Guardian Music — Music mogul who guided hip-hop's commercial explosion found dead outside his New York home in an apparent suicideChris Lighty, one of the most influential executives in hip-hop, has died. The 44-year-old manager of 50 Cent, Diddy and Mariah Carey rep... more info

Sky News — Chris Lighty, the 44-year-old manager of P Diddy and 50 Cent, is found dead in his apartment with a gunshot wound to the head. more info

Perez Hilton — How tragic!! Music manager Chris Lighty is dead at 44. His body was found Thursday is his Bronx apartment and the cause of death appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The hip-hop icon worked with top-tier artists and was the longt... more info

E! Online — The apparent suicide of hip-hop manager and rap mogul Chris Lighty (also known as Darrell Lighty) has sent shockwaves through the music industry. The longtime manager of 50 Cent, Diddy... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Earlier today, we got the sad news that Chris Lighty passed away. Tributes have been flooding in since the tragic news. Chris Lighty created Violator Management, which was instrumental in the careers of many artists, including 50 Cent. The rapper has... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Chris Lighty, the manager of prominent hip-hop artists including 50 Cent, Diddy and Mariah Carey , died Thursday morning in New York in an apparent suicide, police sources say. He was 44.  more info

ContactMusic — The longtime manager of superstars Mariah Carey 50 Cent and Sean Combs has been found dead at his apartment in New York The body of hip-hop heavyweight Chris Lighty was discovered on Thursday morning 30Aug12 and police source... more info

ContactMusic — 50 Cents longtime manager Chris Lighty has died aged 44 The hip-hop executive - who managed a number of stars throughout his career including P Diddy Ja Rule and Mariah Carey - was found dead at his home in New York this... more info

E! Online — It's a sad day for hip-hop. Chris Lighty, who managed stars such as Mariah Carey, 50 Cent and Missy Elliot, died of an apparent suicide today. He was 44. The New York... more info

Consequence of Sound — Hip-hop manager worked with Diddy, 50 Cent, Nas, Q-Tip, and more. more info