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Young Buck Sought In Vibe Awards Stabbing
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 4:04 pm
by Jake
Young Buck Sought In Vibe Awards Stabbing
Rapper Young Buck is being sought by police for allegedly stabbing a man who punched hip-hop legend Dr. Dre at the Vibe Awards on Monday night in Santa Monica, Calif. Buck is signed to Dr. Dre's record label and is a member of the G-Unit clique, which was named best group at Monday's awards.
Buck fled the Santa Monica airport hangar where the show was being taped, police Lt. Frank Fabrega said in a statement. A warrant was being prepared alleging assault with a deadly weapon.
The incident was sparked as Snoop Dogg and Vibe founder Quincy Jones were about to give Dre a lifetime achievement award. A man later identified as Jimmy James Johnson approached Dre, who was seated at a table in front of the stage, and appeared to ask for an autograph before punching producer, police said.
People began shoving, chairs were thrown, punches flew and people got chased. Some in the audience of about 1,000 scurried for the exits. Alicia Keys, the night's top winner with awards for artist of the year and best R&B song, was among those who fled.
Johnson was dragged away by security staff, but then suffered a serious stab wound when he was attacked by a number of people, including Buck, whose real name is David Darnell Brown, according to police.
"Brown is clearly depicted [on videotape] as holding a knife after the assault and is one of a number of fight participants that was pepper-sprayed by officers in their attempt to stop this fight," Police Chief James Butts told a news conference. "We're asking Mr. David Darnell Brown to surrender himself to police."
Johnson, 26, was in stable condition at an area hospital.
After the Vibe fracas was squelched, the taping continued. The show, broadcast last night on UPN, was seamlessly edited to remove any trace of the attack. "They can't stop me. I don't care," Dre said on television as he accepted his award, showing no signs of injury.
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 4:39 pm
by Kentucky Fried Hog
Jake, you make me feel old man. Over the weekend you posted about the death of ODB. Now you're posting about this "Young Buck" guy. I've never heard of either one of them before reading your posts! Keep up the good work in informing us old guys about what's going on in the younger crowds. BTW, I'm 28.
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 4:51 pm
by JansenFan
Man KFH, I'm 29 and I heard of ODB at least. Must not get em air rap stations down in blue grass country.
Just kidding of course.
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:01 pm
by NC43Hog
Yeah, but I bet Jake has never seen Kentucky Fried Movie either if it makes you feel any better.
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:01 pm
by cvillehog
JansenFan wrote:Man KFH, I'm 29 and I heard of ODB at least. Must not get em air rap stations down in blue grass country.
Just kidding of course.
It's hard not to have heard of someone who once decided his name should be "Big Baby Jesus" because "I always been Jesus."
That's Jesus as in Gee-zus, not Hey-zeus.
However, I have no idea who Young Buck is. Guess I'm too old for that...
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:02 pm
by cvillehog
NC43Hog wrote:Yeah, but I bet Jake has never seen Kentucky Fried Movie either if it makes you feel any better.
If he has, would he admit it on a forum that his mother visits?
Classic movie, BTW. hehe
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:08 pm
by Kentucky Fried Hog
Must not get em air rap stations down in blue grass country.
Good one, JansenFan. Actually, we really don't have any radio stations around here dedicated to rap music. If you don't like country music, you're pretty much out of luck. That's why I only listen to AM.
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:30 pm
by JansenFan
Kentucky Fried Hog wrote:Must not get em air rap stations down in blue grass country.
Good one, JansenFan. Actually, we really don't have any radio stations around here dedicated to rap music. If you don't like country music, you're pretty much out of luck. That's why I only listen to AM.
Believe me, I feel your pain. I live in a part of virginia that might as well be in Kentucky. At home, we get like 3 stations that don't play country. Then of course, there was the time I spent stationed in NC when we had almost all country stations and of course those oh so popular East Carolina University football updates every 13 seconds......brb, need a barf bag.
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:08 pm
by Jake
NC43Hog wrote:Yeah, but I bet Jake has never seen Kentucky Fried Movie either if it makes you feel any better.
No, but I did eat at a Kentucky Fried Chicken and I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:11 pm
by Irn-Bru
I guess 20 is also too old to have heard who this guy is before you posted this, Jake. (At least, for a white guy who primarily listens to jazz. . .)
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:22 pm
by Jake
He's in "G-Unit" with 50 Cent.
He made the songs "Shorty Wanna Ride" and "Let Me In." Radio/No radio, there is still BET and MTV, folks! He's on TV all the time.
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:02 pm
by cvillehog
FanfromAnnapolis wrote:I guess 20 is also too old to have heard who this guy is before you posted this, Jake. (At least, for a white guy who primarily listens to jazz. . .)
Real jazz (Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, etc...) or "Smooth Jazz" (Kenny G, et. al)?
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:30 pm
by 1niksder
Jake wrote:He's in "G-Unit" with 50 Cent.
He made the songs "Shorty Wanna Ride" and "Let Me In." Radio/No radio, there is still BET and MTV, folks! He's on TV all the time.
What's a G-unit and why is it only worth half a dollar
Just Kidding ..... Seems like Vibe has some kind of Fight/Outburst every year.
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 1:16 am
by Irn-Bru
cvillehog wrote:FanfromAnnapolis wrote:I guess 20 is also too old to have heard who this guy is before you posted this, Jake. (At least, for a white guy who primarily listens to jazz. . .)
Real jazz (Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, etc...) or "Smooth Jazz" (Kenny G, et. al)?
Kenny G? Please. . .give me a little bit of credit
Not so much in Marsalis, either (but only his jazz--I've got his classical album and it's pretty great). Davis, Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, they're all good. Davis kind of went nuts at the end of his career, though, Witches Brew (yeah, I know) was kind of his peak in jazz fusion, in my opinion; and Kind Of Blue was of course a culmination in that earlier era of jazz.
I play drums, which is why I first became interested in jazz. I was self-taught for a while, picking up a lot of rock and I thought to myself
there has GOT to be something out there that's better than this. . ., pretty soon I was getting into the good stuff. Because of jazz I've also fallen in love with funk, and have for a while appreciated jazz fusion bands with good drummers.
Any other jazz fans on the board, perhaps (cvillehog)?
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 1:20 am
by cvillehog
FanfromAnnapolis wrote:Any other jazz fans on the board, perhaps (cvillehog)?
Hmm, getting pretty far off topic, maybe this should be a new thread. But, yes, I'm a jazz fan. And I used to play, though I was more of a legit ("classical") trumpet player -- conservatory trained in fact.
Didn't mean to offend with the Kenny G thing, but I have met too many people who tell me they like jazz, and that "Smooth Jazz" 105.9 is their favorite station (e.g. my father-in-law).
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 1:24 am
by Irn-Bru
Yeah, I meant that more in jest than anything else--definitely don't want to offend any Kenny G fans on the board.
You're probably right about the new topic bit. I'm done diverting attention now.
Do any influential people in the music business seem outraged that this fight happened, or was it just kind of expected?
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 12:21 pm
by JansenFan
FanfromAnnapolis wrote:Yeah, I meant that more in jest than anything else--definitely don't want to offend any Kenny G fans on the board.
I'd be surprised to find someone who liked Kenny G AND football, so I don't think you have to worry about it.
Oh yeah....on topic....uhhh RIP Young Buck