Suge Knight

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Suge Knight is an American music executive and co-founder of the influential West Coast hip-hop label Death Row Records, known for his central role in 1990s gangsta rap and numerous legal controversies.

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Suge Knight canonical 14
Suge 3
Suge Knight (executive) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
human
music executive
record producer
activeIn West Coast hip hop
associatedWith DJ Quik
Dr. Dre
MC Hammer
Snoop Dogg
Tha Dogg Pound
Tupac Shakur
attended El Camino College
Lynwood High School
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
birthDate 1965-04-19
birthPlace Compton, California, United States
bodyguardFor Bobby Brown
other R&B and hip hop artists
businessModel aggressive artist recruitment and contract tactics
coFounded Death Row Records
convictedOf voluntary manslaughter
convictionYear 2018
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
culturalImpact central figure in 1990s gangsta rap
eraOfProminence early 1990s
mid 1990s
founded Black Kapital Records
fullName Marion Hugh Knight Jr.
genreAssociatedWith gangsta rap
hip hop
givenName Marion
hasChild Bailei Knight
other children
incidentContext 2015 hit-and-run at a film set for Straight Outta Compton
incidentLocation Compton, California
involvedIn East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry
knownFor association with gangsta rap artists
labelHeadOf Death Row Records
legalIssues financial disputes with artists
multiple assault charges
parole violations
probation violations
mentionedIn media coverage of Tupac Shakur's death
nickname Suge Knight self-linksurface differs
surface form: Suge
notableFor co-founding Death Row Records
notablePeriod 1990s
notableWorkContext All Eyez on Me
surface form: All Eyez on Me (via Death Row Records)

Doggystyle
surface form: Doggystyle (via Death Row Records)

The Chronic
surface form: The Chronic (via Death Row Records)
occupation entrepreneur
music executive
record producer
paroleEligibility 2034
playedFor UNLV Rebels football team
positionPlayed defensive end
defensive lineman
religion Christianity
reputation controversial and intimidating industry figure
sentencedTo 28 years in prison
sportsBackground American football
spouse Michel'le
Sharitha Golden
subjectOf numerous documentaries and TV specials
workedAs bodyguard

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Death Row Records foundedBy Suge Knight
DaBaby notableWork Suge Knight
this entity surface form: Suge
DaBaby breakthroughWork Suge Knight
this entity surface form: Suge
All Eyez on Me producer Suge Knight
All Eyez on Me executiveProducer Suge Knight
Until the End of Time producer Suge Knight
this entity surface form: Suge Knight (executive)
Straight Outta Compton portrays Suge Knight
Suge Knight nickname Suge Knight self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Suge
Michel'le spouse Suge Knight
The Chronic executiveProducer Suge Knight
Dogg Food executiveProducer Suge Knight
Suge Knight was CEO alias Suge Knight
subject surface form: Suge Knight
Suge Knight was CEO foundedBy Suge Knight
subject surface form: Death Row Records
MC Hammer associatedAct Suge Knight