Dr.Dre And Snoop Dogg's "Source Awards" Up For Sale @ Death Row Auction

Many of the items set to hit the auction block later this month from Suge Knight’s famed West Coast rap label Death Row Records have been announced.

According to radio personality Miss Info, the public auction will allow fans to take home a piece of hip-hop history. Attendees will get the chance to place their bid on many of Suge Knight’s former possessions, including Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s “Source Awards,” Tupac Shakur collectibles and framed gold and platinum records. Also up for sale is the actual Death Row Records electric chair, 300,000 sealed CDs, and promotional materials from throughout the company’s history.

For those interested in taking a sneak peak at all the above pieces a public inspection will take place on Friday, January 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 pm at 1930 W. Malvern Ave in Fullerton, CA. The auction is at 11 a.m. on Sunday, January 30 at the same warehouse.

As XXLmag.com previously reported, many potential buyers may be scared off by Knight’s shady reputation. A source told New York’s Daily News that, “Some people don’t want to go near the catalog because they think Suge still believes it’s his.”

The former hip-hop mogul was forced to put the music up for sale after filing for bankruptcy in ’06. Authorities have tried unsuccessfully to put the extensive library on the auction block before, but all the prior deals have fell through. – Elan Mancini

Q-Tip says "Auto-Tune is wack to me."

Q-Tip speaks about the whole auto-tune explosion and why "it's wack" in an Exclusive Interview with SOHH.com. Personally I think anybody doing it after T-Pain is biting, although Roger Troutman of Zapp made it famous T-Pain bought back to the forefront for the new generation. Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Ron Browz and Snoop Dogg are some of the most notable artists to use/abuse the Auto-Tune effect. I give T.I. credit for his performance on "Whatever You Like" because he could have easily pressed the button to jump on the Auto-Tune bandwagon but he decided to go left. My theory is this, using it for a song here or there is not THAT bad but when you got people like Ron Browz and Kanye West doing WHOLE ALBUMS using the effect that's a lil too much. As much as I like song like "Heartless" by Kanye & "Pop Champagne" by Browz that's just my take on this topic. Check out the vid below to here Q-Tip's thoughts on this...

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