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BRONX TRAGEDY: Riverdale resident Chris Lighty, who worked with such major hip-hop artists as 50 Cent (inset), shot himself yesterday. ( )Heartbroken from a busted marriage and struggling to pay hu… ...
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS Chris Lighty, an influential music industry insider whose roster of artists epitomized the freewheeling ‘90s hip-hop lifestyle, has died. Reports are not yet conclusive ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Lighty, a hip-hop mogul who helped the likes of Sean "Diddy" Combs, 50 Cent and Mariah Carey attain not only hit records, but also lucrative careers outside music, was ...
Chris Lighty, shown here with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in 2006, was found dead outside his Bronx apartment Thursday. Lighty still owed more than $330,000 in state and federal taxes, the AP reported.
PAYING RESPECTS:A tribute in flowers to Chris Lighty (above) arrives yesterday at the impresario’s funeral, which was attended by top hip-hop stars including Sean “Diddy” Combs, Lauryn Hill ...
Chris Lighty has been down with hip-hop since Day One. He comes from a generation of entrepreneurs — Russell Simmons, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter — who dared act a part close to ...
Music Executive Chris Lighty, Longtime 50 Cent Manager, Dies of Apparent Suicide. UPDATED: The 44-year-old hip-hop veteran was found dead in his Bronx home on Thursday morning.
Hip-hop executive Chris Lighty, a founder of Violator Entertainment and manager to some of the biggest stars in the music industry, was found dead in his Bronx apartment Thursday in an apparent ...