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| '''Suge Knight''' is an entrepreneur in the ] industry and co-founder of ] with ]; the ] rose to dominate the charts after ]'s breakthrough success '']'' (], ]). After several years of outstanding chart success for a roster of artists including ], ], ] and at one time even ], Death Row Records disintegrated after Knight's incarceration on parole violation charges in 1996. | '''Suge Knight''' is an entrepreneur in the ] industry and co-founder of ] with ]; the ] rose to dominate the charts after ]'s breakthrough success '']'' (], ]). After several years of outstanding chart success for a roster of artists including ], ], ] and at one time even ], Death Row Records disintegrated after Knight's incarceration on parole violation charges in 1996. | ||
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| A physically huge man, Knight has been accused of acts of violence including forcing business rivals to drink urine and having extensive ties to ]s, specifically the ]. ] ] has accused Knight of dangling him out of a window of a high-rise building several stories up. Vanilla Ice claims that he was forced to agree to grant him a majority of Ice's own royalties, while he had his life in his hands. Even though Suge Knight had business relations with him, Vanilla Ice himself previously also declined the whole balcony story. | A physically huge man, Knight has been accused of acts of violence including forcing business rivals to drink urine and having extensive ties to ]s, specifically the ]. ] ] has accused Knight of dangling him out of a window of a high-rise building several stories up. Vanilla Ice claims that he was forced to agree to grant him a majority of Ice's own royalties, while he had his life in his hands. Even though Suge Knight had business relations with him, Vanilla Ice himself previously also declined the whole balcony story. | ||
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Suge Knight is an entrepreneur in the hip hop music industry and co-founder of Death Row Records with Dr. Dre; the record label rose to dominate the charts after Dr. Dre's breakthrough success The Chronic (1992, 1992 in music). After several years of outstanding chart success for a roster of artists including Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tupac, Tha Dogg Pound and at one time even MC Hammer, Death Row Records disintegrated after Knight's incarceration on parole violation charges in 1996.
A physically huge man, Knight has been accused of acts of violence including forcing business rivals to drink urine and having extensive ties to street gangs, specifically the Bloods. Rapper Vanilla Ice has accused Knight of dangling him out of a window of a high-rise building several stories up. Vanilla Ice claims that he was forced to agree to grant him a majority of Ice's own royalties, while he had his life in his hands. Even though Suge Knight had business relations with him, Vanilla Ice himself previously also declined the whole balcony story.
In 2001 Suge Knight has been released from prison, but before having a chance to re-start his fledgling label with new artists such as Crooked I and Above The Law he has been incarcerated in December 2002 for alleged contact to gangmembers, which is a violation of his probation. Finally in 2003, after being in freedom for only a few months Knight once more got arrested for supposedly hitting a valet, yet even the valet himself denied Knight was involved in his beatdown. Knight has been released on April 23rd, he's expected to once more try restarting his label with original artist Kurupt as the headliner, and the lp Against the Grain coming this summer. In a statement issued after his release he announced that Death Row Records will team up with other labels in order to produce a hip-hop album to benefit financially troubled families of soldiers in Iraq by Christmas.