Despite Eminem's recent call for an end to feuds within the hip hop community, some of the oldest feuds will be hard to overcome. New reports now suggest one of those long standing feuds - between Dr Dre and Death Row founder Suge Knight - may have been behind the fracas at last month's Vibe Awards.
Rapper Young Buck, signed to Dre's Aftermath label, is currently facing assault and weapons charges over allegations he stabbed one Jimmy 'James' Johnson at the awards event. The rapper challenged Johnson after he had lashed out at Dre.
According to reports in the LA Times, some are suggesting Johnson is affiliated to Knight, and that the label boss was involved in planning the public attack on Dre -presumably not expecting the dramatic consequences. It is unclear on what grounds Knight is now being implicated in the incident - especially given speculation of his involvement the day after the Vibe Awards was quickly quashed. It may be because Johnson is being represented by attorney Milton Grimes, who once represented Knight - though Grimes himself assured the LA Times yesterday: "As far as I know, my client has no ties whatsoever to Suge Knight".
Either way, there could still be some trouble for Knight relating to the Vibe Awards. The hip hop mogul reportedly chose to sit very close to Dre at the event, and that could be a violation of Knight's parole which stipulates he must have no contact with Dre. Word is authorities are now looking into whether any violation took place.