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Marion "Suge" Knight

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Five songs that foreshadowed 2Pac's death

    ​On this day fifteen years ago, Tupac Shakur was gunned down on the Las Vegas strip while riding in a car driven by Marion "Suge" Knight. The seeming culmination of a media hyped East Coast vs West Coast rivalry, the murder of 2Pac has been shrouded in mystery and conspiracy. No doubt one of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    The 10 Most Hated People in Hip-Hop

    Guru (left) and heartless greed monger Solar (right). Photo by Barbara Mürdter​ There is no fence-riding in hip-hop. It is the most competitive genre of music, partly because of the way it formed and partly because it remains the newest major movement. So there is no shortage of hatred going ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2009

    The Game

    Guru (left) and heartless greed monger Solar (right). Photo by Barbara Mürdter​ There is no fence-riding in hip-hop. It is the most competitive genre of music, partly because of the way it formed and partly because it remains the newest major movement. So there is no shortage of hatred going ... More >>

  • Music

    March 5, 2009

    A player himself now, the Game is still paying homage to rap's finest

    Guru (left) and heartless greed monger Solar (right). Photo by Barbara Mürdter​ There is no fence-riding in hip-hop. It is the most competitive genre of music, partly because of the way it formed and partly because it remains the newest major movement. So there is no shortage of hatred going ... More >>

  • Film

    January 15, 2009

    Notorious is B.I.G. made B.L.A.N.D.

    Guru (left) and heartless greed monger Solar (right). Photo by Barbara Mürdter​ There is no fence-riding in hip-hop. It is the most competitive genre of music, partly because of the way it formed and partly because it remains the newest major movement. So there is no shortage of hatred going ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, November 14 edition

    The devil made him do it. For more blogs, look out below. Today in Backbeat Online: • The Imp of Satan writes the best Craigslist musician-wanted ad ever. • Get a free MP3 download from your Mama. • Meese's now not-so-secret show in Boulder next week. • The Fray premiers new single dur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    Friday Rap-Up: Suge Knight, Outkast, YouTube Live

    Suge Knight files lawsuit against Kanye West Former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight has filed a $135,000 lawsuit against Kanye West for a gunshot wound and a robbery of his diamond-stud earring that occurred at West’s pre-MTV Music Awards party back in August 2005. According to TMZ, Knight bel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    Rearview: The Week in Review (11/8/08-11/14/08)

    If his music is half as good as his acting, expect his album to be punishingly bad Here's a round up of all the great content you might have missed this week on Backbeat Online while you were busy digging through your old CDs for Bruce Willis's album from the '80s after hearing that Kevin Costner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2008

    Diary of a DNC Party Crasher: Rock the Vote Ballot Bash at Ellie Caulkins Opera House

    If his music is half as good as his acting, expect his album to be punishingly bad Here's a round up of all the great content you might have missed this week on Backbeat Online while you were busy digging through your old CDs for Bruce Willis's album from the '80s after hearing that Kevin Costner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Friday Rap-Up: Lenny Lenn, Death Row Records, Shaquille O’Neal and Kanye West

    If his music is half as good as his acting, expect his album to be punishingly bad Here's a round up of all the great content you might have missed this week on Backbeat Online while you were busy digging through your old CDs for Bruce Willis's album from the '80s after hearing that Kevin Costner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2008

    Friday Rap-Up: Rie-Rie, Remy Ma, Suge Knight, Lil Kim, Lil Cease

    If his music is half as good as his acting, expect his album to be punishingly bad Here's a round up of all the great content you might have missed this week on Backbeat Online while you were busy digging through your old CDs for Bruce Willis's album from the '80s after hearing that Kevin Costner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    Friday Rap-Up: 25 Colorado Rappers Spit on One Song

    If his music is half as good as his acting, expect his album to be punishingly bad Here's a round up of all the great content you might have missed this week on Backbeat Online while you were busy digging through your old CDs for Bruce Willis's album from the '80s after hearing that Kevin Costner ... More >>

  • News

    February 22, 2007

    The Transformers

    They created Denver's gang life. A generation later, can they break free?

  • News

    November 16, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    "Though there were times when your paper annoyed me and even grated on my nerves, the positive outweighed the negative."

  • Music

    November 2, 2006

    Dizzying Heights

    Hawthorne Heights tries to keep its momentum in the midst of a heated legal battle.

  • News

    August 14, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 14, 2003

  • Film

    April 3, 2003

    Everything's Relative

    Eddie Griffin shows the world how he wrings laughs from his DysFunKtional kin.

  • Music

    October 17, 2002

    Backwash

    A Boulder student cares more about the life of hip-hop than the deaths of Biggie and Tupac.

  • Music

    November 9, 2000

    Eternal Life

    Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek reflect on the once and future world of hip-hop.

  • Music

    April 13, 2000

    Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz

    (Dogg House/TVT Records)

  • Music

    September 17, 1998

    Playlist

    (Dogg House/TVT Records)

  • Music

    April 30, 1998

    Hardcore Times

    Thanks to Nyke Loc, gangsta rap is alive and well in Denver.

  • Music

    March 26, 1998

    Vanilla on Ice

    The hip-hop trivia question wants to prove that he's still cool.

  • Music

    August 14, 1997

    Playlist

    The hip-hop trivia question wants to prove that he's still cool.

  • Music

    December 19, 1996

    Feedback

    The hip-hop trivia question wants to prove that he's still cool.

  • Music

    December 19, 1996

    To Buy or Not to Buy

    Reviews of 23 recent superstar recordings--just in time for your holiday purchasing pleasure.

  • Music

    November 21, 1996

    Our Gangstas

    Is gangsta rap getting more profound? Well...no.

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