Snoop Dogg & Suge Knight Clash Over Russell Simmons & Andre Harrell Affair Claims

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American rapper and producer Dr Dre (born Andre Young), record executive Suge Knight (born Marion Knight Jr), and rapper Snoop Dogg (born Calvin Broadus Jr) attend the premiere party for 'Murder Was the Case' (directed by Dre and Fab Five Freddy), New York, New York, circa 1995. The short film starred Snoop Doog and it's soundtrack was released on Knight's record label. (Photo by Nitro/Getty Images)
Tha Doggfather is praying that his Death Row boss "finds peace," a dismissal that Suge was not at all happy to receive.

Suge Knight, as usual, made some wild claims on his podcast Collect Call, and for its Monday episode (February 5), they had to do with an alleged romantic entanglement between Def Jam label boss Russell Simmons and his counterpart at Uptown Records, the late Andre Harrell. "Everybody know," he remarked during the episode. "They might not wanna say it, [but] they know they was lovers. They participated in those types of things. Now, once again, a person has the right to be whatever they wanna be. But own it! These men in the industry don’t consider theyself gay. They consider themselves messing with women, but they really don’t like the women because they beat the s**t out of them.

"And they just believe that they’re having fun with each other," Suge Knight continued. "So when you take Andre Harrell and Russell Simmons, Uptown, Def Jam -– freaky s**t." Of course, many folks reacted wildly to this speculation, whereas others took more issue with it and believe he's going through something. Someone in the latter camp was Suge's former Death Row partner Snoop Dogg, given that the two have clashed a lot in the past. "Smh I’m praying for that brother that he finds peace," the West Coast rapper commented under coverage of these claims.

Suge Knight Responds To Snoop Dogg

Clearly, Suge Knight did not take well at all to Snoop Dogg's comments, as he responded angrily on Twitter on Wednesday (February 7). "Show the agreement or proof of payment and I’ll shut up!!! Bet you can’t!!! #Deathrow #snoopdogg," he let out at first. "If you only could act like this when the camera rolling Snoop Dogg!!! #snoopdogg #underdogg #fakecrip," the incarcerated record executive captioned what seems like a comedy skit on the social media platform. "You pray for me Snoop Dogg!!! Okay I’ll pray your wife stop going to Hawaii with other men!!!! #snoopdog #bosslady," he wrote as one final diss against Tha Doggfather.

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Meanwhile, we can't imagine that this exchange will provoke any sort of reconciliation between them. Both of them owned Death Row Records at different eras in their career, and what love they had for each other seems to have gone away for the most part. Hopefully someone else can clarify these stories for us, and Suge in particular can understand why Snoop is concerned for them. On that note, stick around on HNHH for more news and updates on Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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