BREAKING NEWS: Def Jam Vice Prez Shakir Stewart Dead Of Apparent Suicide
Sad news… Shakir was a good dude. R.I.P.
Def Jam Executive Vice President, Shakir Stewart was found dead today. Details are still coming in, but it has been told that Shakir shot himself and his wife discovered the body earlier today.
We are still awaiting confirmation, but sources have stated Stewart committed suicide.
Stewart replaced Jay-Z’s position at Island Def Jam and was named Executive Vice President of Def Jam Recordings in June of 2008. Updates will be posted as this story develops.
Yo this shyt is crazy! Goes to show money cant buy you true happiness. Sadly there’s no repentance from suicide. Praying for his family in these trying times.
side story: My childhood best friend jumped to her death from her dorm room, the first week of her freshman college year and to this day I cant seem to understand how things got to that point and I always wonder what she was feeling at that moment (lonely, filling of peace that whatever pushed her to that point was about to end, scared,etc) and to this day I still think that she was selfish for that act.
Its just sad all the way around!
so effed up. but you never know what drives a person to take their own life. so sad.. he was a really really nice guy.
this just so made my stomach hurt!
I’m so sad….he was on JD’s “Brothers” TV Special. Very sad I hope god give strength to their family at this trying time.
This is crazy! Shake was such a cool person. R.I.P
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
Our Brother…
Shake!
R.I.P
The only president that would say whats up to the lil guys.
This is crazy man.
Shake was one of my good friends. Been knowing him since his Kenlo, Dent and Platinum House days. Whenever I saw Shake coming, I knew I was in for a good laugh and a round of sarcasm remarks that would have me laughing like there was no tomorrow. If you saw us together at an event you knew we were up to no good. His laughter and sarcasm will be missed among other things. I’m deeply saddened and hurt by this news. I lost a friend yesterday and he’ll forever be missed.
My deepest condolences go out to his family and friends…he was loved by many.
R.I.P. Shake!
RIP. SS must of been a great person. All over the ‘net there’s nothing but positive recollections about people’s interactions with him. Hope his family and friends make it thru this hard time.
Dang… someone was just talking abt him when I ran into my friend Dallas in ATL. Thats sooo random… yet sad. I wish his wife strength.
RIP
MAN THIS IS CRAZY …..LOVE YOU MY NIG LAST THING U SAID WAS GO HARD AND MAKE THE BEST OF THIS DEAL U GOT U… WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BROTHER IM PRAYING FOR URE FAMILY AND TO MY DEF JAM STAFF WE LOST ONE OF THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!NO LIE
One more of “God’s Gifts” – gone. May he R.I.P. – Goes to show that in all our searching and grinding to acquire all the worldly desires of the heart, its nothing without the true word of God etched in our soul,…our heart, guiding our daily footsteps.