Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. (/ ʃ ʊ ɡ / SHUUG; born April 19, 1965) [2] is an American record executive, former NFL player, and convicted felon, who is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Knight was a central figure in gangsta rap's commercial success in …

Oct 4, 2018 · Former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was sentenced to 28 years in prison Thursday for the death of a man during a hit-and-run incident on the set of the movie “Straight Outta Compton.”

Aug 7, 2024 · Why is Suge Knight in prison? The former CEO of Death Row Records was sentenced to 28 years in prison back in 2018. Here's what we know.

Nov 17, 2023 · Suge Knight is a rap industry businessman who is the co-founder of Death Row Records, having worked with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur.

Oct 4, 2018 · LOS ANGELES — A judge on Thursday sentenced former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the 2015 death of a man he ran over outside a Compton burger stand ...

Oct 4, 2018 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marion "Suge" Knight was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison for mowing down and killing a Compton businessman in a case that completed the former rap music mogul's downfall from his heyday as one of the biggest — and most feared — names in the music industry.

Feb 3, 2025 · Suge Knight’s violent past continued to make headlines in 2015 when he was involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident in Compton, California. On January 29, 2015, Knight struck two men with his car, killing Terry Carter, his friend and co-founder of Heavyweight Records, while leaving filmmaker Cle Sloan injured with multiple fractures and head ...

Oct 4, 2018 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Thursday sentenced former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight to 28 years in prison for running down and killing a man whose loved ones in court described him as a ...

Oct 17, 2024 · Suge Knight says he was “coerced” into an “unlawful” 28-year prison sentence for killing a man with his truck in a Tam’s Burgers parking lot nearly a decade ago — and now he’s asking a California...

Oct 4, 2018 · Suge Knight, born Marion Hugh Knight Jr., was accused of killing Terry Carter and leaving Cle “Bone” Sloan injured three years ago during an argument in a restaurant parking lot, running over the men with his truck in an act that he previously claimed was self-defense.