Black Music Month

  Busta Rhymes dropped a touching tribute song for Chris Lighty take a listen to it below.     The entertainment industry is still reeling…

  On August 30, 2012 one of hip-hop’s most respected businessman, Chris Lighty, was found dead in his Bronx apartment. While some friends and relatives…

Entertainment

[UPDATED] SOURCE: thejasminebrand in Blog More unflattering press for rapper, 50 Cent (real name Curtis Jackson). Rumor has it, he and his 16-year-old son,  Marquise, are on the ‘outs’–and not in your typical father son sorta way. How do we know? An alleged recent text conversation between 50  and his teenage son has been released and […]

Entertainment

The upcoming BET Hip Hop Awards awards may have a fairly epic surprise in store. Sources familiar with the situation have told Complex that 50 Cent and Fat Joe will share the stage at Saturday evening’s taping of the show during a tribute performance to the late founder of Violator management—and a trusted advisor of […]

News

Fox 5 News, in New York, keeps on investigating on Chris Lighty’s death and has now learned that the investigation into how Chris Lighty died is now ramping up because his heartbroken mother is looking to file a wrongful death lawsuit against whoever may have been responsible The lead investigator, Les Levine, told Fox 5 […]

News & Gossip

Veronica Lighty, widow of Violator Records founder Chris Lighty, says that her husband did not kill himself over any marital issues or debt problems. Must…

Chris Lighty, founder of Violator Entertainment and manager to music heavyweights such as Mariah Carey and LL Cool J, has died at the age of 44. Police responded to a call at 670 West 232nd Street in the Bronx, New York, at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. Sad week for the hip hop community. The […]

News & Gossip

Chris “Baby Chris” Lighty was an instrumental figure in the growth and advancement of hip-hop music, business and culture. His death comes as a shock…

National

Various sources have confirmed that pioneering hip-hop executive Chris Lighty has died. The native of the Bronx died today of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The powerhouse behind Violater Records and management guided the careers of hip-hop heavyweights like 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott. Lighty began his career working for DJ Red Alert. He became a road manager for Boogie Down […]