Through the latter, he met several members of the seminal gangsta rap group N.W.A.ĭr. Knight next formed an artist management company and signed prominent West Coast hip hop artists DJ Quik and The D.O.C. However, Van Winkle has said that never actually happened, only that Knight threatened to throw him off the balcony the claim was resolved in court. There was a rumour during that time, that claimed Knight entered Van Winkle's hotel room and allegedly dangled him by his ankles off the balcony. Knight and his bodyguards confronted Van Winkle several times. His first big profit in the business came when Vanilla Ice (Robert Van Winkle) agreed to sign over royalties from his smash hit " Ice Ice Baby", because the song included material allegedly written by Knight's client Mario Johnson. In 1989, Knight formed his own music publishing company. Career Īfter the NFL, Knight found work as a concert promoter and a bodyguard for celebrities including Bobby Brown. He was cut by the Rams during camp, but he became a replacement player during the 1987 NFL Players Strike, and played two games for the Rams. Knight went undrafted in the 1987 NFL Draft, but was invited to the Los Angeles Rams training camp.
In 1985, he transferred to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and played football there for two years. 79įrom 1983 to 1985, he attended and played football at El Camino College. He graduated in 1983.įootball career Suge Knight No. He attended Lynwood High School in nearby Lynwood, where he was a football and track star. His name Suge (pronounced Shuug) derives from "Sugar Bear", a childhood nickname. was born in Compton, California, the son of Maxine (née Dikemen) and Marion Knight Sr. 4.11 Prosecution on charges of threatening death (2017).4.10 Prosecution on charges of voluntary manslaughter (2015–2017).4.9 Prosecution on charges of robbery (2014–present).4.4 2008 altercation and gang accusations.4.2 1996 probation violation leading to incarceration.3.3 Murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls: Theories accusing Knight.Knight has also been named as a prime suspect in orchestrating the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. He is scheduled to become eligible for parole in October 2034. In September 2018, upon pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter in a fatal 2015 hit-and-run, Knight was sentenced to 28 years in prison.
From the late 1990s into the early 2000s, Knight spent a few years incarcerated for assault convictions and associated violations of probation and parole. Meanwhile, allegations mounted that Knight, beyond employing gang members, had often employed intimidation and violence in his business dealings. Rapidly, the label declined, and it was soon eclipsed. Dre and Snoop Dogg left Death Row Records. In the aftermath of Shakur's death, both Dr. Anderson has since become the prime suspect. Three hours later, someone shot into the car that Knight was driving and fatally wounded Shakur. That September, after departing a Mike Tyson boxing match in Las Vegas, a group that included Knight and Shakur assaulted Orlando Anderson, a Southside Compton Crips gang member. In 1996, the label released Shakur's greatest commercial success, All Eyez on Me. Knight struck a deal with Shakur that October, paying his bail and freeing him from prison pending an appeal of his conviction, while signing him to Death Row Records. He then played defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams in 1987 during a player strike as a replacement player.ĭuring 1995, Tupac Shakur began a prison sentence of up to four and a half years. īefore beginning his music career, Knight played college football at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Dre's The Chronic in 1992 and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle in 1993. This feat is attributed to the record label's first two album releases: Dr. ( / ʃ ʊ ɡ/ born April 19, 1965) is an American former music executive, criminal and the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records, who was a central figure in gangsta rap's catapult to massive commercialization.
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