| 词条 | Chris Lighty |
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| image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name= Darrel Steven Lighty | birth_date = {{birth date|1968|5|8}} | birth_place = The Bronx, New York City, New York, US | death_date = {{death date and age|2012|8|30|1968|5|8}} | death_place = The Bronx, New York City, New York, US | occupation = Music industry executive | years active = 1989–2012 | nationality = American | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed=yes | background = non_performing_personnel | genre = Hip-hop}} }}Darrel{{efn|His passport, according to some news sources[1] and an official Brazilian source[1] (recording his visit there), indicates this spelling, although news sources have also spelled his name ending with an additional l.[3]}} Steven "Chris" Lighty[2] (May 8, 1968 – August 30, 2012) was an American music industry executive. He co-founded Violator, a record label, management and marketing company, which represented hip hop artists such as Nas, Ja Rule, Mobb Deep, Missy Elliott, L.L. Cool J, Uncle Murda, and 50 Cent as well as Mariah Carey.[1][2] He served as Sean "Diddy" Combs' manager.[7] The New York Times called him "one of the most powerful figures in the hip-hop business."[3] Early lifeDarrel Steven Lighty[2] was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York and raised in the Bronx River Housing Projects.[4][1] His mother was single. He had five siblings, including a brother, Dave.[5] Chris Lighty did not attend college, and he stated that he "got [his] MBA in hell," in reference to growing up on the streets of a dangerous neighborhood.[3] CareerLighty began working in the music industry by carrying vinyl record crates for DJ Red Alert.[6] Later, Russell Simmons' company, Rush Artist Management, hired him.[1] Lighty founded a management company in the early 1990s called Violator; the company is named after the gang he belonged to in the Bronx. Violator was responsible for getting L.L. Cool J his first Gap commercial in 1997. Lighty developed endorsements for Sprite with A Tribe Called Quest, AT&T with Diggy Simmons, and for Mountain Dew with Busta Rhymes. In 2002, Lighty and a DJ from Chicago, DJ Scrap Dirty, created The Violator Allstar DJs. "We wanted to build a situation for the DJ’s who might need more muscle," Lighty remarked.[6] The same year he appeared in the Electronic Arts video game "Fight For NY as the character Baby Chris. Lighty worked for Def Jam, Jive and Loud. He was chief executive of the Brand Asset Group. In 2004, Lighty brokered the largest brand endorsement deal in hip hop to date. He was the architect of what turned out to be one of the most lucrative deals in hip hop history: rapper 50 Cent’s Vitamin Water pact. When Coca-Cola paid $4.1 billion for Vitamin Water's company Glaceau three years later, 50 Cent received $100 million,[1] and Lighty received an undisclosed sum.[7] Leon Derrick Youngblood Sr, brokered a deal between Chris Lighty and his son mega music producer "Roccstar" Lighty signed off on the deal shortly after meeting in New York in 2013. In 2011, Lighty launched the website pleaselistentomydemo.com, which allowed new artists to submit their music online and have top music executives listen to it for a US$10 fee.[8] (The site is no longer active.) In 2011, Violator merged with another company, Primary Wave; the two companies merged to form Primary Violator.[3] Personal lifeLighty was married, although he and his wife Veronica were in divorce proceedings.[1] At the time of his death, he had a daughter (age 17) and son (age 5).[1] He had reportedly been under scrutiny for income tax issues for amounts up to US$5 million, but this was resolved with the sale of a Manhattan property of his; other sums were also owed.[1] DeathOn August 30, 2012, Lighty was found dead on the patio of his South Riverdale, Bronx[1] apartment from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.[3] The New York Daily News reported that "a gun shot was heard and Lighty was found lying face-up with a 9mm pistol next to his body".[9] Forbes magazine reported that he had been involved in an argument with his wife Veronica not too long before his body was discovered.