- published: 17 Feb 2016
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Marion "Suge" Knight, Jr. ( /ˈʃʊɡ/; born April 19, 1965) (a.k.a. Big Suge or Big Simon) is the founder and CEO of Black Kapital Records and co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Death Row Records rose to dominate the rap charts after Dr. Dre's breakthrough album The Chronic in 1992. After several years of chart successes for artists including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Outlawz, and Tha Dogg Pound, Death Row Records stagnated after Knight's incarceration on parole violation charges in September 1996.
Marion Hugh Knight was born in Compton, California. His name, Suge, derives from "Sugar Bear", a childhood nickname. He attended Lynwood High School, then graduated and got a football scholarship to University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he went and played football for several years. After school, he played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL strike. Later, he found work as a concert promoter and a bodyguard for celebrities including Bobby Brown.
Actors: Joseph Basile (actor), Nicholas Rich (miscellaneous crew), Michael Barnes (miscellaneous crew), Dante (miscellaneous crew), Sean Combs (producer), Brieann Rich (miscellaneous crew), Danny Elfman (composer), Corey Browne (actor), Angela Bassett (actress), Anthony Mackie (actor), Richard Pryor (actor), John Ventimiglia (actor), Cassandra Butcher (miscellaneous crew), Dave Ginsberg (miscellaneous crew), Kathy McHugh (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: NOTORIOUS is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time; THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."
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