Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. (/ˈʃʊɡ/; born April 19, 1965)[2] is an American record producer, music executive, and a former American football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He is the 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.