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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]
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, while filmmaker ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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In early 2008, Death Row Records’ co-founder and former CEO Suge Knight formed a new record company called Black Kapital Records as a vehicle of releases after his former label Death Row Records filed for bankruptcy, rumored to be due to having few artists and Knight's prison time. Suge Knight alongside Manager Nino Cappuccino, Young Life and ...
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