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Suge Knight

1965–

United States

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Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. ( SHUUG; born April 19, 1965) is an American former record executive who is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Knight was a central figure in gangsta rap's commercial success in the 1990s.

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