A Timeline of Snoop Dogg & Suge Knight’s Tumultuous Relationship

While Snoop Dogg is now Death Row Records’ leader and one of hip-hop’s largest towering figures, he used to be tied very closely to the label’s former owner, Suge Knight.

At the height of Death Row’s dominance in the late ’90s, Knight helped Snoop emerge as one of the label’s biggest break-out stars, championing West Coast rap into the powerhouse it is today. Despite this blockbuster success, the pair’s relationship soured as the years went on, with much of their tumultuous relationship on display for the world to see.

While their back and forth relationship has been up and down over the last few decades, their complicated dynamic is now being talked about again after The DoggFather called Knight a “rat” on his song “Shut Yo B—h A— Up,” which dropped on May 16 as part of his album Iz It a Crime?

“Waiting for you to get home so we can get the s–t on/ I stayed up n—a, paid up n—a/ Your jailhouse stories, they made up n—a,” Snoop rapped in the track’s inflammatory verse. “One day on Monday you’ll catch a stray/ I have been known to get Saturdays/ You got a call to make, I got a flight to catch.”

So, as Snoop Dogg remains a hip-hop mainstay while Suge Knight remains behind bars, let’s dive into the moments that have defined their relationship and examine exactly what led to this moment between the former powerhouse collaborators. Check out the full list below: