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Violator Management Merges With Primary Wave Music

Sep 16th, '11  •  by jesse  •  1 Comment

Violator Management may have just gotten stronger. That’s because it was revealed today (September 16) that it has joined forces with Primary Wave Music, one ...

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Chris Lighty: Demo-lition Man

May 31st, '11  •  by XXL Staff  •  4 Comments

Chris Lighty’s résumé contains almost every type of rapper imaginable: legend (LL Cool J), gangsta (50 Cent), mogul (Diddy), even teenybopper (Soulja Boy). As the founder ...

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Chris Lighty Launches Site for New Artists

May 13th, '11  •  by nicolel  •  10 Comments

Chris Lighty, the head of Violator Management, is launching a new Web site where, for $10 hopeful artists can upload their music and industry insiders ...

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50 Cent Invests in Eyewear Company

Dec 16th, '10  •  by Adam Fleischer  •  3 Comments

50 Cent is expanding his empire once again, and this time, he's reaching into the world of eyewear. According to Fast Company, the Queens native has ...

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R.I.P. Scott La Rock – Remembering the BDP Legend 23 Years Later

Aug 27th, '10  •  by XXL Staff  •  34 Comments

Originally printed in the September 2002 issue of XXL “By age 25 Scott ‘La Rock’ Sterling had ...

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Diddy, Nobody Does It Better [Cover Story Excerpt]

Jun 1st, '10  •  by XXL Staff  •  28 Comments

Photography shot exclusively for XXL by Travis Shinn Drama students are such precious little creatures. Grown-up problems like mortgage payments and job security are not yet ...

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BLOG: Rule #3489 – Don’t Diss Your Boss

Aug 14th, '09  •  by XXL Staff  •  42 Comments

As a rapper, Drake is pretty sorry. Sure, his rhymes are strong, but I’m losing count of all his apologies in just the past two ...

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50 Cent’s Manager Affected By Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme

Jan 28th, '09  •  by XXL Staff  •  6 Comments

Chris Lighty, 50 Cent’s manager and head of Violator Management, is one of the many victims of Bernard Madoff’s infamous $50 billion Ponzi scheme. As previously ...

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Chris Lighty & Violator Back Hip-Hop Horror Film

Feb 21st, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  12 Comments

Chris Lighty and Mona Scott of Violator Management, home to clients such as 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott; are set to executive produce ...

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