Rap mogul Marion “Suge'' Knight was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and for a warrant for driving on a suspended license, Los Angeles police said.

The 45-year-old founder of Death Row Records was pulled over in a white Cadillac Escalade pickup on Crenshaw Boulevard near 147th Street in Gardena about 12:30 a.m., according to authorities and broadcast reports. More from our sister blog West Coast Sound.

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