Suge Knight has noticed all the positive buzz surrounding Dr. Dre following the veteran producer’s star-studded unveiling earlier this week on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Shortly after the event on Tuesday, March 19, which was witnessed by 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, and Eminem, the former CEO of Death Row Records used social media to add his voice to the story.
“All you Boys your Welcome!!! #drdre ##snoopdogg #Djquik,” he captioned a picture of the hip-hop artistes posing for a picture at the event.
Suge Knight’s quest for recognition stems from his early involvement in the careers of numerous artistes, including DJ Quik, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and many others.
The mogul co-founded Death Row Records, the label that helped launch the solo careers of Dre, Snoop, 2Pac, and other artistes in the early 1990s.
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It’s crucial to keep in mind that Dr. Dre originally rose to fame as a founding member of the N.W.A. Still, Suge convinced him to join Death Row instead of continuing with his contract with Eazy-E and Jerry Heller, which allowed him to release his seminal debut album, The Chronic.
After Suge Knight was found guilty, the partnership took a downward spiral, with Suge making numerous accusations on his recently-started podcast, Collect Call with Suge Knight.
Following his induction into the Walk of Fame, Dr. Dre appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, bringing Tha Doggfather with him.
The conversation during the interview shifted to the Compton native’s groundbreaking 1992 album, The Chronic, which served as the impetus for Dre’s solo breakthrough. The veterans are reported to have two entirely different theories regarding the title of the LP.
Dre stated, “This is my first time smoking marijuana. I was driving in my driveway when I noticed a female… when we were probably halfway through the album. Since it was my first time using marijuana, I asked her what it was, and she told me. And just like that, we were together.”
But Snoop had a different story, as he later clarified, saying, “Well, let me tell you my story.” Yes, me and my friends were in Long Beach. There was a white man who used to visit the apartments and bring us flowers; he claimed to have a “hydroponic” system.
“However, after smoking it and labeling it as “hydrochronic” and flipping it, we began to declare, “Oh, this weed is the bomb—it’s the chronic, and since Dre’s album was so amazing, it seemed only fitting that we call it The Chronic,” Snoop Dogg noted.