Suge Knight
Suge Knight Knight in 2009 Background information Birth name Marion Hugh Knight, Jr. Born (1965-04-19) April 19, 1965 (age 49) Compton, California, U.S. Genres Hip hop Occupation(s) CEO, executive producer Years active 1989–present Labels Death Row, Black Kapital Records, Brick Squad Monopoly Associated acts Tupac Shakur, Irv Gotti, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Lisa Lopes, Waka Flocka Flame, 1017 Brick Squad, MC Hammer Suge Knight No. 79 Defensive end Personal information Date of birth: (1965-04-19) April 19, 1965 (age 49) Place of birth: Compton, California Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 265 lb (120 kg) Career information High school: Lynwood (CA) College: UNLV Undrafted in 1987 Debuted in 1987 for the Los Angeles Rams Last played in 1987 for the Los Angeles Rams Career history Los Angeles Rams (1987) Career NFL statistics Games Played 2 Stats at NFL.com Stats at pro-football-reference.com Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight, Jr. (/ˈʃʊɡ/; born April 19, 1965) is the founder and CEO of Black Kapital Records and co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Death Row Records rose to dominate the rap charts after Dr. Dre's breakthrough album The Chronic in 1992. After several years of chart successes for artists including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Outlawz and Tha Dogg Pound, Death Row Records stagnated after Knight's incarceration on probation violation charges in September 1996 and went bankrupt in 2006. He was arrested for suspicion of murder in a hit-and-run in January 2015.