Knight was born in Hillsboro, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. Knight is the son of Penelope "Penny" (Parks) and Phil Knight, the founder and chairman of Nike. Knight is the grandson of publisher William W. Knight. He attended Jesuit High School, near Beaverton, Oregon. He is a graduate of Portland State University.\n', '

Knight began his career as a rapper under the name "Chilly Tee". Utilizing a recording studio built in his father\'s mansion, Knight self-produced a five song demo album. The demo caught the attention of Bernie Singleton, president of MCA, who passed the demo to producer Hank Shocklee, who liked the demo and agreed to produce Knight\'s debut album with his production team, The Bomb Squad.\n', '

Knight moved into his parents\' Manhattan penthouse for six months while recording the album. The Bomb Squad helped him develop fleshed out choruses, as Shocklee felt that Knight was very skilled at writing verses, but his choruses were weak.\n', '

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