{"id":55127,"date":"2012-08-31T21:02:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=55127"},"modified":"2012-08-31T21:02:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T19:02:00","slug":"15-ways-chris-lighty-changed-hip-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/15-ways-chris-lighty-changed-hip-hop\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Ways Chris Lighty Changed Hip Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Although he spent his career mostly behind the scenes, Chris Lighty \u2019s tragic death<\/a> yesterday has thrust his achievements into the spotlight. Today\u2019s New York Times described him as \u201cone of the most powerful figures in the hip-hop business,\u201d adding, \u201cMr. Lighty helped establish the genre as a major commercial force.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marc Ecko, who partnered with Lighty to produce G-Unit apparel, put it this way: \u201cWatching him do his thing with 50 was just a master class in entrepreneurship.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the words of Dan Charnas, author of the definitive history of the hip-hop business, The Big Payback, \u201cChris Lighty created and sustained more careers for more stars than any of his contemporaries because he had a simple formula: he thought big, worked hard, made that money, and kept it moving.<\/p>\n

Bottom line, Chris Lighty was a game changer in hip-hop.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the article HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Related: DJ Wonder\u2019s Chris Lighty Tribute Mix<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although he spent his career mostly behind the scenes, Chris Lighty \u2019s tragic death yesterday…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t