Snoop had gotten into an
altercation verbally
with this kid,
Philip Woldermarian.
And so they have an argument
a few different times.
And I think it was a little gang
taunting going back and forth.
Later on,
Snoop and his bodyguard,
they were driving down
the street in this jeep,
and they went back and forth
with this guy.
And allegedly, he was trying
to say something to them.
He had a gun and... you know,
he was going for it.
And my bodyguard reacted,
you know,
like he was supposed to do.
Snoop's bodyguard shot
and killed Philip Woldermarian.
It was traumatic
and didn't know what to do
and, you know, who to turn to.
I did receive the phone call
about what happened.
We didn't turn Snoop in
right then and there.
Snoop was in hiding
for a little bit.
(Snoop)
I wanted to turn
myself in because
I didn't wanna be
you know, looked at
as somebody who did a crime
and running, you know?
I'm innocent, and I wanna
go turn myself in
and let them
know what happened.
Death Row's known all afternoon
that they're gonna have to turn
Snoop in, but they don't,
because that same week
were the MTV Music Awards.
This is a promotion pre-booked
for "Doggystyle."
Hi, I'm Kurt Loder.
And I'm Tabitha Soren.
Welcome to "Opening Act,"
the MTV News pre-video
music awards special.
Let's see who call was that?
Whose call do we think that was?
(chuckling)
That was a Suge call.
It wasn't a Snoop decision.
It was what you were
supposed to do.
(Dre)
Me and Snoop rode
together to that show.
Went through all the--
the photos.
Cameras went crazy.
Next thing I know, here--
here are these detectives
coming out looking for Snoop.
(siren pulses)
(Jake)
We've got sheriff's department
and LAPD and--
and everybody outside,
and Suge made an agreement.
"Let's do this,
like, dignified.
Let's not make a perp walk
out of it."
Dr. Dre
and Snoop Doggy Dogg.
Thanks for being
here, guys.
What's happening?
What's up?
Let him go on,
and that then he would
quietly go out
and turn himself in.
Here's Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg
and George Clinton!
Imagine the natural pressures
of having the spotlight on you
at that-- having the whole
label's momentum on your back.
He knew his freedom
might be at stake.
And, uh, the winner is...
En Vogue.
(applause)
(Jake)
Snoop turns himself in
for first-degree murder.
Immediately Suge
gets him released
on a $1 million bond with
a 10:00 p.m. house arrest.
I'm, like, "Damn, you got
a murder and you out?"
Suge made shit happen.
Suge has this
reputation he's building,
creating this impression of--
of kind of invulnerability.
Snoop was all over the news
when this story broke.
It was completely a tragedy
because Snoop was our guy
that we were banking heavy for
to be successful
and represent Long Beach.
(Darryl)
I was scared for him,
you know?
A kid is dead
and he talking about,
"I had something to do with it.
Possibility I can get the death
penalty for this shit."
(Big C-Style)
Kinda mess Snoop head up.
Gotta remember, you just came
from these sidewalks out here,
not having nothing,
to having something,
to now you got a murder case.
(Nate Dogg)
And the possibility of him
going to jail forever
and...
Everything we worked for,
hard for is just gone,
just blown out the window,
I mean...
It was a scary time.
