Chris Lighty Dead From Suicide
August 30, 2012 @ 3:06 PM EDT
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Sad day in music. According to NY Daily News, legendary executive Chris Lighty committed suicide outside his Bronx at home this morning following an argument with his estranged wife, Veronica. He was 44.
Lighty first got his break working with Kool DJ Red Alert and RUSH management. He founded Violator Management in 1989 and helped mold the careers of Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Mariah Carey, 50 Cent and many others.
He furthered his brand in 1999 with the release of
Who’s that?
Sad. This industry is fucked up!
Mental health issues need to be taken more serious. RIP
another mogul gone, what’s going on in the industry? R.I.P.
Weak mofo…I woulda did cop suicide
“may have been dealing with financial struggles, including owing about $5 million to the IRS” Damn rip
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SMH U GUYS (RAP RADAR) ARE SO SLOW THIS NEWS CAME OUT ACOUPL HOURS AGO … YOL NEED 2GET MMGs DICKS OUT YOLS MOUTHS AND PRACTICE GOOD/PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISM … WAKE THE FUCK UP.
R.I.P CHRIS LIGHTY … YOU HELPED SOME OF HIP HOPS BIGGEST ACTS 2 BECOME WHO/WHERE THEY ARE.
So sad.. i look up to him & Shake.Both gone too soon.j
Flying a Plane into the IRS building >>>> offing yourself , no offence
THIS NIGGA IS RICH AND HE HAS BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND HE’S TAKING HIS OWN LIFE?? MY BROKE ASS CHILLIN THO I MAKE $8OO A MONTH
its no coincidence that all these executives and higher ups is offin themselves…its deeper then taxes. yea he owed 5 milli, but he got paper. he was still 50 cent manager and some credit him with alot of the business moves 50 made..rip
messed up but was prob gonna be exposed as a homosexual
WOW…RIP
WTF………………………whoaaaaa. nigga was rich out the ass. I guess money doesnt buy happiness…
RIP
RIP Chris Lighty…A true hip hop legend.
Damn that’s crazy, something is up with these Big music execs commuting sucide..
o well
Suicide from OD or a gun? R.I.P. either way
This is really sad & big blow the Hip Hop community. Chris Lighty should’ve been the president of DefJam years ago to revive the label. He was the total package. He was a great business adviser, marketer, manager, he was a great A&R if need be, one helluva mind & a great guy. You young boys need to start doing your homework on the important people of the culture, b/c the popular ones of today are not important to the culture. Ya’ll need to know who Chris Lighty, Schott Free, Matty C, Irv, etc…
Rest in peace. Your impact on the hip hop industry will not be forgotten. Prayers to the Lighty family.
No women is worth suicide.
A COWARD DIES A THOUSAND DEATHS, A SOLDIER DIES JUST ONE…
CHRIS LIGHTY GONNA DIE MANY MORE TIMES AFTER THIS
cosigning all the positive comments for my man Chris…..RIP
cosigning Nickey’s cosign… RIP
Damn you really never know what is goin on in on the inside from the outside shit look sweet this shit cray…
ON SOME REAL SHIT: I REMEMEBR GROWING UP AS AN AVID NATIVE TONGUES FAN. BABY CHRIS WAS ALWAYS MENTIONED…..VIOLATORS ALWAYS FUCKING UP A PARTY. FUCKING SAD ON MANY LEVELS BUT HERE IS ONE…….
WHAT MAKES A BLACK MAN WHO HAS LIVED AS A BLACK MAN IN AMERICA IN SOME OF THE WILDEST HOODS WITH NO MONEY, WAIT UNTIL THEY HAVE ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD TO KIL THEMSELVES?
SHAKIR STEWART……CHRIS LIGHTY….. WUSSUP WITH THAT? HMMMMMM? THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS COLD AND DEVELISH. YOU LIL DUMBFUCKS SURE YOU ARE READY FOR THIS SHIT?!
YALL CANT STOMACH GETTIN 500,000 GRAND IN ONE YEAR, LET ALONE MAKING “BEATS BY DRE” MONEY. YOU ALL WOULDNT MAKE IT THROUGH 2 MILLION. YOU WILL LOSE IT AS QUICK AS YOU GOT IT.
CHRIS HAS SOME DEMONS FOLLOWING HIM, JUST LIKE SHAKIR.
HOPE HE GETS FORGIVENES IN THE AFTERLIFE. SUICIDE IS NEVER THE ANSWER.
BEFORE I LET THAT BITCH KILL ME I RATHER GIVE BACK ALL THE MONEY AND WALK AWAY NOTHING BEAST BREATHING NOTHING.
Rest in power Chris. He’s been a inspiration to the culture. However things always get better. Your problems are only temporary.
IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHO THAT IS…KILL YOURSELF…NO POINT INTENDED
Sad news right here.. Chris Lighty and my uncle were really good friends since they were children. I remember coming home from school one day as a kid, and seeing Chris Lighty and DJ Scott La Rock in my grandmothers living room.
When i got my internship with Def Jam years ago Chris Lighty use to stop by and give me pointers on how to succeed at this game we call the music industry.
He was a brilliant mind when it came to jump starting a brand. Remember before the million dollar deals he use to carry records for the legendary DJ Red Alert.
REST IN POWER TO ONE OF THE BEST MANAGERS EVER!!
R.I.P
DAMN!!!~ Someone that actually did something for hiphop.
Gone 2 SoOn
If someone asks who he is, rather than tell them to kill themselves why dont u educate the person brave enough to ask. Smh, rest in peace, I didn’t kno who the guy was and now I do,
Why does RR always attract all these stupid motherfuckers? Look at these comments. Geez.
