Top Def Jam Exec Meets Tragic End
November 2nd, 2008 by Wendie
Shakir Stewart (pictured above left in September), successor of Jay-Z at Def Jam Records, is dead of an apparent self-inflicted gun wound. In June he was promoted from Senior VP of A&R to Executive VP.
Thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
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That’s a strange story. He got to the top of a pretty vicious business only to decide to end it all? Sympathies to the family, and to friends.
so, let’s see, that would effectively make him ‘number one with a bullet’….right? now that’s a fucking headline.
@ censor, lmfao!!! This has been a horrible week, and you just gave me the first good laugh I’ve had
@ censor, LMFAO! This has been a horrible week, and you just gave me the first laugh I’ve had in awhile
Awful!
Some of you people are incredibly mean. Sometimes I am really astounded by your lack of compassion and empathy.
re; judy
you’re absolutely right. i choose to save my compassion for puppies, kittens and people that don’t care to shoot themselves because they are having a bad day, which for this guy, probably meant his ferrari wouldn’t start. wah! wah! wah! i’m sure the first thing obama thought when he heard the bad news was that he hoped the brother had voted early.
You fool,if u don’t have anything good 2 say keep eat a ****. As for this guy my prayers go out and as for Obama keep his name out of it.