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Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. (/ ʃ ʊ ɡ / SHUUG; born April 19, 1965) [2] is an American record executive, former NFL player, and convicted felon, who is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Knight was a central figure in gangsta rap's commercial success in the 1990s. [3]
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.
But the 52-year-old was convicted of vehicular homicide in New Jersey in 2010. ... #15 Suge Knight. In January 2015, Marion “Suge” Knight, an American record executive, crashed his car into ...
Tupac Shakur was a member of Death Row Records, run by Marion "Suge" Knight. Knight is known to have hired off-duty Rampart cops for security such as Kevin Gaines, who was shot to death by fellow LAPD officer Frank Lyga on March 18, 1997. Knight, who grew up in Compton, is well known for his ties to the Bloods.
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Ex-rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison for manslaughter in the death of a man he ran over with his truck in 2015.
Alton "Buntry" McDonald, who was close friends with Suge Knight. McDonald was shot dead on April 3, 2002. [12] Aaron "Heron" Palmer, Suge Knight's bodyguard and friend, who was shot and killed in Compton on June 1, 1997. Henry "Hendog" Smith, who designed the logo for Death Row Records. [13] Smith was shot dead on October 16, 2002. [14]
In 1991, Suge Knight co-founded Death Row Records in Los Angeles alongside Dr. Dre, Dick Griffey and The D.O.C. [11] Knight, a native of Compton, California and a Blood, [12] was among those in the West Coast hip hop scene irritated by the East Coast's perceived condescension toward the West. [8]