be said to keeping things true to your upbringing, but you do need to adapt. Suge has mishandled many situations.
May 20th, 2008 at 7:18 am
I understand what you mean and respect Suge to a certain point. When people starting getting killed and he did nothing to help the culture - he lost my respect.
While he did “keep it real” - sometimes you can’t just think about making money when you have hip hop on your shoulders as he did back then.