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20-05-2025
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AZ Chike Wants To Collect 'West Coast Infinity Stones'
AZ Chike is 'one of them ones,' and when listening to his music, he knows it. The Los Angeles-bred rapper is rapidly rising after a breakout 2024 with an alley-oop from Kendrick Lamar after delivering a standout feature on the chart-topping GNX album. While the moment catalyzes his rap career, the Warner Records signee is not new to the game or even to mainstream rap features, as he was featured on ScHoolboy Q's 2024 Blue Lips album, signifying his support from Hip-Hop veterans. Now, as his star power expands, AZ Chike hopes to keep collecting 'West Coast Infinity Stones.' Being supported by the aforementioned Black Hippy members is seemingly fate for the 'What X2' performer — who shares with VIBE that he was given a figurative stamp in the womb from DJ Quik — as he explains his desire to link up with some of the industry's biggest pioneers from the Golden State, also naming Ice Cube, and Dr. Dre. 'The thing with DJ Quik is, my mama put me on all the gangsta sh*t growing up. She was like a dope girl in the '90s,' he explains. 'DJ Quik was one of her favorite artists. She went to one of his shows, and I don't think he ended up performing in the venue or something. Long story short, he hopped and started performing on top of the limo. At the time, she's pregnant with me. He's rapping, and he rubs her stomach while she's pregnant with me. I haven't been able to tell him that. But my manager sent me a video of him recording himself when Kendrick was performing 'Peek-A-Boo' at the Super Bowl, and it was like a full circle moment.' Further in the conversation, the rising rapper added the names of additional artists outside of California Hip-Hop with whom he'd like to connect creatively. 'Future for sure,' exclaims the 29-year-old. 'Teddy Swims, for sure. Oh, man. I like Smino a lot, too. His sh*t is very cold and he can rap. He can rap. Doechii, for sure.' AZ Chike's horizon continues to expand as he recalls, 'I got to get some UK artists in there too. I think Dave is dope from the UK…and honorable mention EST Gee, his sh*t got me in a chokehold right now.' Still, the 'Big Dawg' rapper remains loyal to his home turf, and makes it clear when explaining the unreleased snippet heard at the end of the 'Whatx2' music video. 'It was a flare being shot in the air,' AZ Chike declares. 'I wouldn't even say a fair warning because I'm not here to play fair.' He continues to boast, 'But it goes for everybody. Anybody who got something to say about what's going on now for the West Coast, just tread lightly.' Check out more from VIBE's interview with AZ Chike below. More from Pusha T Spotted Living It Up At Kendrick Lamar's Grand National Tour Joey Bada$$, Ab-Soul Trade Bars Amid Coastal Rhyme War With Ray Vaughn Kendrick Lamar Co-Signs Lefty Gunplay's New Album 'Can't Get Right'
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01-05-2025
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Suge Knight Pays $1.5M Settlement In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Related To ‘Straight Outta Compton' Film
Death Row Records co-founder Marion 'Suge' Knight has agreed to pay a $1.5 million settlement to the family of the man whose 2015 death was determined to have been caused by Knight mowing him down in a vehicle. On Tuesday (April 29), Knight appeared via video at a Los Angeles court hearing concerning a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Terry Carter. Carter, a 55-year-old businessman, was fatally struck by Knight's pickup truck in the parking lot of Tam's Burgers in Compton on January 29, 2015. The incident occurred following an altercation linked to the production of the N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, where Knight had a confrontation with Cle 'Bone' Sloan, a consultant on the film. Carter's widow, Lillian, and daughters, Nekaya and Crystal, were present in the courtroom as their attorney, Lance Behringer, proposed a $1.5 million settlement, allocating $500,000 to each family member. Knight, whose longtime attorney David Kenner was absent, inquired whether his lack of legal representation would delay the civil trial. Judge Thomas Long informed him that jury selection was scheduled to begin on Thursday, May 1, and stated, 'There would be no further continuances. This case is out of time.' Knight ultimately agreed to the settlement, thereby avoiding the trial. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Lillian Carter expressed her dissatisfaction with the outcome, but emphasized her desire to avoid further courtroom proceedings. She stated, 'I'm not happy with the outcome of it, at all, but I don't want to give him another opportunity to put on a clown show and act like a bi**h,' adding, 'Maybe somebody will shank him in jail.' In 2018, Knight pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in connection with Carter's death and was sentenced to 28 years in prison. The plea deal included 22 years for the manslaughter charge and an additional six years due to California's three-strikes law. The fatal confrontation was captured on surveillance video, showing Knight backing his truck into Sloan and then driving forward, fatally striking Carter. The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Carter's family initially included Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Universal Pictures as defendants, alleging that their actions contributed to the dangerous environment leading to Carter's death. However, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube were later cleared of responsibility in the case. More from AZ Chike Wants To Collect "West Coast Infinity Stones" Suge Knight's Lawyer Attempts To Withdraw From Wrongful Death Retrial: "I Am Not Ready" Ice Cube Acknowledges Late 'Friday' Stars As Franchise Moves Forward