[7] Lighty's brother stated that he did not believe that the death was a suicide and that the family would be staging its own private independent investigation and would share any solid findings with the public.[5] Rapper 50 Cent, a client and close friend of Chris, also questioned the suicide claim; he hired a team to investigate the details of the incident, at the request of Lighty's mother.[10] Friend and rapper Papoose questions Lighty's death as suicide in the song "Obituary 2012".[11] Notes and references{{notelist}}1. ^{{cite web| url= http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/servlet/INPDFViewer?jornal=1&pagina=106&data=13/07/2010&captchafield=firistAccess| website= in.gov.br| publisher= Imprensa Nacional, Government of Brazil| title= Diário Oficial da União| trans-title= Official Diary of the Union |date= July 13, 2010| number= 132| page= 106| issn= 1677-7042| quote= Estrangeiro: DARREL STEVEN LIGHTY Passaporte: 442061304}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news| url= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/suicide_by_sad_hip_hop_mogul_BkW8uJjFcOGQQIEoqHa37I | work=New York Post | first=Kirstan | last=Conley | title=Hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty battled money, marriage woes prior to suicide: sources | date=August 31, 2012}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last=Sisario|first=Ben|title=Chris Lighty, Manager of Hip-Hop Stars, Dies at 44| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/arts/music/chris-lighty-manager-of-hip-hip-stars-dies-at-44.html|accessdate=30 August 2012|newspaper= The New York Times |date= 30 August 2012}} 4. ^1 {{Cite news |first=Christine |last=Thomasos |date= August 30, 2012 |title=Chris Lighty's Death Shakes Hip-Hop World; Celebrities in Mourning |newspaper=The Christian Post |url=http://global.christianpost.com/news/chris-lightys-death-shakes-hip-hop-world-celebrities-in-mourning-80874/ |accessdate=August 30, 2012 }} 5. ^1 {{cite web| website= HipHopDX.com| url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21347/title.dave-lighty-speaks-on-his-brother-chris-lightys-death| title= Dave Lighty Speaks On His Brother Chris Lighty's Death| date= September 29, 2012 |first= Steven |last= Horowitz | access-date= June 1, 2017}} 6. ^1 {{cite web| quote= I started carrying crates for Red Alert.| website= AllHipHop.com | date= January 14, 2004| title= Violator All-Star DJ Coalition Launches | url= https://allhiphop.com/2004/01/14/violator-all-star-dj-coalition-launches/ | access-date= June 1, 2017}} 7. ^1 {{cite news| last= O'Malley Greenburg| first= Zack |date= August 30, 2012| url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2012/08/30/hip-hop-business-pioneer-chris-lighty-dead-at-44/ |title= Hip-Hop Business Pioneer Chris Lighty Dead At 44| work= Forbes| access-date= }} 8. ^{{Cite news |first=Kim |last=Osorio |date=May 10, 2011 |title=Chris Lighty Launches New Website |publisher =Black Entertainment Television |website= BET.com|url= http://www.bet.com/news/music/2011/05/10/chris-lighty-launches-new-website.html |accessdate=May 10, 2011 }} 9. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{Cite news |first1=Joe |last1=Kemp | first2= Michael J. | last2= Feeney| first3= Anita M. | last3= Samuels| first4= Kerry | last4= Wills |date=August 30, 2012 |title=Hip-hop manager Chris Lighty dead after shooting himself outside his Bronx apartment: cops |newspaper=Daily News |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/hip-hop-manager-chris-lighty-dead-apparent-suicide-bronx-apartment-cops-article-1.1148073 |accessdate=August 30, 2012 }} 10. ^{{cite web| website= HipHopDX.com| url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21282/title.50-cent-reportedly-hires-investigators-to-look-into-chris-lightys-death | title= 50 Cent Reportedly Hires Investigators To Look Into Chris Lighty's Death | date= September 25, 2012 |first= Andres |last= Tardio | access-date= June 1, 2017}} 11. ^{{cite web| website= HipHopDX.com| url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22446/title.papoose-questions-chris-lightys-suicide-on-obituary-2012-track | title= Papoose Questions Chris Lighty's Suicide On "Obituary 2012" Track| date= January 6, 2013| first= Roman |last= Cooper | access-date= June 1, 2017}} External links
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