Suge Knight

Suge Knight pleads "no contest" to hit-and-run manslaughter charges, will serve 28 years

Suge Knight pleaded no contest on Thursday to involuntary manslaughter for running over and killing a Compton businessman, averting a murder trial that has been in the works for over three years. With the plea deal, Knight agreed to serve 28 years in jail…

Death Row Records sold for for $18 Million, Notorious opens

The assets of Death Row Records, said to include master recordings of Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, were auctioned off today (Jan. 15) for $18 million to WIDEawake Entertainment Group, a development company out of Canada…

Earth Day, Record Store Day, 420, Passover.... this weekend

Apr 19 – Record Store Day, Passover night 1, Tapes n Tapes @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Mission of Burma @ Solar 1, Bicycle Day, Suge Knight’s birthday Apr 20 – Earth Day, Passover night 2, Tokyo Police Club @ Bowery Ballroom, They Might Be Giants @ Town Hall, smoke pot Please list more Earth Day & Record Store Day events in the comments…

What else happened?

Craig Wedren & Nicole Atkins @ Bowery Ballroom, Jan 25, 2008 (music snob) * Supergrass signs to Astralwerks * U2’s manager says take away your Internet * Led Zeppelin may tour, but not yet * Robert Plant talked/stuttered about MSG, at MSG * Rap mogul “Suge” Knight named in gang crackdown * Lil Wayne Addresses Drug Charges * Arctic Monkeys get record seven NME nominations * Imeem Buys Social Music Service Anywhere…