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 Atlanta, police said Sunday.
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 Atlanta, police said Sunday.
Executive vice president Shakir Stewart, 34, died on Saturday, his New York-based label said in a statement.
Stewart was found Saturday afternoon in the bathroom of his home in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Cobb County police spokeswoman Cassie Reece said Sunday. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
Police described the shooting as self-inflicted and would not say who discovered Stewart.
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. AP
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