Uptown Records Founder Andre Harrell Dead At 59
(WorldNews Music)

Andre Harrell, the music executive who founded the influential label Uptown Records and helped make Diddy a star, has died. His ex-wife Wendy Credle tells The New York Times that he had had heart problems for a while and the cause of death was heart failure. The news was first announced by DJ D-Nice during his popular Club Quarantine series and later confirmed by Revolt, where Harrell served as vice chairman. He was 59. Born in Harlem and raised in the Bronx, Harrell first entered the music industry as a performer. He formed the rap duo Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde in high school with his friend Alonzo Brown; they released several successful singles, including the “Genius Of...