Funeral held for hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty

Hundreds gathered today in Manhattan to say goodbye to Bronx native and hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty.Fat Joe, LL Cool J, Russel Simmons, Angie Martinez and Gayle King were among those who came out to pay

News 12 Staff

Sep 5, 2012, 6:55 PM

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Funeral held for hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty
Hundreds gathered today in Manhattan to say goodbye to Bronx native and hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty.Fat Joe, LL Cool J, Russel Simmons, Angie Martinez and Gayle King were among those who came out to pay their final respects to 44-year-old Lighty, who was found in his Riverdale apartment last Thursday with a gunshot wound to the head. A medical examiner ruled his death a suicide.According to court records, Lighty and his wife were in the process of getting a divorce. He was also having some financial troubles. Lighty was best known for managing the careers of icons like Mariah Carey and Sean Diddy Combs.Hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty found dead in apartment


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