Notorious rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested in Los Angeles Thursday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said.

Knight, 45, was detained after allegedly waving a gun at another motorist while driving his white Cadillac Escalade sports utility vehicle in the early hours, police said. He was also booked for driving while suspended.

Knight was released Thursday after posting 65,000 dollars bail.

Knight co-founded Death Row Records along with hip-hop music king Dr. Dre in the early 1990s. The label helped launch stars as Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur before it collapsed in 1996 when Knight was jailed for parole violations.

Knight was jailed after he violated a 1992 probation order by beating up a gang rival in the desert gambling city of Las Vegas.

He landed up in jail again, this time for 10 months, in 2003 after allegedly getting into a fight outside a Hollywood nightclub.

Source: AFP