Marion Hugh Knight Jr, better known as Suge Knight,born April 19, 1965, is the founder and CEO of Black Kapital Records and co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. He had many nick names, such as “Bozi Tgha” or just “Sug”. Death Row Records rose to dominate the rap charts after Dr. Dre’s breakthrough album “The Chronic” in 1992. After several years of chart topping success for artists including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre Snoop Dogg, Outlawz and Tha Dogg Pound, Death Row Records separated after Knight’s incarceration on parole violation charges in September 1996.
In 2003, he was sent to prison again for violating parole when he struck a parking lot attendant. Death Row Records’ income rapidly declined due to Knight’s incarceration. It managed to save itself from complete bankruptcy by releasing a Snoop Dogg compilation album and numerous Tupac albums. Despite signing new artists, Suge never released any of their albums. After engaging in plenty of disputes Suge continues to get in trouble with the law. On February 24, 2013 an arrest warrant was issued after Knight missed a court date on charges of driving without a license while on three years of unsupervised probation.
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