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BET Hip-Hop Awards Chris Lighty Tribute

On: October 10, 2012

Chris Lighty was remembered by friends/clients A Tribe Called Quest, Fat Joe, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot, DJ Red Alert and LL Cool J onstage at the BET Hip-Hop Awards. Related posts: Brooklyn in the House! Sixth Annual “VH1 Hip Hop Honors” Honoring the 25th Anniversary of Def JamContinue Reading

R.I.P. Chris Lighty

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By: blakcitrus

On: August 30, 2012

[youtube]-cXGkYng54U[/youtube] Hip-hop industry mogul Chris Lighty died today from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Lighty, or Baby Chris as he was known to longtime friends and fans, started his career as a member of The Jungle Brothers crew. In an interview with Allindstrom.com last year he talked about how the NativeContinue Reading