As of 2024, Suge Knight’s net worth is only $1,900. Suge was the founder of Death Row records, who once was one of the richest music producers. At the peak of his career, Suge Knight had a net worth of $200 Million.
Suge Knight Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth | $1,900 |
| Peak Net Worth | $200 Million |
| Peak Annual Income | $41 Million |
| Salary in Jail | $6 per day |
| Height | 1.87 m (6′ 1″) |
| Legal Expenses | $30 Million |
Suge has lost all of his wealth over the years. He only has a bank account with a balance of $1,900 for himself. Suge has spent more than $30 million on legal fees over the last decade. He has also lost a lot of money through gambling. He is said to have lost over $46 million in poker over the last two decades.
Losses in Vegas
Suge has spent over $2 million per month on women and drugs, according to witness statements from his friends. He borrowed $10 million from a local mobster the next day, determined to recoup his losses, and lost that money as well. To repay the loan, he had to sell his private island at a loss.
Peak Net Worth
Suge Knight once owned a private jet, six luxury yachts, and numerous houses and mansions across the country. Suge had a special fondness for cars and once purchased a four-story parking garage just to keep his fleet of 50 cars safe.
Suge even paid $10 million for an island near the Caribbean in 1999. He sold the same island two years later for a loss of over $2 million.
Debts
Suge Knight produced and distributed music by top artists such as Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre. Suge owed Tupac over $9 million in royalties from their latest hit album All Eyez on Me at the time of his death. He never returned the money to Tupac’s family.
Prison Income
Suge Knight is currently serving a 28-year prison term. Suge volunteered to work in the kitchen for $6 per day while incarcerated. His life has come full circle, from throwing away hundreds of thousands of dollars on Las Vegas streets to dying in a jail cell.
He could have built Death Row Records into a multi-billion dollar corporation but instead dragged it down with him.