Suge Knight is an entrepreneur and accused criminal. He is the co-founder of Death Row Records with Dr. Dre. A physically huge man, he has been in and out of court many times to defend himself against prosecutions of assault.

Rapper Vanilla Ice has accused Suge of dangling him out of a window of a high-rise building several stories up. Vanilla Ice claims that Suge Knight forced him to agree to grant Suge a majority of Ice's own royalties, while he had his life in his hands.

Suge Knight is also viewed with suspicion by Snoop Dogg, who was once one of Suge Knight's biggest stars at Death Row Records, as well as a majority of the hip hop community. Many people believe that Suge has information about the murder of Tupac Shakur. Some people have even suggested that Suge himself might have been directly involved in Shakur or The Notorious B.I.G.'s assassinations.

Death Row Records' name was changed in 2001 to "Tha Row," upon Suge's release from prison.