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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.
Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 biographical drama film that tells the story of hip-hop group N.W.A's rise and fall under manager Jerry Heller.The film, directed by F. Gary Gray, stars O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, and Jason Mitchell as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Eazy-E. Released in August 2015, the film received critical acclaim and was a box office success, grossing over $201 million ...
Gaines had ties to Death Row Records and the Bloods, and dated Suge Knight's ex-wife. He was shot and killed on March 18, 1997 by undercover LAPD detective Frank Lyga, who was determined to be acting in self-defense. [1] At the time of his death, Gaines was 31, and a seven-year veteran of the force. [2]
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 THE WRAP Rap mogul leaves court in an ambulance for the second time this month Suge Knight has been rushed to the hospital for the second time since being charged with murder earlier this month ...
The video contained "everyday footage" from the film Above the Rim, as well as new footage, [26] although guest vocalist Nate Dogg did not appear due to conflict between Suge Knight and Def Jam. [28] The lyrics have been described as "a surreal pastiche of half-sung lyrics about fighting and fucking". [ 29 ]
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.
Tupac Shakur attended the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson boxing match with Marion "Suge" Knight, the head of Death Row Records, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.After leaving the match, one of Knight's associates, Trevon "Tre" Lane, a member of the M.O.B. Pirus gang based in Compton, California, spotted Orlando Anderson, from the rival South Side Compton Crips gang, in the MGM Grand lobby. [6]