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C. Delores Tucker Lawsuit Vs. Death Row Rages On 
Published Friday, February 15, 2008 3:52 PM
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By Chris Richburg

Death Row Records attorney David Kenner could face the husband of gangsta rap opponent C. Delores Tucker on opposite sides of a courtroom, according to a new appeal filed by the estate of the late civil rights leader.

 

According to the appeal, which was filed Feb. 8, William Tucker and the estate of C. Delores Tucker are hoping the court will take another look at lawsuits filed by Death Row and Interscope Records against his deceased wife, to see if the suits were done with malicious intent.

 

C. Delores Tucker was 78-years-old when she died in 2005.

 

Summary judgments were awarded in both cases, which stemmed from an August 1995 meeting between Death Row CEO Suge Knight and Tucker.

 

According to court documents, Kenner stated that Knight was offered $80 million dollars and two recording studios if he would agree to break Death Row’s contract with Interscope and sign a new contract with Warner Music Group.

 

Interscope charged Tucker with inducement to breach contract, interference with contractual relations and prospective business advantage and attempting to induce breach of fiduciary duty in its suit, which was filed days after Tucker’s offer was made.

 

Soon after, Death Row filed its own lawsuit as it charged Tucker and others with racketeering and/or aiding and abetting racketeering, conspiring to violate and abuse of process.

 

The latest appeal in the long running lawsuit references an ad placed in the Source magazine that, according to Tucker, was "a call for her death," as well as lyrics from two songs from former Death Row artist Tupac Shakur.

 

"The two songs made by Tupac under the Death Row record label during the litigation demonstrate the strongest antipathy to Tucker, who is assailed in vile language," the appeal noted as it cited the songs "How Do You Want It?" and "Wonda Why They Call U B***h".

 

"A jury could well conclude, If this evidence does not exhibit malice, what would?," the appeal reads.

 

Although Kenner did not have a hand in the creating the ad or co-writing Shakur’s lyrics, the Tuckers state that the attorney is "responsible for setting out the malicious imaginings of a client with such hate, or so a jury could conclude."

 

"Kenner could be held responsible for the irresponsible assortment of criminal charges in the complaint against Tucker that he drafted and filed... A jury could well conclude that the special malice of the racketeering allegations owed their origin and presentation to the knowledge and skills of Kenner," the appeal stated. "An attorney cannot escape liability by saying, ‘I was only a hired gun. My client and its CEO may have been malicious, but I was not.’ Kenner could be found to have begun and continued the suit sharing the malice of his client and to have expressed malice in the drafting of the complaint."

 

If the appeal holds up in court, Kenner could be found guilty of filing a false report and or malicious lawsuit against the Tuckers.


Comments

 

Eight Mile Road Music News » C. Delores Tucker Lawsuit Vs. Death Row Rages On said:

February 15, 2008 4:16 PM
 

Simply Dat Nigga said:

Damn Dat Bitch Want Her Money LMAO


DIRTY WEST & MR.CRISIS SUCK DONKEY NUTS
February 15, 2008 4:24 PM
 

tha clear said:

She's dead, Pac's dead what's da point????
February 15, 2008 4:27 PM
 

Metropolis Gold_ahh said:

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February 15, 2008 4:43 PM
 

jaeda said:

Dam that bitch is a menace from the grave still. R.I.P 2PaC!!!
Fuck that Tucker Bitch!
February 15, 2008 4:45 PM
 

IManage said:

damn, the old woman's estate wants the doe!  Pay up nucca!!!
February 15, 2008 4:53 PM
 

Apostle13 said:

damn, maybe deathrow should've taken that deal with warner music group then.  maybe they wouldn't be broke...seems more like a way to get $$$ when you're broke...
February 15, 2008 4:55 PM
 

edit said:

man they need to let it go.  Leave death row alone.