Condolescences to the fam.
damn
i’m at a loss this brother was and always will be an original in the music business
Something is so sketchy these days about these millionaires committing suicide, im not saying its not possible but Damn, taking your own life?? Why??
dam that’s some Cold shit condolences to the family R.I.P CHRIS LIGHTY & SHAKIR STEWART
Real be real if you have anything negative to say about Chris Lighty you are a fucking bitch ass nigga. Lets be clear, he may have committed suicide but that doesn’t give you the right to shit on someone after they died. Especially someone of the legendary caliber of Chris Lighty. This dude is a legend point blank period. MARIAH CAREY? Lighty. BUSTA RHYMES? Lighty. 50 CENT? Lighty. Your talking about the curator of over 100 million albums sold.
Only bitch ass niggas talk shit about someone after the day. RIP TO A LEGEND!!!!!
PS – GOD DONT LIKE UGLY, HE HEARS ALL & SEES ALL
R.I.P. Chris Lighty.
“Y’all just piss on me, shit on me, spit on my grave
Talk about me, laugh behind my back but in my face
Y’all some well wishers, friendly actin’, envy hidin’ snakes
With your hands out for my money, man, how much can I take”
SMH SNAKES IN THE GRASS
I guarantee you this man did not off himself because of his ex wife…. She may have pushed him to pulling the trigger but there were other demons on this man’s ass. He was a good person and someone who I looked up too in the business… You will be missed Chris, may your death not be in vain, I hope this is a wake up call for the youth to realize everything that glitters is not gold.
This industry is killing us, not to mention the music that they are promoting ! It’s time for a change stand up people for a more positive industry as well as more positive music to up lift our spirits not this negative shit like Chief Keif to promote hating ourselves and having no respect for our brothers.
STAND UP !!! TAKE A STAND!!! STOP BUYING THAT SHIT THAT IS NOT TRUE HIP HOP !!!
I DIGRESS…
Wow……a definite blow to the Hip Hop community. Executive like him is what was missing from less than decent “rappers” that’s out today. Sad day man-sad day.
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On another note, I’m starting to see a lot of the visitors to this site: can’t spell or carry-on an intelligent sentence.
His attitude and decision to make statements like those mentioned at the 4:30 sec mark in this video is the reason he was killed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO7tk7speKw
What the fuck is really going on . . .
Rip to the legend.. this man contributed alot to this culture.. i remember hearing his name on records since back n the day.. one of the greatest hip hop managers of all time
Some of these comments are despicable. Calling him a coward?
Wtf do you guys know about having suicidal thoughts?
Don’t get me wrong, in the messy capitalist society we live in (where there is large income inequality), money is of course, a necessity. But money alone will never bring comfort, happiness
or peace of mind.
We should all know that by now.
R.I.P Chris
Why niggas keep talking about how much money he had? That shit affords you the opportunity to do what you want to do with your time instead of working for someone else, but that’s it. It don’t erase every problem, matter of fact it creates new ones depending on the people around you. Ain’t no telling what was going through that man’s mind. RIP to a true legend in the industry…
R.I.P, you may not have his heard his name much but he did a lot for hip hop and that means a whole lot. Love to his family
RIP
Just a note to you fellas…don’t let a Bitch get the best of you!
Ayee these negatives comments about him killin himself need to stop this ain’t no joke.
Smh, wtf!? Just found out it was a suicide. I’m lost of words…except one… why?
Don’t know his bank or what he had in his pockets but I do know life insurance is void if you kill yourself. Why fuck over your fam like that? I dunno. And not going to judge him either. R.I.P. Chris. My prayer goes out to the fam, friends and fans.
that violators album was my shit RIP Baby Chris
R.I.P. this cat was a legend and inspiration. He will be missed.
someone should of told him there’s lighty at the end of the tunnel
This honestly fucked me up inside. I used to follow his power moves from the Violater days. He always intelligent interviews and I got a renewed interest in him from his Al Lingstrom interviews. That’s fucked up for real. Condolences to the family.
wow… this is fucking crazy. Im in disbelief. RIP
Ignorant fools. This guy ment alot more than you know. Rest in Power
*bang bang*
it should of been his midget brother Mike Lighty,damn
I was just watching him on the ATCQ documentary. He was saying how he had
to take The Low End theory from Q-tip
to get it pressed up. For that alone I thank him.
RIP Baby Chris.
RIP Chris and condolences to his fam. Not sure if it’s only me, but RAP RADAR, you’re on some wack shit making the heading so cold. You’re a hip hop site, show some compassion. Really, ‘dead from suicide’??? You couldn’t have been more subtle and respectful? smh
Young cats don’t know how far back with hip hop Mr. Lighty goes. I recently saw a picture with Chris, Queen Latifah, Special Ed, and D-Nice from 1989. Depression’s a motherfucker.
rip chris
u will be missed unlike alot of these people with neg comments
Lame niggas do lame shit!
Enought to drive a man insane a woman insane/ The reason Lauryn Hill don’t sing, the reason Kurt Cobain loaded that clip and said bang! THE DRAMA IT BRINGS
”Death gotta be easy, this life is hard”
So with all that Vitamin Water $$$ you telling me 50 couldn’t cut a check?
I GUESS SOME MOTHERFUCKERS AINT DESIGNED TO LAST, WORD UP,,,,,,,NO REST FOR THE STRESSED,,,,,,R.I.P.,,,,,,
Interesting that Rozay had nothing to say about Chris Lighty
Wiggers need to seriously, fuck off.
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Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Too bad Lighty didn’t think life was the better choice Real shame
dude none of these niggas is dead, michael jackson, jefferson nigga who jus died, lighty, dj am, etc. they know whats coming and faked their death to avoid NWO. watch it be true.
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