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Knight was born in Compton, California, the son of Maxine (née Dikemen) and Marion Knight Sr. [8] His name Suge (pronounced /ʃʊɡ/) derives from "Sugar Bear", a childhood nickname. [9] He attended Lynwood High School in nearby Lynwood, where he was a football and track star. He graduated in 1983.
Above the Rim – The Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the 1994 film of the same name.The soundtrack, released by Death Row and Interscope Records on March 22, 1994, was executive produced by Suge Knight.
Death Row Records is an American record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey. [8] The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre (The Chronic), Snoop Dogg and 2Pac (All Eyez on Me) during the 1990s.
It was 19 years ago that Nick Broomfield, that spiky and compelling one-man band of documentary filmmakers, released “Biggie & Tupac” (2002), his chilling, no-frills, down-the-mean-streets-of ...
By 2004, Crooked I's album had not been released, Suge Knight was constantly in and out of jail, and Crooked I's contract with Death Row Records had expired by November 2003. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] He left Death Row in early 2004 to start his own label, Dynasty Entertainment.
The impasse led to what reportedly transpired between Suge Knight and Eazy-E at the recording studio where Niggaz4life was recorded. After he refused to release Dr. Dre and The D.O.C., Suge Knight told Eazy-E that he had kidnapped Jerry Heller and was holding him prisoner in a van.
From about 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., the exact timing of Shakur's night is less clear, but he was eventually bound to make a late appearance, along with Tyson and Knight, at Club 662, which Knight owned.
Ruthless Records was an American Independent record label founded by Eric "Eazy-E" Wright and Jerry Heller in Compton, California in 1987. [1] All of the Ruthless trademarks have been owned by Comptown Records, Inc. since 1987. [2]