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Music executive Suge Knight has warned his long-time hip-hop rival P Diddy that his “life’s in danger” after federal agents raided the singer’s Florida and California homes. The clip, obtained by TMZ, was allegedly an outtake from the Death Row Records founder’s podcast “Collect Call,” which he hosts from a California state prison where he’s currently serving a 28-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter. Knight kicked off the clip praying for Diddy’s “kids” before he blasted the singer, 54, for giving the “culture” of hip-hop a bad image. “I’ll tell you what, Puffy: your life is in danger cause you know...

A judge on Friday dismissed drug and battery charges filed against Marion "Suge" Knight, the hip-hop mogul accused of beating a woman in a parking lot in August. --snip-- Clark County Court spokesman Michael Sommermeyer says Justice of the Peace Abbi Silver dismissed the charges without prejudice in a morning hearing. Knight's attorney, David Chesnoff, said the prosecution had "discovery problems and witness problems." --snip-- This may not be the end of the case.

LOS ANGELES--Rap mogul Marion ''Suge'' Knight was given 10 months in prison after a parole board found that he struck a Hollywood nightclub valet. Knight, who has been jailed since June 27, faced a maximum sentence of a year in prison for the parole violation. He has been credited for time spent behind bars, said Bill Sessa, a spokesman for the Board of Prison Terms. The parole board heard compelling testimony during a closed hearing from the arresting officer and a witness, Sessa said. Knight's attorney, Rose Kogeman, declined to comment after the Thursday hearing. As the head of Death...

The mother of a Los Angeles woman allegedly killed and partially eaten by aspiring Texas rapper Antron Singleton (aka Big Lurch) has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Tha Row Records and others, Billboard Bulletin reports. Singleton, 27, allegedly killed and mutilated his 21-year-old roommate, Tynisha Ysais, on April 10, 2002, following a night of drug use. A medical examination of Singleton's stomach after his arrest found human flesh, according to reports. Singleton is awaiting trial on charges of murder and torture. The civil suit, filed last week by Carolyn Stinson in L.A. Superior Court, alleges that Singleton was actively courted...