In a recent Rolling Stone story about the rise and fall of Bad Boy Records first star Craig Mack, it was revealed that the "Flava In Ya Ear" MC was once set to sign to Suge Knight and his proposed Death Row East. According to the piece, Mack filed for bankruptcy in 1996 in an attempt to free himself from his Bad Boy contract.

In a move described as "the ultimate fuck you" to Bad Boy Records founder Sean "Diddy" Combs in the midst of the ongoing feud between the two labels, Mack was reportedly entertaining a deal from Suge.

"[Knight] heavily courted the rapper, flying him out to Los Angeles, flashing wads of cash, and reportedly offering him a $200,000 advance and a recording budget of $1.25 million," according to Craig Mack's former attorney and manager, Paul Insinna . "Word got back to Bad Boy, who 'had us by the short hairs'" Insinna says.

"Eventually, the parties came to an agreement where Mack was able to leave the label but had to withdraw the bankruptcy filing and owed Bad Boy a cut of his new deal.  Mack’s Death Row plans were abandoned, though, after Tupac Shakur was murdered in September 1996 and tensions reached a fever pitch between the warring camps."