Def Jam Executive Shakir Stewart Commits Suicide

Photo via Island Def Jam Music GroupDef Jam executive vice president Shakir Stewart-- the man who succeeded Jay-Z at the top of the Def Jam Recordings ladder-- committed suicide at his Marietta, Georgia home on Saturday (November 1), according to reports from the Associated Press and VIBE.com.VIBE.com cites the local Cobb County police, who report that Stewart shot himself in the head before being officially pronounced dead at Kennestone Hospital later on Saturday. Stewart was 34 years old.Durin...

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