Russell Simmons
music producer, co-founder of Def Jam Records, Yankees ball cap
Adam Schlesinger
Songwriter, musician, music producer for Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, Tinted Windows, Fever High
1967-2020 (53)
Andre Harrell
rapper duo of Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, co-founder of Uptown Records (UMG), Motown Records (MCA sold to Universal Music Group)
Brett Ratner
film director, film producer, co-founder of RatPac Entertainment
David Foster
musician, composer, music producer, philanthropist, founder of the David Foster Foundation
davidfoster.com
P. Diddy
rapper aka Puff Daddy, Puffy Combs, hip-hop singer, founder of Bad Boy Records (Atlantic Records) in 1993, owner of Love Records, DeLeón Tequila, music producer for Arista Records, Def Jam, Uptown Records
Fatboy Slim
DJ, music producer of Right Here Right Now, Praise You, Rockafeller Skank
fatboyslim.net
Jam Master Jay
DJ, music producer, founder of Scratch Academy, murdered in Queens
Neil Giraldo living
Musician, music producer, songwriter
1955- (70)
benatargiraldo.com
Richard Davis
Musician, jazz bassist, activist, composer, music producer of songs and jingles, founder of the Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassists
richarddavis.org
Slim Williams living
music producer, musician, actor, performer, entrepreneur, co-founder of Cash Money Records (1991) with his younger brother Birdman (rapper)
1964- (61)
slimwilliamsmusic.com