Collect Call With Suge Knight features raw and unfiltered conversations between the incarcerated legendary founder of Death Row Records and some of hip-hop culture’s most influential figures--past, present and future. Created and curated by hip-hop media icon Dave Mays, Collect Call showcases a side of Suge Knight that most have never seen. Suge’s honesty, vulnerability and current state of mind will all be heard in this groundbreaking podcast series, along with the wisdom and charisma that made him one of Hip-hop’s most powerful and influential business executives of all time. Collect Call will take its audience on a fascinating journey that will reveal the truth, tell incredible never-before-heard stories, and seek to inspire, educate and empower the new generation of hip-hop fans worldwide.
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Collect Call With Suge Knight features raw and unfiltered conversations between the incarcerated legendary founder of Death Row Records and some of hip-hop culture’s most influential figures--past, present and future. Created and curated by hip-hop media icon Dave Mays, Collect Call showcases a side of Suge Knight that most have never seen. Suge’s honesty, vulnerability and current state of mind will all be heard in this groundbreaking podcast series, along with the wisdom and charisma that made him one of Hip-hop’s most powerful and influential business executives of all time. Collect Call will take its audience on a fascinating journey that will reveal the truth, tell incredible never-before-heard stories, and seek to inspire, educate and empower the new generation of hip-hop fans worldwide.
Suge discusses the history of the grooming of Black talent in the music industry. Starting with Michael Jackson and Berry Gordy, Suge traces a line that includes Russell Simmons, Andre Harrell, Puffy, Usher and others. Suge shares his views on how so many Black entertainers feel that they have to change their looks, change the way they talk and are made to feel uncomfortable in their own skin. Suge shifts gears and directly addresses Snoop Dogg about his involvement with the “new” Death Row Records.
2:40 Why people used to call the music business “devil’s music”
3:00 Suge talks about knowing Michael Jackson and how his father tried to protect his kids from the underbelly of the music business
4:30 Berry Gordy’s secret life and his relationship with Michael Jackson
6:20 Suge talks about the relationship between Russell Simmons, Andre Harrell and Puffy
9:06 Suge talks about Dr. Dre working with the kids’ group Immature and the problem that developed with their manager/producer Chris Stokes
11:49 Suge talks about the double standards of how USC has treated OJ Simpson and Reggie Bush as opposed to others like Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine
15:58 Suge and Dave discuss how Hip-Hop was always about being true to yourself and how things have changed over the years
20:06 Suge talks about the ownership of Death Row Records and sends a direct message to Snoop Dogg
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Collect Call With Suge Knight
Collect Call With Suge Knight features raw and unfiltered conversations between the incarcerated legendary founder of Death Row Records and some of hip-hop culture’s most influential figures--past, present and future. Created and curated by hip-hop media icon Dave Mays, Collect Call showcases a side of Suge Knight that most have never seen. Suge’s honesty, vulnerability and current state of mind will all be heard in this groundbreaking podcast series, along with the wisdom and charisma that made him one of Hip-hop’s most powerful and influential business executives of all time. Collect Call will take its audience on a fascinating journey that will reveal the truth, tell incredible never-before-heard stories, and seek to inspire, educate and empower the new generation of hip-hop fans worldwide.
