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Marion Knight
Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. ( SHUUG; born April 19, 1965) is an American former record executive who is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Knight was a central figure in gangsta rap
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Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. ( SHUUG; born April 19, 1965) is an American former record executive who is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Knight was a central figure in gangsta rap's commercial success in the 1990s. 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. Knight is currently serving a 28-year sentence in prison for a fatal hit-and-run in 2015. Before founding Death Row Records,
