Record Boss Knight Slams Street Gang Order

Marion `Suge' Knight has slammed officials in Los Angeles for including him on a list of gang members they want to see banned from congregating in the city - branding it a "publicity stunt." Knight, the co-founder of Death Row Records, was one of 200 people accused of being associated with the Mob Piru gang. City bosses are currently seeking an injunction in a bid to ban gang members from the streets of Compton, 10 miles south of downtown L.A. If approved by a judge, the order would ban named parties from congregating, carrying guns, drinking alcohol in public and would also impose a 10 pm curfew. Knight hit back insisting he has no links to the gang - calling the claims "crazy". He says, "I'm a 42-year-old businessman, not a gang member. I don't even live in Compton anymore. This injunction names people who are already in jail - and at least one guy who is long dead." Mob Piru members have gained notoriety for their alleged links to Knight and Death Row Records, which was once home to artists such as Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg. http://www.thebeatstlouis.com/cc-common/news/news_music.html