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The 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards honored fallen music executive Chris Lighty Tuesday night (Oct. 9), uniting enemies and bringing friends together on one stage. LL Cool J, an artist signed to Lighty's Violator Management company, commenced the tribute by calling out the fact that the music mogul was "my friend...

The 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards saw the return of the imprint-driven super performance with one of the best presentations coming from Taylor Gang with Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J and Young Jeezy pitching in to open the show. The BoomBox was front and center at the event, taking in the full spectacle, which was taped Sept...

Missy Elliott has always been one to turn heads with her outfits. Last week, during the taping of the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards, the lauded rapper did just that while taking the stage to perform for a tribute to Chris Lighty, her late friend and manager...

In a recent interview with Cleveland's Z107.9 radio station, Fat Joe spoke candidly about deceased industry icon Chris Lighty and how the Violator founder inspired him to call off his longtime beef with 50 Cent. Though the feuding MCs exchanged jabs on tracks like 50's "Piggy Bank" and Joe's "My Fofo," G-Unit and Terror Squad never came to blows, and finally came to terms durin

NEW YORK (AP) - The family of late hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty has asked for a second autopsy after a medical examiner ruled his death in New York last week a suicide. Forensic pathologist Michael Baden said Wednesday that he performed the second autopsy at the family's request...

Despite refusing to drop a new album, Dr. Dre has scored the No. 1 spot on Forbes' annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings list. The revered producer brought in $110 million thanks to his Beats by Dre headphone line, dwarfing Diddy's paltry $45 million Ciroc earnings...

Common served some rap classics, flirted with women and gave a reminder of a loss in the hip-hop community during his performance at Rock the Bells Sunday (Sept. 2) at PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey. "When you come to Rock the Bells you gotta be ready to party," he said to the lively crowd...

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York City medical examiner's office has ruled the death of hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty a suicide. The 44-year-old manager of Mariah Carey, Sean "Diddy" Combs and 50 Cent was found dead in his Bronx apartment Thursday with a gunshot wound to the head...

NEW YORK (AP) - A hip-hop mogul who managed Sean "Diddy" Combs, 50 Cent and Mariah Carey was found dead in his New York City apartment Thursday in an apparent suicide, police said. Chris Lighty, 44, was discovered at his home in the Bronx with a gunshot wound to the head, and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said...

Industry veteran Chris Lighty has died at 43, reportedly due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Aug. 30. The Bronx, N.Y. native got his start carrying crates for DJ Red Alert, which lead to a position at Russell Simmons and Lyor Cohen's Rush Management in 1988...