Collect Call With Suge Knight, Episode 7: Jealousy Is Worse Than Hate
In this episode, Suge talks about how he valued giving back and describes the way he grew up in Compton. Suge opens up for the first time in a long time about Tupac and describes how hard Tupac worked to make Death Row a family and get everyone on the label involved with the making of All Eyez On Me. He discusses how he feels when he hears about rappers who have been killed and how the recent death of Takeoff from the Migos affected him. Suge pinpoints the communication breakdown that occurred between him and Snoop after Tupac died.
5:32 Suge takes us back to when he first moved into his original neighborhood in Compton. He runs down some of the guys and families he came up with and talks about the role his father played in pushing him
10:50 Suge talks about the first time he went on tour for The Chronic and shouts out the guys who he put on from his neighborhood
16:42 Suge talks about opening up a lowrider shop in Compton that was called “Let Me Ride” as a way to provide jobs and give back to the neighborhood
18:10 Suge says he can talk freely about Pac for the first time in a long time, and how Pac is finally getting justice
19:03 Suge explains why jealousy is worse than hate
19:45 Suge recalls a meeting with Tupac and how the name for the album All Eyez On Me was created
23:14 When Pac gets bigger than everyone on Death Row, the jealousy starts to kick in
24:23 Suge says he thinks jealousy is what ruined Death Row and says we should never have to go through this again
27:05 When Takeoff got killed it really hit home for Suge and inspired him to have an illustration made of him that he tried to send to Cardi B and Offset
29:48 Suge talks about how important it was that Death Row was the first place where you could see Bloods and Crips gang members working together and getting along together
30:48 After Suge went to jail in 1996, he wanted to put Snoop in position to lead the company. But they never had a chance to talk after Snoop got turned away at the visiting center
32:19 Suge addresses the NFL for promoting gang activity and not understanding the reality of how many people have lost their lives and are doing prison time
34:16 Suge talks about plans to make Death Row the biggest music distributor in the game
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Executive Producers: Dave Mays (@therealdavemays) & Brett Jeffries (@igobybrettj)
Executive Producer: Toi-Lin Kelly
Editor & Producer: Trae Quaintance for Black Wolf Agency
Producer: Christopher Samuel (@Christylezz)
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Sound effects: Envato Elements
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