Violater Gets Loud

Chris Lighty has ended his relationship with Lyor Cohen, the CEO of Def Jam, and has taken Violater Records/Management to Loud Records. After an 11 year relationship, it is rumored that Lighty was forced to leave Def Jam due to a lack of big releases, and that Def Jam opted to not renew his distribution […]

Chris

Lighty

has ended his

relationship with Lyor Cohen, the CEO of Def Jam, and has taken

Violater Records/Management to Loud Records. After an 11 year

relationship, it is rumored that Lighty was forced to leave Def

Jam due to a lack of big releases, and that Def Jam opted to not

renew his distribution deal when it was up in January. Lighty

claims just the opposite, claiming it was a strategic move to

keep his label young and fresh. In January, Lighty entered into

a relationship with the CEO of Artists Management Group, Michael

Ovitz. He heads up AMG’s urban entertainment division.