| Revision as of 06:33, 8 November 2008 editPaulfromatlanta (talk | contribs)52 edits Add Artists and Repertoire (A&R) Wikpedia link← Previous edit | Revision as of 22:43, 8 November 2008 edit undoLocke Cole (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, File movers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers18,893 editsm relink dates, no consensus for MOS changesNext edit → | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Recent death|date=November 2008}}{{Refimprove|date=November 2008}} | {{Recent death|date=November 2008}}{{Refimprove|date=November 2008}} | ||
| '''Shakir Stewart''' (1974 – November 1, 2008), a native of ], was a US record executive in a number of companies, the latest being ]. At the time of his death he was the Senior Vice President of ] and the Executive Vice President of Def Jam. | '''Shakir Stewart''' (] – ], ]), a native of ], was a US record executive in a number of companies, the latest being ]. At the time of his death he was the Senior Vice President of ] and the Executive Vice President of Def Jam. | ||
| He graduated from ]'s ] and got his start as a music executive at Hitco Music Publishing where he signed ]. In 2000, he was appointed ] consultant at ] signing ] to the label. He stayed there until 2004. From 2004 he served as vice president and then senior vice president of ] for Def Jam.<ref>http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/11/02/stewart_1103_web.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab&imw=Y</ref> He signed Atlanta rapper ]. In June 2008, he was assigned as Executive Vice President of ] where he had replaced ], a position left vacant since December 2007. | He graduated from ]'s ] and got his start as a music executive at Hitco Music Publishing where he signed ]. In 2000, he was appointed ] consultant at ] signing ] to the label. He stayed there until 2004. From 2004 he served as vice president and then senior vice president of ] for Def Jam.<ref>http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/11/02/stewart_1103_web.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab&imw=Y</ref> He signed Atlanta rapper ]. In June 2008, he was assigned as Executive Vice President of ] where he had replaced ], a position left vacant since December 2007. | ||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
| In addition to discovering new talent Stewart oversaw various projects as Def Jam VP of A&R, including ] and ]. | In addition to discovering new talent Stewart oversaw various projects as Def Jam VP of A&R, including ] and ]. | ||
| On November 1, 2008, Stewart was found in the bathroom of his home in the Atlanta suburb of ] with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,446007,00.html</ref> | On ], 2008, Stewart was found in the bathroom of his home in the Atlanta suburb of ] with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,446007,00.html</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 8 November 2008
 | This article is currently being heavily edited because its subject has recently died. Information about their death and related events may change significantly and initial news reports may be unreliable. The most recent updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. Please feel free to improve this article (but edits without reliable references may be removed) or discuss changes on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Shakir Stewart" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Shakir Stewart (1974 – November 1, 2008), a native of Oakland, California, was a US record executive in a number of companies, the latest being Def Jam. At the time of his death he was the Senior Vice President of Island Def Jam Music Group and the Executive Vice President of Def Jam.
He graduated from Atlanta's Morehouse College and got his start as a music executive at Hitco Music Publishing where he signed Beyoncé. In 2000, he was appointed A&R consultant at LaFace Records signing Ciara to the label. He stayed there until 2004. From 2004 he served as vice president and then senior vice president of A&R for Def Jam. He signed Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy. In June 2008, he was assigned as Executive Vice President of Def Jam where he had replaced Jay-Z, a position left vacant since December 2007.
In addition to discovering new talent Stewart oversaw various projects as Def Jam VP of A&R, including Nas and LL Cool J.
On November 1, 2008, Stewart was found in the bathroom of his home in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
References
- http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/11/02/stewart_1103_web.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab&imw=Y
- http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,446007,00.html