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Shakir Stewart, Jay-Z's Successor At Def Jam, Suicides

AP | Posted 12.02.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Shakir Stewart, Jay-Z, Def Jam, Music, Shakir Stewart Cause of Death, Entertainment News

ATLANTA — The executive who succeeded Jay-Z as the head of hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near ...

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Jay-Z Steps Down As President Of Def Jam

New York Times | JEFF LEEDS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Def Jam, Def Jam Records, Shawn Carter, Jay-Z, Business News

After an unusual three-year turn in the corporate suite, Jay-Z, the rap superstar, said Monday that he would step down from his post as president of D...

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More Music Layoffs: A Dozen At DefJam

Silicon Valley Insider | Peter Kafka | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Universal Music Group, Greg Thompson, Rob Stevenson, Paul Pontius, Def Jam, Warner Music Group, Sony BMG, Business News

Unfortunately for employees at big music labels, it looks as if we're going to be hearing this refrain for a while: Universal Music Group's Island Def...

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