Suge Knight was once the most feared man in hip-hop. Legend has it that he walked into the Ruthless Records offices and demanded that Dr. Dre be released from his contract with N.W.A. Death Row Records was born soon after.

The 6-foot 3-inch, 300-plus pound former record label CEO has long had an ongoing love affair with federal courts prison cells. Some accused him of having a hand in Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.'s murders, which only added to his notoriety.

Back in the day, Marion “Suge” Knight was seen as that intimidating Death Row boss who would go to war with you if you looked at him funny, but over the last four years Suge’s hood cred has become more than questionable. The Compton-born ex-football player has become a free-for-all moving target, and his most recent incident proves it. Suge was challenged this past Saturday (March 12) in the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas by a little man (all puns intended) who said “I can take you,” and a fight broke out seconds later.

Below is a list of the rise and fall of hip-hop’s most notorious (no pun intended) capo di tutti capi (boss of all bosses). Every empire falls, even Don Corleone’s.

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Suge Knight allegedly held '90s White boy rap sensation Vanilla Ice over a 20-foot balcony to persuade him to sign over his royalties for "Ice Ice Baby" because he supposedly sampled the song from one of Suge's records.


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In August of 1995, Suge Knight got on stage at the Source Awards and called out Puffy and Bad Boy Records saying, "Any artist out there wanna be a artist and wanna stay a star, and don't wanna worry about the executive producer tryin' to be all in the videos, all on the record, dancin', come to Death Row."

Just three days after the MTV Video Music Awards (1996), Knight was arrested after he and others were seen beating up a man after the Mike Tyson fight in the lobby of a Las Vegas hotel. Some say this is what led to Pac being shot just hours later.

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Due to lack of self-control, the former Death Row CEO was arrested in 2003 outside of a Los Angeles nightclub for punching a parking attendant.

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In 2005, the Compton Don was shot at in Miami at a Kanye West-hosted party at the Shore Nightclub before the MTV Music Awards. Knight filed a lawsuit against West saying he didn't provide enough security.

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In 2008, Suge Knight began to lose his street cred when he was knocked out cold in Las Vegas by Greg the Barber after a heated argument.

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Suge was reportedly rushed to the hospital in Scottsdale, AZ during NBA All-Star weekend, after being punched in the face twice by a member of Akon’s manager.

This past Saturday (March 12), the once feared Death Row boss was challenged by a random little man in the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas who said, "I can take you." Seconds later, a fight broke out in the hotel lobby.

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