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Knight was a central figure in gangsta rap's commercial success in the 1990s. [3] This feat is attributed to the record label's first two album releases: Dr. Dre's The Chronic in 1992 and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle in 1993. [3] Knight is currently serving a 28-year sentence in prison for a fatal hit-and-run in 2015. [4]
#15 Suge Knight. In January 2015, Marion “Suge” Knight, an American record executive, crashed his car into two men—his friend and co-founder of Heavyweight Records, Terry Carter, was killed ...
Matthew Fletcher, the ex-attorney of disgraced rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight, has been fighting charges he conspired to bribe witnesses in Knight's murder case.
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.
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.
A mistrial was declared in a Compton court Wednesday in the wrongful death suit brought against Marion "Suge" Knight after jurors announced they could not attain the nine votes needed to reach a ...
His investigation concluded that Wallace was shot by Wardell "Poochie" Fouse, whom Suge Knight contacted through his then-girlfriend, Theresa Swann. [ 17 ] After Swann confessed to being involved in the murder, the FBI sent her to meet Suge Knight in prison while wearing a body-wire in order to extract a confession from him.
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