On Sept. 7, 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court will hear the capital appeal of 25-year-old Rodricus Crawford. I spent three months investigating his case, interviewing
Shreveport, Louisiana is the seat of Caddo Parish, the death row capital of the United States. Rodricus Crawford is only the latest innocent Black man
Marion “Suge” Knight, the former head of legendary rap label Death Row Records, is not having an easy time in jail .Knight is awaiting trial for
The year 2016 for many on death row is just another year waiting for an injection of poison. This year may be the final year
California is set to execute death row inmate Kevin Cooper for a brutal murder that occurred in 1983. Cooper was sentenced to death in 1985
Glenn Ford received national attention earlier this year because of wrongful conviction that resulted in him being jailed for 31 years.
Paula Cooper, 45, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She was found dead in Indianapolis, Indiana. When she was 16, Cooper was sentenced to death for
Kelly Renee Gissendaner was tried and convicted of murdering her husband, Doug Gissendaner, in 1998 in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Gissendaner is now scheduled to die
It was a sad beginning that led to a joyful occasion as Ricky Jackson became a free man after 39 years on death row. The
In a landmark decision on Wednesday, July 16, U.S. District Court Judge Cormac Carney declared the death penalty in California unconstitutional. The ruling affects hundreds
It was just a few days ago that a video surfaced online of Suge Knight saying some less than flattering things about Rick Ross including
Dr. Dre was one of the people most responsible for launching the famed Death Row Records in the early 1990s, and he was also a major factor in the label’s chart-topping success throughout the decade. But now, the superproducer is suing his former label for more than $3 million in unpaid royalties.
Suge Knight is ready to talk. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the Death Row Records founder spoke about his current relationship with one of the stars that launched his former label into orbit. Snoop “Doggy” Dogg released his debut album 20 years ago, and Suge says that no one knew that they had a future superstar on their hands.
Coming almost exactly one year after Dr. Dre’s smash solo debut, The Chronic, Snoop’s first album arrived at a unique moment in rap history.
The brilliance and blatant brutality by Marion “Suge” Knight at Death Row Records have become the stuff of legends, and now the woman who was
A$AP Rocky and veteran hip-hop star Snoop Lion took part in Noisey’s “Back & Forth” series, and in the first installment, the two stars discussed the pressures of fame and dealing with success. Snoop reflected on his early days as a hip-hop star in the early 1990s; and he revealed to Rocky just how treacherous newfound fame can be.
In 1986, Paula Cooper was 16 years old when she was sentenced to death for stabbing Ruth Pelke, a 78-year-old Bible school teacher, to death. When
Snoop Dogg and former Death Row CEO Suge Knight appear to have mended their differences
Dr. Dre, the genius and architect behind a music revolution in the early 1990s, helped usher in a form of gangsta rap called West Coast
Even in death Tupac Shakur can’t escape headlines — especially at the hands of his ex-Death Row leader, Suge Knight. Just a few weeks ago
