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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]
Johnson claimed that Suge Knight, president of Death Row Records, paid him $5,000 to assault Dre in order to humiliate him before he received his Lifetime Achievement Award. [289] Knight immediately went on CBS 's The Late Late Show to deny involvement and insisted that he supported Dr. Dre and wanted Johnson charged. [ 290 ]
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.
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 ...
Suge Jacob Knight, the star of VH1's "Love & Listings," talks about why he claimed that Tupac was alive and living in Malaysia. Suge Jacob Knight, the star of VH1's "Love & Listings," talks about ...
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.
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.
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.