Biography
The American producer known under the name of Shug Knight was the founder and head of Black Capital Records, which was engaged in promoting popular music in the Hip-Hop genre. But as a result of Machinations with cash in the 2000s, he became bankrupt, and then he made unnecessary murder and went to prison for a long time.Childhood and youth
The musical producer and the head of the recording company, the full name of which sounds like Marion Hugh Knight - Jr., was born on April 19, 1965 in California and in early childhood got the nickname Sugar Bear.
While studying in a secondary school in Lingwood, he was fond of team sports and was a local American football star, which had hundreds of glasses in the asset. In 1983, thanks to the achievements, athletic physique and physical training, the young man received a sports scholarship, which allowed to enter the university.
In the future, without passing the selection into professional clubs, Knight separated from the nickname part of the BEAR and, taking the word Shug, worked as a bodyguard from important people.
In the late 1980s, having acquainted with Rapper Bobby Brown and other popular African American performers, a former footballer took up a promotion and acquired the experience of organizing concerts.
Having barely started a professional biography, Knight had a chance to part with the business, because it was repeatedly arrested for violence, weapons wearing and hijacking. Recognition of guilt and mitigating circumstances did not help the young man to avoid punishment, and he was on a probationary period for two years.
Personal life
In connection with the abundance of extramarital connections, it is difficult to understand the personal life of Knight Shuga, rumored and published information, he had wives and five children. But the tendency of producer to domestic violence and beating a friend, which was called Susan Benedict, made the owner of the studio unattractive for women who were supporters of healthy relationships.Creation
Rejoicing from under the supervision, Shug has opened his own publishing house, which is engaged in the establishment of the rights of artists, and among its first clients was Dr. Dre from the group N.W.A. In order to save it already received the fame of RPER from the contract with the team, as well as the recording label Ruthless Records, the Knight with his colleagues took advantage of the weapon, threatening the producer and other participants.
In gratitude The author of the popular album The Chronic became a co-founder of a new company, which was founded by Knight and became famous called Death Row Records, and began to be enjoyed with competitors, including Sean Combs.
Trying to replace the famous performers who collaborated with other American studios, Shug made a deposit for the arrested Tupaka in return for the right to release the album. Subsequently, having achieved the status of the first African American promoter and producer and concluding a contract with Snuple Dog and Mc Hammer, the Death Row Records owner was named after the customer of the murder of the legendary Shakura, but the photos attached to the investigation proved that it was not him.
Despite the groundlessness of the accusations, after the release of a documentary film, who told the history of the life of the deceased Rapper, the musicians began to leave the company Knight, and he acquired bankrupt status.
In the summer of 2008, the producer, who opened an independent firm called Black Capital Records and took the post of general director, arrested for storing prohibited drugs and an attack with the use of cold weapons. And after 7 years, Knight again found himself behind bars, because by driving a car, wanted to deprive the lives of two people.
According to testimony, it turned out that shortly before the accident occurred, an African American arguaneously argued with the victims, which were the manager of Terry Carter and the director of Cleanoan. At the time of the exacerbation of the conflict, Shug quickly climbed into the car and accelerated along the highway with an obvious intention to kill.
Having voluntarily at the police station, Knight described the situation differently and, without understanding, for which he was planted, 3 years spent in prison. And in September 2018, for the deliberate murder and violation of the "Three Error", the producer was sentenced to a 28-year conclusion with the prohibition of contacts and visits from the outside.
Shug Knight now
Since Knight Shug is now imprisoned, his partners took their own business, making all possible efforts so that he does not go to the bottom. But at the beginning of 2019, in "Instagram", one of the customers of the producer appeared information on the closure of the company because of the lack of the host, and if the producer does not fall under the amnesty, it may not get out of prison, being alive.