Shopping Dress: Chris Lighty, manager of artists from LL Cool J to Diddy, remembered; Sage Stallone cause of death revealed

samedi 1 septembre 2012

Chris Lighty, manager of artists from LL Cool J to Diddy, remembered; Sage Stallone cause of death revealed

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Chris Lighty ? the manager who guided the careers of hip-hop and pop stars like A Tribe Called Quest, LL Cool J, Diddy, 50 Cent, Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey ? was found dead Thursday of what authorities said was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to the New York Daily News, the 44-year-old founder of Violator Management shot himself outside of his home in the Bronx following an argument with his estranged wife. In a tribute to Lighty for NPR, former Billboard and Vibe editor Danyel Smith writes: ?Yes, Chris Lighty made history. He helped make hip-hop. He was a success story. He was a sweet and brilliant man. But there will be no more knowing of him ? the complexities, the simple s?, nothing. The man in the liner notes, the kid backstage, the dude counting the show money, the father with his children. It?s beyond tragic. Everybody?s Baby Chris is gone.? (New York Daily News; NPR)