DJ Drama has said that he would rather watch a TV series about Dr. Dre than Suge Knight’s, but admitted the Death Row days could easily make for good content.
Dram was stopped by TMZ in New York on Sunday (April 2), where he was asked about Suge’s plans to have his life story chronicled in an upcoming show inspired by 50 Cent’sBMF.
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Drama said the concept sounds interesting on paper, but that Dr. Dre’s saga would be something he’d rather tune into.
“That universe, that time and that period, who wouldn’t wanna watch that? That shit would be incredible,” the Gangsta Grillz impresario said about a Suge’s proposed series.
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“With all due respect, you know what would be even crazier? If we did a Dr. Dre universe, and we did from [World Class] Wreckin’ Crew to like N.W.A to the Death Row era, to then Aftermath, and then him working with Em and then with 50 came along. That’s like 10 seasons right there.”
He continued: “I need a role too, Fif! You’ve seen my acting skills. C’mon, Dram Cruise. C’mon, Fif! I’m manifesting, I’m putting it into the universe.”
As TMZ reported last week, Suge Knight and his brother, Brian Brown, are collaborating on a TV series chronicling Knight’s journey to superstardom and subsequent downfall.
While Suge’s time as one of Hip Hop’s most powerful and feared executives is well-documented, the project promises to flesh out his childhood and show him as a kid growing up in Compton with dreams of becoming a football coach.
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Knight and his brother are currently looking for actors to play 2Pac and other key figures from Death Row Records’ heyday.
The TV series will begin shooting this summer, according to the outlet.
Suge Knight was sentenced to 28 years in prison in 2018 for the hit-and-run death of Terry Carter three years prior. Carter’s death occurred during the filming of the blockbuster N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton.
As for DJ Drama, he recently put his acting chops on display as part of the rollout campaign for his new album I’m Really Like That. Before drooping the project on Friday (March 31), the Gangsta Grillz hitmaker recreated multiple scenes from the 1992 film Juice.
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One featured Jim Jones taking on 2Pac’s role as Bishop, while the original actors who played Raheem and Steel, Khalil Kain and Jermaine Hopkins, also popped up.