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February 15, 2008 5:47 PM
 

mikeclassic said:

she cant deal with being called a bitch?  so she sues? get a life. she's more crooked than she claims gansta rap is. these demi gods think they they can do what they want. fuck her.
February 15, 2008 5:51 PM
 

coon66 said:

GET A FUCKING LIFE PLEASE!
February 15, 2008 5:54 PM
 

Heff said:

"Delores Tucker you's a mother fucker"...©
February 15, 2008 6:00 PM
 

NYZTHORO said:

HA! @ Posthumous lawsuits
February 15, 2008 6:22 PM
 

jmb6184 said:

damn DELORES LEAVE THE GANGSTA'S ALONE!!!!!!  www.myspace.com/jmbmusicpage, www.myspace.com/jmbmusicpage
February 15, 2008 6:54 PM
 

jmb6184 said:

damn DELORES LEAVE THE GANGSTA'S ALONE!!!!!!  www.myspace.com/jmbmusicpage, www.myspace.com/jmbmusicpage
February 15, 2008 6:54 PM
 

HipHopManiac said:

DAMN
February 15, 2008 7:01 PM
 

lil_mikey_da_gooch said:

Are you freakin kidding me. I thought she was dead. She had to been about 75 when I was 17.
February 15, 2008 7:08 PM
 

FuKdAtShhh DoT CoM » Blog Archive » C. Delores Tucker Lawsuit Vs. Death Row Rages On said:

February 15, 2008 7:19 PM
 

Jon J said:

Pac is dead, she is dead, and Death Row is dead. The whole situation is dead. The court will not appeal the case with such a drastic change in status of both parties since the incedent.
February 15, 2008 7:43 PM
 

Haughville said:

@Heff
man, that's the first thing came to mind when i saw the title to this story!


old man tucker must be doin' kind of bad to be pursuing this shit...drink some hatertol (senior version of hater-aid) and take a fuckin' nap
February 15, 2008 7:54 PM
 

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February 15, 2008 8:10 PM
 

Skillmatic321 said:

Stupid bitch. It wasn't personal... "strictly business baby, strictly business"
February 15, 2008 8:46 PM
 

ledroconline.com said:

Beating a dead horse
February 15, 2008 9:29 PM
 

nercity07 said:

It's crazy how back in they day people (Me included) didn't understand why Mrs. Tucker went after Death Row. People called her all kinds of "Bitch"es and foul words when the meat of her argument was that Death Row Records was basically pushing garbage to our children.

And if you think about it "Bitches Aint Shit" and many songs from Death Row show just that. Our country is in a state where a cat like "Skillmatic321" can call a dead woman who Marched with Dr. King a "Stupid Bitch".

Was what her & Dionne Warrick trying to do of not having music like that pushed in that type of form?

R.I.P. Pac & Mrs. Tucker.

Though I didn't agree with you at first...the way these little ignorant nigga's are running around now a days with no respect for themselves or others (Especially their elders) maybe you were right.

February 15, 2008 9:35 PM
 

scotty boy said:

Ay want good news? hip-hiop might still be alive!


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February 15, 2008 9:46 PM
 

DirtyWest said:

HAVE YALL HEARD ABOUT THE NEW RAPPER DR. DRE IS ABOUT 2 SIGN. CHECK HIM OUT. HE IS DOPE ASS HELL!

LISTEN NOW @ http://myspace.com/krazedouteross
February 15, 2008 10:34 PM
 

ganglandrecords said:

C Dolores Tucker youz a muthafuka, instead of trying to help u trying to down a brotha..pac..

fuck c dolores tucker hope the bitch doesnt rip
February 16, 2008 2:33 AM
 

LTBROWN said:

SHE STILL AT IT. :SMH:
February 16, 2008 2:55 AM
 

weedman666 said:

co-sign pac...
February 16, 2008 6:57 AM
 

The Mexican said:

Don't say fuck Mrs. Tucker now that she's dead.  Just say Fuck Mr. Tucker.  He's the one still at it.  Like Pac said, it wasn't personal and alot of you guys took it there, on the deceased.  Show a little class, PLEASE.
February 16, 2008 9:02 AM
 

Haughville said:

