{"id":260926,"date":"2020-05-09T08:31:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T13:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/music-giant-andre-harrell-dead-at-59"},"modified":"2020-05-09T08:31:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T13:31:49","slug":"music-giant-andre-harrell-dead-at-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/music-giant-andre-harrell-dead-at-59","title":{"rendered":"Music Giant Andre Harrell Dead at fifty nine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Andre Harrell<\/strong>, a legendary music exec who gave Diddy<\/strong><\/a> his big break and, among many other accomplishments, ran Motown Records, is dead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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DJ D-Nice<\/strong> broke the news Friday night on Instagram Live. The cause of death is not yet known, but the day before his death Andre posted this \u2026 \u201cWhoever need a ride to 2021 \u2026 we leave tomorrow morning,\u201d and \u2026 \u201cSkip the virus and Let\u2019s Pick it up again at the top of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Andre\u2019s career began as half of the rap duo, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde back in 1981. Andre and Russell Simmons<\/strong> worked together and Andre ultimately became a veep for Def Jam Records.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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But by 1986, Andre became restless and wanted a label of his own, and he did just that with Uptown Records. It was enormously successful, with artists like Teddy Riley<\/strong>, Al B. Sure<\/strong>, Heavy D<\/strong> and many others. He signed Mary J. Blige<\/strong> when she was a teenager. And, get this \u2026 his former intern helped jump-start the label \u2026 an intern named Sean \u201cPuffy\u201d Combs, who quickly became an exec for the label.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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And, as they say, the rest is history. \u00a0Combs discovered Notorious B.I.G.<\/strong>, but it was short-lived. Combs was fired in \u201993 and created Bad Boy Records, bringing Biggie along for the ride. But, Andre and Diddy stayed close over the years. Andre was Vice-Chair of Revolt.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Andre made another move in \u201995, when he became the head of Motown.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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But, there\u2019s more \u2026 Andre went on to become E.P. of the series, \u201cNew York Undercover.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Tributes are pouring in \u2026 Maria Carey said, \u201cWhy Andre \u2026 My heart is breaking and I can\u2019t stop crying. \u00a0He was an amazing friend and I will miss him forever.\u201d \u00a0DJ D-Nice said, \u201cTruly heartbroken. \u00a0Rest peacefully, Andre Harrell.\u201d \u00a0Voila Davis \u2026 \u201d RIP Andre Harrell \u2026 thank you for the gift of so many incredible artists. \u00a0Gone too soon.\u201d \u00a0And Ava DuVernary tweeted, \u201cSaluting Andre Harrell. \u00a0The architect of so much music, so much culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Andre is survived by partner Wendy Credle<\/strong> and a son, Gianni Credle-Harrell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Andre was 59. \u00a0RIP.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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