Andre Harrell: Last News

YouTube’s Director of Black Music & Culture and the founder of Spotify’s Rap Caviar playlist, has spoken to NME about hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, YouTube’s new FIFTY DEEP programme and why Soulja Boy deserves his props as an innovator of “youth culture.”The Congolese-American’s career has been heavily intertwined with the genre. Earlier in his life, he helped programme hip-hop music on BET – where shows like Rap City earned the network huge ratings, VJed on MTV in the early ‘00s, and even worked with rap mogul Diddy for three years at Bad Boy Records.One of his biggest feats, however, is creating the popular Rap Caviar playlist for Spotify: now the most-followed rap playlist on the streaming platform and meant to represent the creme de la creme of all things hip-hop.“I didn’t pitch it necessarily,” Basa said, explaining how Rap Caviar came about.

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By Jem Aswad

Three-time Grammy winner Sean 'Diddy' Combs 'still can't believe' his mentor Andre Harrell died, age 59, from heart failure at his West Hollywood home last Thursday.'I've got to give myself the reality of this in doses. Because I can't even handle this,' the 50-year-old rap mogul grieved to his 39M social media followers.'I hope to God that you are all blessed to have someone in your life that loves you and believes in you like this man believed in me.

The music community is still reeling from the loss of founder and entertainment mogul Andre Harrell, who died on Friday at 59 years old. 

Andre Harrell, music executive who founded Uptown Records and discovered Sean Combs, has died. He was 59.

The hip-hop and R&B community is mourning the loss of Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell, who has died at the age of 59.

By Bruce Haring

The hip-hop community is mourning the loss of music executive Andre Harrell, after sources confirmed to Billboard that he passed away early Saturday morning (May 9). Currently, details of Harrell's death remains unknown. He was 59.

Tributes are being paid by Mariah Carey, Usher and more

Andre Harrell, the founder of Uptown Records who shaped the 90s’ hip-hop and R&B sound, died. He was 59.

Andre Harrell, a veteran music executive is best known for signing a young Sean Combs to his first record deal and later went on to head Motown Records, has died. He was 59. The cause of death is as yet unclear.

Legendary music executive Andre Harrell has died aged 59.

By Variety Staff

Before director of urban music Tuma Basa made hip-hop one of the hottest genres in the world, he grew up in Congo, Zimbabwe — and Iowa. Now he’s using his dual cultural background to do the same for African music.

The music world lost an R&B and hip-hop legend when Andre Harrell passed away May 7 from heart failure. He was 59.

Diddy shared a heartfelt tribute video on Instagram dedicated to his late ex-girlfriend Kim Porter and fallen friend Andre Harrell on Wednesday (May 20).