Guide Note

Suge Knight is the founder of the notorious Death Row Records. He currently is filming a reality show called Unfinished Business that documents his attempt to build his new build his new label, Blackball Records.

Fast Facts

1. Full Name: Marion "Suge" Knight
2. Born: August 19, 1965
3. Attended UNLV on a footballscholarship
4. Played for the Los Angeles Rams in 1987
5. Founder of Death Row Records

• 1993: Arrested for assaulting two rappers outside of a studio. Was placed on probation.
• 1996: Caught on tape assaulting a rival in a Las Vegas casino the night Tupac Shakur was murdered. Knight was sentenced to a nine year prison sentence for violating his probation.
• 2002: A year after his release from prison, he was sentenced to more jail time for associating with known gang members, a violation of his parole terms.
• 2004: Suspect Jimmy James Johnson claims that Knight paid him $5,000 to punch rapper Dr. Dre at the VIBE Awards.
• 2005: Knight was pulled over for making an illegal U-Turn and authorities found marijuana. He was booked and then soon released.
• 2008: Knight was knocked unconscious by an unknown assailant outside of a nightclub in Hollywood.