[RIP ] Def Jam 副總裁 Shakir Stewart 自殺

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雖然我跟他不熟，但 R.I.P.

Def Jam Executive VP Shakir Stewart Commits Suicide

A sad story to end the day with not many details available yet, Def Jam
executive vice president Shakir Stewart committed suicide and was found
dead today.  According to reports, he died of a self-inflicted gunshot
wound.

Stewart, who began his career in the 1980s promoting concerts for Too
Short, Nas and Scarface,replaced Jay-Z at the top of the Def Jam in June
and also retained his duties as senior VP of A&R at Island Def Jam.  The
Oakland, Calif., native signed such artists as Rick Ross, Young Jeezy and
newcomer Karina Pasian.

Stewart cut his teeth as a music executive at Hitco Music Publishing, where
he was creative director and later senior VP of creative/GM and signed
Beyonce Knowles.

Even before he gained a rep for promoting rap concerts during his Morehouse
College days, Stewart was “the guy who was the head of passing out fliers
at seven clubs a night, seven days a week in 20-degree weather,” he told
Billboard this summer.

Stewart said at the time it was his goal to help develop “new, young
executives … The hot executive who’s 21, 22 years old and has a serious
passion for music and the desire to work 27 hours a day. That’s where I
was at that time in my life. And that’s who I’m looking to mentor. I don’t
see many people like that. Instead, I see a lot of kids who want to live the
lifestyle but don’t want to put in the work and do what it takes.”

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this
difficult time.

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