SUGE KNIGHT THINKS 2PAC IS 'FINALLY GETTING JUSTICE' DESPITE PREVIOUSLY DEFENDING KEEFE D

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Suge Knight has shared that he believes that his late Death Row artist, 2Pac, is finally “getting justice” for his murder more than 30 years ago.

In the latest episode of Collect Call with Suge Knight, which dropped on Thursday (December 21), the imprisoned mogul reflected on the loss, despite previously defending ‘Pac’s accused murderer, Keefe D.

“It’s been a long time since I was able to talk freely about Pac because we were so close,” he said in the episode. “And the thing is, Pac finally gettin’ justice. And justice for Pac is this: not so much of somebody gettin’ punished, or goin’ to prison. It’s the fact that if you was around Pac, and you had your hands into trying to destroy him, and we got the receipts, it’s a problem.

“I said this from Day One, when we first started talkin’ about it. Jealousy is worse than hate. When your name start ringin’, people get jealous of you. You know, if a person hates you, they can be across the street, and they can see you. They can see you, you know? ‘I hate that motherfucker.’ I hate him or her. Fuck them. And that’s that, right?

He continued: “How jealousy destroy? A jealous person, you’re on their mind every time they’re awake, every time they think of you in their head. So they want to destroy you, get rid of you,” he concluded.

Check out the teaser clip below.

Back in October, TMZ spoke with the Death Row Records co-founder over the phone to get his thoughts on the recent developments in ‘Pac’s long-running homicide investigation.

At that time, Keefe D had been charged with “murder with the use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang,” marking the first time charges have been made in the 27-year-old case.

“Well, surprise, number one,” Suge said while reacting to the news. “Because I don’t think Keefe D would ever get arrested, nor do I want to see him get arrested.

“Let’s get one thing straight, first and foremost: me and Keefe D played on the same Pop Warner football team. And whatever circumstances — if he had an involvement with anything, if he didn’t have an involvement with anything, I wouldn’t wish somebody going to prison on my worst enemy.”

Knight, who is currently behind bars serving a 28-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter, also claimed that Keefe D’s nephew, Orlando Anderson, was not the shooter, contrary to popular belief.

“There were only two people in the car; ‘Pac’s not gonna tell the story, I ain’t gonna tell the story,” said the former record executive, who was sat next to 2Pac and also wounded during the fatal drive-by shooting.

“But I can tell you this: I never had nothing bad to say about Orlando because […] he wasn’t the shooter [..] It wasn’t Anderson, so that’s all I got to say about that part.”

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Celeste makes directorial debut with dark new ‘This Is Who I Am’ short film

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Celeste has made her directorial debut for a short film accompanying her new single ‘This Is Who I Am’.

The song has been used as the title theme for the recent political thriller The Day Of The Jackal starring Eddie Redmayne.

Now, Celeste has unveiled the accompanying video, which was filmed in Winchester with a cast of collaboratives she chose herself, including the artist Edward Rollitt, choreographer Holly Blakey and designer Sonia Trefilova.

Per a press release, the film intended on depicting “the oppression women have faced throughout history, and their collective strength and resilience to overcome”, while also introducing two characters who will play a major part in her 2025 album.

“The initial thinking behind the idea is that there is a sense that we, as a people, are enduring a kind of suffering, perhaps due to a lack of connectivity among people in society,” Celeste said. “It has been my thinking for a long time now that we feel quite often that women are, or should be, the bearers of our comfort. But in the way our roles and lives have evolved, we are no longer the universal caregivers that keep a society functioning, feeling loved, nurtured, and in the safety of the metaphorical womb. I believe this has led to a level of frustration, of violence towards women. My hope is that the depiction of myself, although bound, shows a strength that defies the circumstance.”

Check out the video for ‘This Is Who I Am’ below:

When the song was first released last month, Celeste explained that it had “existed for a long time, and it felt almost unjust that circumstances didn’t allow it to come out four years ago”.

“Now, with everything aligning, this moment serves as a powerful acknowledgement of something that, back then, felt unresolved.”

Produced by Beach Noise (Kendrick Lamar), ‘This Is Who I Am’ follows on from the BRIT-winning and Mercury-nominated artist’s 2022 single ‘To Love A Man’.

Celeste’s debut studio album, ‘Not Your Muse’, was released in 2021. In a four-star review, NME wrote: “Whether up-tempo or morose, Celeste’s remarkable voice is the real show-stealer on ‘Not Your Muse’. It has supernatural qualities, turning already poetic lyrics into gut-punch moments.”

The LP was also featured in NME‘s 20 best debut albums of the year list.

Speaking to NME at the Mercury Prize 2021 (where ‘Not Your Muse’ was shortlisted), Celeste explained that she’d been progressing well with writing her second full-length record.

“I don’t want to feel compromised at all, artistically or creatively in the sound or in the lyrics,” she said of her new material at the time. “I just want to feel like it’s truly myself – that’s where I’m starting out with it.”

She continued: “So far, a lot of the songs have been written on acoustic guitar, which I quite like. With some, you don’t need to do any more to it than that. It’s probably going to be more natural and toned down.”

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