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David Lighty Speaks on His Brother, Chris Lighty’s Untimely Death
The hip-hop world is mourning the lost of one the music industry’s great business mind’s, Chris Lighty.
David Lighty has shared some words about his brother’s untimely death.
The hip-hop world is mourning the loss of one the music industry’s great business minds, Chris Lighty.
The Founder of Violator Management, Brand Asset CEO was found dead behind his Bronx apartment in what officials said was caused by a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head.
There are many rumors on why Chris Lighty may have taken his own life, but many people who knew him best describe a man who wouldn’t do the unimaginable.
Chris Lighty’s brother Dave Lighty urges the NYPD to do a full investigation before concluding his brother’s death was a suicide.
Hot 97’s and Fox News, Lisa Evers, had the chance to speak with David Lighty, on his brother’s untimely death.
“I’m surprised, shocked, and lost at this moment. I want the truth to come out. This isn’t my brother. My brother was a strong person, is a strong person. Nothing is adding up. I can’t get a direct answer from anybody…I understand there’s a process to be followed. I can’t even get clear answers from people I think I should be getting clear answers from.”
“Everyone’s like ‘that’s not the Chris I know’ in no way, shape, or form. Things were popping. Primary wave was the biggest management company in America, what else could be going wrong. Yeah, we’re in a bad economy, that’s everywhere. Nah. Not this. We’ve been in way worse situations than this. I just want to know what really happened to my brother. If he did take his own life, alright, I just wish he could have reached out and spoken to us. We were all here for him. I just want the truth. The truth.”
Chris Lighty was the industry’s connector. He helped make a megastar of 50 Cent, brokering the rapper’s multi-million dollar deal with Vitamin Water, and handled high-profile performers including Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, Sean “Diddy” Combs and more.
Chris Lighty was 44 years old.
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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes northeastern United States
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake in Lebanon, New Jersey shook the northeastern United States on Friday morning.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the northeastern United States on Friday morning.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected near Lebanon, New Jersey, at 10:23 a.m. Friday.
The earthquake was felt in New Hampshire down to Maryland.
According to the Richter scale, which is used to measure earthquake magnitude, they considered the event a “light” earthquake. Still, the geological survey posted on X that it was “notable.” They went on further to say earthquakes are “uncommon but not unheard of along the Atlantic Coast”.
It’s not yet clear if anyone was hurt in Friday’s quake.
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9-year-old cancer survivor killed in tragic school bus accident
A family is in mourning after a 9-year-old cancer survivor was tragically killed in an accident in Orlando.
A family is in mourning after a 9-year-old cancer survivor was tragically killed in an accident in Orlando, Florida.
9-year-old cancer survivor tragically killed
Elyas Amyr Marshall-Rodriguez got off the bus Tuesday afternoon and, as he was walking away from the bus, he dropped his football when he crawled under the bus to get it and the vehicle began moving.
Marshall-Rodriguez was in remission for leukemia when he was killed on Tuesday after being diagnosed at 2-years-old, according to his family who spoke at his vigil.
He loved life
“He was the life of the party,” said Trenae Gayle, Marshall-Rodriguez’ cousin. “He loved football; he loved basketball. He loved all sports.”
The family has set up a GoFundMe.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the incident and the investigation is currently ongoing.
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Hero teen saves baby whose parents were electrocuted by downed power line in Portland ice storm
A teenager in Oregon is being hailed a hero for putting herself in danger to help save the life of a 9-month-old baby.
A teenager in Oregon is being hailed a hero for putting herself in danger to help save the life of a 9-month-old baby.
Oregon teenager saves baby
Majiah Washington, 18, of Portland, said she was inside her home on Wednesday when she saw a flash outside her window.
Washington said after looking outside, she saw a car with a downed power line on top of it, and man and a woman who had been trying to put their child in the car.
“The baby’s mom was yelling to the man, ‘Take my baby out of the car. Take my baby out of the car,'” Washington recalled at a press conference Thursday at the headquarters of Portland Fire & Rescue.
Intense rescue
Washington witnessed the infant’s father attempt to walk up an icy hill with the child, before slipping and falling backwards. The mother attempted the same, followed by another person, who all were unfortunately electrocuted.
Washington ran outside and called 911. When she saw the baby’s head move, she sprung into action. Despite what she had just witnessed and the dangers, she said she walked on the driveway to reach the baby.
Majiah Washington was heroic
Portland Fire and Rescue spokesman Rick Graves described Washington’s efforts as “heroic.”
“We do have fortunately with us a [child] that is going to be able to thrive and do what they possibly can as they move forward,” Graves said Thursday. “And they are here, in part, because of the heroic acts of a member of our community.”
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