@nercity07
i agree w/some of your statement. mrs tucker has every right to her "opinion" on what is appropriate or inappropriate. but any rap artist, be it the late tupac amaru shakur, chuck d, or soulja boy has a right to their opinions as well. their music is protected by a little something called the constitution of the united states that gaurantees us all "freedom of speech". do you not think that there was a segment of the u.s. population that did not agree with dr. kings verbal "expression"? "wonder why they call you bitch" was asking a question and giving examples to pacs reasoning...we cannot look at a small percentage of an artist body of work and define them by it. to say that death rown records only put out garbage is a inaccurate statement, garbage doesn't stand up against the test of time....dre, snoop, warren g, dpg, and of course pac, those records still get spins today (10+ years later). you might need to go back and listen to the chronic (lil getto boy), or the 7 day theory (this life we live as thugs). death rows target market were gangstas, thugs, gang bangers, and hustlas. i was strapped callin' women bitches, sellin' that shit, and runnin' in and out of jail before death row homey. if a individual didn't fit into those groups they probably didn't truely relate to the messages. there is a simple solution to the debate of music poisoning kids, it's called parenting. i listen to the music, me and my shawty listen together, and i "educate" mine about the content and what's being said/meant by the artist. it was once said that by a great mc that rap music is the cnn of the black community, if your kids are getting lost in the sauce, you probably aren't talking about current events with them and giving them the tools to make good decisions....mine are on their way to college, honor students...and they love death row, rap-a-lot, rock-a-fella, ruthless, def jam, and all of the other labels that bring you the music the out of touch love to hate. they made those off and skip buttons for a reason. and that parental advisory sticker is more than for shock value pimpin'.
and with that, i'ma end mine (famous quote from death row!).    
February 16, 2008 10:03 AM
 

Haughville said:

@The Mexican
just because a mutha fucka is dead don't mean they warrant no damn respect either homey....
February 16, 2008 10:06 AM
 

ganglandrecords said:

@ the mexican
FUK C Dolores Tucker ...that bitch fucked up alot shit for rappers so dont be on a rapsite sucking on her dead titties..
February 16, 2008 11:30 AM
 

From me to you about Civil Drafters » Blog Archive » C. Delores Tucker Lawsuit Vs. Death Row Rages On said:

February 16, 2008 2:33 PM
 

LTBROWN said:

TO HELL WITH THEM BOTH. AND YES, I DON'T LIKE HER BECAUSE PAC DIDN'T. LMAO W/E
February 16, 2008 3:56 PM
 

gmoney313 said:

fuck that nigga, dude just wanna live it up before he takes an exit, then leave whats left to the estate so the family can fight over it. them muthafuckaz crazy....
February 16, 2008 4:08 PM
 

The Mexican said:

Yuuuuummmmm, dead titties.
@ gangland records and Haughville
Who's career did she fuck up? Name one.  I didn't agree with what she was doing when it came to hip-hop, but marching with Martin Luther King Jr. will make me respect you though.
February 16, 2008 4:17 PM
 

tianna2683 said:

wonder why they call u bitch was an explanation as to the reason some females act like bitch . not a direct attack on delores. OLD DUDE NEED TO SIT HIS BITCHMADE ASS DOWN & DRINK SOME METAMUCIL OR SOMETHING
February 16, 2008 5:22 PM
 

Skillmatic321 said:

@ nercity07

Well I was just tryin to keep it short (and throw in a quote from a song) but looks like I'ma have to get technical here. The fact that she marched with Dr. King doesnt make her intelligent. It just means it was convenient to her to support the civil rights movement at the time just because she was black. Now if in her tiny little brain she really meant what she was marching for, she wouldn’t be trying to limit what others worked so hard for and gave their lives for…  racial equality and freedom. Now what type of equality is it when white rock artists can make hardcore satanic music, and movies can have non stop violence, profanity, drugs and sex… and yet she tries to stop young black people from reflecting the stories of their lives? What type of  freedom is it when you cant even narrate the daily situations we deal with it the ghetto? To a young person growing up in the hood, these “gangsta” rap songs are all they might be able to relate to. The music isn’t corrupting no one… when your life is already corrupted, your gonna  listen to the music that u feel… and if they dont feel it, then they dont like it… it aint complicated. 2pac, Snoop, and Dre didnt make me a gangsta… it was good music and the issues hit close to home. I felt it. So… who is this stupid bitch to try and ban the music that I loved, just because she didnt like it. I was a kid back then in the mid 90‘s, she wasnt trying to protect me… if she wanted to do that, she should have been right in the communities, fighting to fix our fucked up ghettos, helping to bring jobs and better schools, fixing the economy, so dumb fucks wouldn’t be robbin me at gun point… but her dumb ass tries to kill our freedom of speech. Like I said… stupid bitch
February 17, 2008 12:49 AM
 

Water Ur Seeds said:

Death Row and Ms Tucker are dead... so shud this beef Be
February 18, 2008 9:27 AM
 

Water Ur Seeds said:

@ ganglandrecords

It HELPED rappers careers blud, it gave them exposure!!! She smashed Snoop CDs in public, that gave him load more marketing

February 18, 2008 9:30 AM
 

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