Bankruptcy Filing by Rap Impresario The rap impresario Marion (Suge) Knight filed yesterday for federal bankruptcy protection for himself and his Death Row Records, The Associated Press reported.

The rap impresario Marion (Suge) Knight, below, has been threatened with confiscation of his Death Row Records by a Los Angeles judge who found that he had avoided paying a $107 million civil court judgment, Reuters reported.

Mr. Shakur was in a BMW being driven by Marion Knight, the chairman of Death Row Records, Mr. Shakur's label.

"I'm C. K. Berry, I'm the president of Low Life Records," says a big, burly guy who brings to mind Marion (Suge) Knight, president of Shakur's label, Death Row.

Mr. Shakur was riding in a BMW driven by Marion Knight, the head of Death Row Records, when his attackers pulled alongside and sprayed the car with bullets.

Suge Knight's Assets Frozen The assets of the rap impresario Marion Knight, called Suge, right, have been frozen by a California judge in a marital dispute, The Associated Press reported.

Death Row's chief executive, Marion (Suge) Knight, is a world-class heavy.

Meanwhile, Marion (Suge) Knight, the controversial head of Death Row Records, Shakur's former label, ended the year in jail for violating parole.

As has been widely reported, Death Row's chief executive, Marion (Suge) Knight, cultivates the gangster image, flaunting the symbols and colors of a Los Angeles street gang.

Marion Knight, a rap music executive known as Suge, was arrested and held in jail after the authorities said he had violated his 1995 parole by associating with gang members.