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Marion Hugh Knight Jr. was born on the 19th of April 1965 in Compton, California. He played defensive end for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and briefly for the Los Angeles Rams during the 1987 NFL strike.
Suge Knight co-founded Death Row Records in 1991 with Dr. Dre and The D.O.C. The label released Dr. Dre's The Chronic in 1992 and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle in 1993, achieving triple and quadruple platinum status respectively.
Suge Knight struck a deal with Tupac Shakur in October 1995 by posting his $1.4 million bail to free him from prison pending an appeal. Knight then signed Shakur to Death Row Records, leading to the release of the double album All Eyez on Me in 1996.
Suge Knight did not die; he was injured in a drive-by shooting on the 7th of September 1996 in Las Vegas. Tupac Shakur died six days later on the 13th of September 1996 after being shot four times in the same incident.
In September 2018, Suge Knight pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 28 years in prison. The sentence included 22 years for running over Terry Carter and Cle Sloan and 6 years for being a third strike under California's three-strikes law.
As of March 2023, Suge Knight is incarcerated at RJ Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego. He will not be eligible for parole until October 2034.