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"Marion Knight, Jr.", a.k.a "Sugar Bear", "Suge Knight" (born April 19, 1965 in Compton, California), is a controversial entrepreneur in the hip hop music industry and co-founder and CEO of Death Row Records. The record label rose to dominate the charts after Dr. Dre's breakthrough success "The Chronic" in 1992. After several years of chart successes for artists including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound, Death Row Records fell into a stagnant limbo after Knight's incarceration on parole violation charges in September 1996. ....more

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Suge Knight’s role in Death Row Records coming to an end?

Mar 9, 2007, 17:14 GMT

The label that helped create the West Coast hip-hop sound and cement Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre as icons of rap could be closing its doors. Record mogul  Marion 'Suge' Knight has said that he is ready move on from his days at Death Row Records. ... more

Judge takes Death Row away from Suge Knight

Jul 11, 2006, 12:24 GMT

Marion “Suge” Knight lost control of his Death Row Records label following a ruling by a judge that ordered a bankruptcy-trustee to oversee all financial matters due to a history of the label being improperly managed in accounting matters. ... more