Suge Knight is an American music executive and the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records, who was a central figure in gangsta rap’s commercial success.
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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.
Suge Knight was also known for his close association with Tupac Shakur.
Suge Knight age
Suge Knight was born on April 19, 1965.
Suge Knight height
Suge Knight is of more than average height.
Suge Knight is 1.88m tall.
Suge Knight shot
On August 24, 2014, Suge Knight was shot at a pre-Video Music Awards party hosted by Chris Brown at a West Hollywood Sunset Strip nightclub (“1OAK”).
Though Suge Knight was shot six times, he was able to walk from the venue to an ambulance with injuries which required surgery.
It is reported by investigators that evidence from closed circuit television (CCTV) footage showed that Suge Knight was the intended target of the shooting.
Suge Knight was released from the hospital on August 27, 2014 and his friend Keith Middlebrook told the New York Daily News that Knight returned home with the intentions to “heal up in a few days and be stronger than ever”.
Strangely, after being discharged from the hospital, Suge Knight refused to cooperate with law enforcement on the matter.
Suge Knight jail
In September 1995, after departing a Mike Tyson boxing match in Las Vegas, a group that included Knight and Tupac assaulted Orlando Anderson, a Southside Compton Crips gang member.
Three hours later, someone shot into the car that Knight was driving and fatally wounded Tupac.
In the aftermath of Shakur’s death, both Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg left Death Row Records, leading to the rapid decline of Death Row records.
Meanwhile, there were allegations mounted against Suge Knight that, beyond employing gang members, he had often employed intimidation and violence in his business dealings.
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From the late 1990s into the early 2000s, Suge Knight spent a few years incarcerated for assault convictions and associated violations of probation and parole.
In September 2018, Suge Knight pled no contest to voluntary manslaughter in a fatal 2015 hit-and-run, and was sentenced to 28 years in prison.
Suge Knight is eligible for parole in October 2034 and is also a prime suspect in orchestrating the murder of the Notorious B.I.G.
Suge Knight net worth
On April 4, 2006, Suge Knight filed bankruptcy due to civil litigation against him in which Lydia Harris claimed to have been cheated out of a 50% stake in Death Row Records.
Prior to filing, Knight had been ordered to pay US$107 million to Harris.
According to financial records, Suge Knight’s bank account at the time contained just US$11, and he owned clothing worth US$1,000, furniture and appliances valued at US$2,000, and jewelry worth US$25,000.
On July 7, 2006, the federal judge, Ellen Carroll, ordered a bankruptcy trustee takeover of Suge Knight’s Death Row Records, saying the record label had undergone a gross amount of mismanagement.
Suge Knight filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which allows a company to continue business operations while restructuring.
As a result of the bankruptcy protection, Death Row was being operated by Neilson during the bankruptcy proceedings, while Knight oversaw his bankruptcy estate as a debtor in possession.
In June 2007, Suge Knight placed his 7 bedroom, 9½ bath home in Malibu, California, on the market for US$6.2 million as part of his “financial makeover”.
The mansion was finally sold in December 2008 in bankruptcy court for US$4.56 million.
Then in June 2008, Death Row Records was put up for auction in Bankruptcy Court, with the winning bid going to New York-based company Global Music Group.
However, Global Music Group failed to secure funding and the Death Row Records catalog eventually went to Wideawake Entertainment.
On January 25, 2009, an auction was held for everything found in the Death Row Records office after the company filed for bankruptcy, including some of Knight’s personal items.
Suge Knight has lost so much of his money and is currently valued at around $200,000.
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