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Suge is a nickname or given name used in various contexts, most commonly associated with the American music industry figure Marion Hugh Knight Jr., known as Suge Knight. Knight is best known as a co-founder and former chief executive of Death Row Records, a label that played a pivotal role in the rise of West Coast hip hop during the 1990s. Under Death Row, Knight helped bring to prominence artists such as Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg and contributed to the commercial development of the genre, while the label’s era was also marked by controversy over contracts and business practices.

Knight’s career and Death Row’s influence on rap music were accompanied by numerous legal and financial issues.

Beyond Knight, Suge can function as a given name or nickname for other individuals and occasionally appears

In
2015,
Knight
was
involved
in
a
fatal
vehicle
incident
in
which
a
person
died
and
others
were
injured;
he
faced
multiple
criminal
charges
related
to
the
event.
In
2018,
he
pleaded
no
contest
to
voluntary
manslaughter
in
the
death
of
Terry
Carter
and
received
a
substantial
prison
sentence
as
part
of
a
plea
agreement.
His
case
has
been
a
frequent
topic
in
discussions
of
the
intersections
between
entertainment,
law,
and
media
portrayal.
in
popular
culture
as
a
character
name
or
stage
name.
Variants
or
transliterations
may
appear
in
different
languages
or
contexts.