Today in Hip-Hop: R.I.P. Shakir Stewart
Rest in power.
Shakir Stewart
Mark DiDia Named New EVP of Island Records
A month after Jermaine Dupri was fired, Island Records appoints Mark DiDia as the new executive vice president...
Def Jam Replaces Shakir Stewart, Jermaine Dupri Brings So So Def To Sony
Late Def Jam exec Shakir Stewart has reportedly been replaced by Atlantic Records' Chris Hicks...
UPDATE: Def Jam Executive VP Shakir Stewart Commits Suicide
Def Jam Executive VP Shakir Stewart committed suicide this past Saturday (11/1/08).
Reports say Stewart died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The executive earned his stripes as an A&R at Def Jam Records, signing stars like Young Jeezy and Rick Ross before being promoted to Executive VP at the company earlier this year. Th...
FEATURE: Slim: Cloud 9
112's former frontman gets ready to fly solo...