Violator (company)

Violator is a company, record label, marketing group, and multi-media entertainment conglomerate founded and operated by Chris Lighty and Mona Scott-Young until Lighty's death on August 30, 2012.^[2]

Violator

Company type	Private
Industry	Music film entertainment
Founded	1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Founder	Chris Lighty Mona Scott
Headquarters	36 West 25th Street, Chelsea, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
Key people	Chris Lighty (Founder & CEO) Mona Scott-Young (Co-Founder)
Products	films video games music
Services	Management music
Divisions	Violator Records
Subsidiaries	Violator Entertainment

History

In 1996, Lighty partnered with manager Scott-Young to launch Violator management. The company specialized in managing the careers of hip hop and R&B performers and is also a record label. Included among Violator's past and present clients are Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, N.O.R.E., Q-Tip, Missy Elliott, Fantasia, Mýa, Diggy Simmons, Cormega, Mobb Deep, LL Cool J, Nas, JoJo Pellegrino, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Uncle Murda, Frankie Cutlass and Da Franchise . Violator has released two compilation albums of material from its artists: Violator: The Album and Violator: The Album, V2.0. The first album features Q-Tip's first solo hit single, "Vivrant Thing". Lighty also managed Sean "Puffy" Combs.

In September 2009, CEO Chris Lighty joined the Advisory Board of Purista premium cocktail mixers to aid in the execution of the company's strategic marketing plans.^[3]

Chris Lighty died on August 30, 2012.^[4]

Violator Entertainment

This is the list of movies and video games that Violator Entertainment has worked on.^[5] Music Manager Leon Derrick Youngblood SR collaborated with Dave Lighty to broker a deal for music producer/recording artist Roccstar, who is signed to Violator as a music producer and is currently working on several artist under the Violator umbrella, Chris Lighty signed off on the deal in 2011.

• Full Clip (2004)
• 50 Cent: Bulletproof (video game, 2005)

Discography

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions			Album
		U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap
1999	"Vivrant Thing" (featuring Q-Tip)	26	7	10	Violator: The Album
	"Say What" (featuring LL Cool J)	–	–	–
2001	"Grimey" (featuring N.O.R.E.)	–	62	18	Violator: The Album, V2.0
	"Livin' the Life" (featuring Prodigy, Jadakiss and Butch Cassidy)	–	78	–
	"What It Is" (featuring Busta Rhymes and Kelis)	63	20	4
	"Put Your Hands Up" (featuring LL Cool J)	–	–	50
2003	"Keep Doin' It" (featuring Mystikal, Dirtbag and Busta Rhymes)	–	92	–	V3: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
	"I C U (Doin' It)" (featuring A Tribe Called Quest and Erykah Badu)	–	–	–

Clients

The following artists and producers were signed to Violator Management.^[6]

• 50 Cent
• Busta Rhymes
• Diddy
• N.O.R.E.
• Papoose
• Prodigy
• Q-Tip
• Red Alert
• Saigon
• Uncle Murda
• Winky Wright
• Mobb Deep
• Missy Elliott
• LL Cool J

Former artists

The following artists were signed to Violator Records

• Fat Joe (Violator/Relativity)
• Cormega (Violator/Def Jam)
• CRU (Violator/Def Jam)
• Warren G (Violator/Def Jam)
• Foxy Brown (Violator/Def Jam)
• Da Franchise (Violator/Def Jam)
• The Beatnuts (Violator/Relativity)
• Mysonne (Violator/Def Jam)
• JoJo Pellegrino (Violator/Loud)
• Frankie Cutlass (Violator/Relativity)
• Chi-Ali (Violator/Relativity)

Compilation albums

• Violator: The Album (Violator/Def Jam, 1999)
• Violator: The Album, V2.0 (Violator/Loud/Columbia, 2001)
• V3: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (unreleased) (Violator/Jive/Zomba), 2004)