Shit gets fucked at the Vibe awards!

wait, why did they let suge knight onstage? has he done anything since he went to jail?

November 16, 2004 -- Pandemonium broke out during the taping of Vibe magazine's award show last night, when a man was stabbed during the ceremony, sending stars fleeing from the mayhem in their limos.
The violence broke out as rapper Dr. Dre rose to accept the Vibe Legend Award from presenters Quincy Jones and Snoop Dogg, a witness at the Santa Monica event told The Post.

An unidentified man sitting with Death Row Records chief Marion "Suge" Knight lunged toward Dr. Dre with a knife — but members of rapper 50 Cent's entourage intervened, the witness said.

It is unclear who was stabbed. MTV reported that he might be a member of the rap group G-Unit's entourage.

The victim was in stable condition, police said last night. The stabbing occurred roughly one hour into the planned two-hour award show, which resumed after a 40-minute delay.

Many of the scheduled performers, including Alicia Keys, had already left. It is unclear how the incident will effect UPN's broadcast of the show tonight.

Knight and Dr. Dre feuded a decade ago about the direction of Death Row, a label founded by Knight that launched the careers of rappers like Snoop Dogg and the late Tupac Shakur, who was murdered in a rap feud.

Knight has been in and out of jail since 1997, most recently getting hit with a 10-month sentence last year for parole violation.

"All I know is that someone from Suge's table ran forward to get to Dre, but a bunch of people from 50 Cent's table blocked him," said the witness.

"Whoever was stabbed was not a celebrity."

The witness said that the production, co-hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks and rapper L.L. Cool J — was immediately shut down and celebrities were spirited out of the ceremonies, being held at Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hanger.

"It was pure panic," the witness said. "I never saw anything like it. Those cars were flying out of here. Russell Simmons ran out of here crying."

Another witness told MTV that Knight had run onto the stage, screaming obscenities at the audience of about 1,000. Several people in the crowd were pepper-sprayed, the network reported.

Banks and L.L. Cool J returned after the delay to finish the show. The model urged the crowd to "have more love in the room" and to "respect one another," the witness said.

The after-party at a nearby hotel was canceled.

Additional reporting by David K. Li in Santa Monica

Quote of the day.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - One person was stabbed and several were involved in a chaotic fight that broke out at the second annual Vibe awards as rapper Snoop Dogg and producer Quincy Jones were preparing to honor Dr. Dre with a lifetime achievement award.

Dozens of people sitting near the stage Monday inside a hangar at the Santa Monica Municipal Airport began shoving each other as the show wound down about 7:30 p.m., a photographer who covered the event for The Associated Press said.

News video showed chairs thrown, punches flying, people chasing each another and some being restrained.

"To my understanding ... the show was going on when the stabbing occurred," said police Lt. Frank Fabrega in a news conference after the fight.

It was unclear if the stabbing preceded or followed the fight. The victim, a 26-year-old man, was taken to a hospital and was listed in stable condition.

Police were looking for the assailant and no arrests have been made.

Witness Frank Williams told KCAL-TV that Dr. Dre was involved in the brawl.

"I saw Dr. Dre fighting somebody," Williams said. "I don't know if he was fighting back. But there was a guy taken out basically bloodied."

Andrea Ferguson, employed by a public relations firm that worked with Vibe for the awards ceremony, called the incident a "disruption" but declined to provide details. She added the show was allowed to continue but it was halted for about five minutes.

Dr. Dre, who was scheduled to receive a Vibe Legend Award for his lifetime contributions to hip-hop, had not come on stage yet when the fight erupted. Jones and Snoop Dogg stood on stage without saying anything.

About 1,000 people attended the event, some of whom scurried for the exits when the fight broke out.

"It's really important that we don't take a negative incident like this and do away with the awards," Suge Knight told reporters.

The show was taped Monday and was expected to be broadcast Tuesday. R&B singer Usher led the awards with five nominations, followed by Alicia Keys, who has four nominations.

Vibe magazine focuses on urban culture and entertainment. The awards are voted on by music journalists and "regional tastemakers."

give it a week

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at least SOMEONE has a level head about all of this.

phew.

I just need to repeat this cuz it's cracking me up.

When Entourages Attack: The Slate guide to managing your posse

i would assume it's referring to the r. kelly/jay-z incident from a few weeks back. r. kelly pulled out of the madison square garden show because he thought he saw people w/ guns in the audience

http://www.thecrusade.net/gallery/images/gallery_187/PIC00034.jpg

this was a day after it happened. satire is SO quick in the hood, i'll tell you what.

http://www.soundofthebeast.com/images/99887766.jpg

"Russell Simmons ran out of here crying."

the signing of Petey Pablo is so wierd...wtf is Petey thinking?? It's like jesus Crooked I's record has been delayed for like 4 years and Petey's been on non-stop rotation in the last year between Freak a Leek and Goodies....so um how exactly is signing w/Death Row going to help your career?

CALIFORNIA: POLICE ACCUSE RAPPER IN STABBING AT AWARDS The police accused an up-and-coming rap musician, Young Buck, of stabbing a man who they said punched the rap producer Dr. Dre at a music awards ceremony on Monday night in Santa Monica. The police said that a warrant was being prepared and that they were seeking Young Buck, left, whose real name is David Darnell Brown. A video of the event, the police said, appeared to show Mr. Brown attacking the victim, Jimmy James Johnson, 26, who was being shielded by security guards. Mr. Johnson suffered a collapsed lung and is in stable condition, the police said. Young Buck's albums are distributed by the same label as Dr. Dre's, Interscope Records. Jeff Leeds (NYT)

I only caught the wierd, dispirited end of the Vibe show -- can anybody who saw the whole thing tell me how the editing worked out? Was any of the fight shown? Did Dre get his statuette?

And WTF - ALICIA KEYS won artist of the year??? Kanye's gotta love that.

we shouldn't forget that Suge got some of his seed money the first time 'round by hanging Vanilla Ice outside of a window. I'm sure he's found similarly colorful ventures since.

"Metal detectors were used at the doors, Butts said."

Mighty fine metal detectors.

Thank you, google!

"Whoever was stabbed was not a celebrity."