Knight sent killers for Eminem twice, alleges bodyguard
Suge Knight, the founder and CEO of gangsta rap label Death Row Records, allegedly tried to have rapper Eminem killed on two separate occasions. According to Eminem's former bodyguard, Byron "Big Naz" Williams, the first incident took place in 2001 at the Source Hip Hop Awards."The artists couldn't sit with the bodyguards. They wanted the artists to be able to network."I notice Em is in the aisle and he is beefing with all these guys in red shirts. This is what they said: 'Death Row motherf***s. Suge Knight sent us to strongarm Eminem and it's going down'.JUMP AROUND: Rap mogul Suge Knight appears in court in Los Angeles on a murder charge in March Picture: KEVORK DJANSEZIAN/REUTERS"I had to snatch him up. I had to call Dre and his bodyguards and tell them what was going on."On a second occasion Eminem was met by "20 Honolulu police officers" in Hawaii."Knight had sent 50 guys. We were locking and loading, putting on bulletproof vests."Knight, 51, is charged with murder in California after allegedly running over a man in February. He has pleaded not guilty. ..
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