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Shakir Stewart, Who Replaced Jay-Z At Helm Of Def Jam, Dead
MTV News Latest Headlines — ... A native of Oakland, California, Stewart was appointed executive vice president in June, which he called his dream job. A graduate of Atlanta's Morehouse College, he previously worked at Hitco Music Publishing, to which he signed Beyoncé, according to Billboard.com. He was an A&R; consultant at LaFace Records from 2000 to 2004 and signed Ciara to the label. He recently signed up-and-coming artists Rocko and Karina Pasian to Def Jam. ...

VP Of Def Jam Commits Suicide
illRoots — Shakir Stewart, the man who replaced Jay-Z as the Executive VP at Def Jam, has died of a reported suicide Billboard reports. This is the man that signed the likes of Beyonce, Rick Ross and Young Jeezy. Terribly sad news. We keep his friends and family in our prayers.

Def Jam Exec Found Dead
Bossip.com — Posted by Bssip Staff Shakir Stewart reportedly committed suicide in Atlanta: New York City-based Def Jam Recordings says that the executive that succeeded Jay-Z as the head of the legendary hip hop music label has died. The company said in a statement that executive vice president Shakir Stewart died on Saturday. The cause of death could not immediately be confirmed. Stewart signed such artists as Rick Ross and Young Jeezy to the label before being named in June to the post once filled by Jay-Z. In that role, ...