Andre Harrell

Andre Harrell (September 26, 1960 – May 8, 2020) was an American record producer and hip hop musician. He was born in Harlem, New York. Harrell was the founder of the record label, Uptown Records. Harrell was president/CEO of Motown Records.

He was the first half of the hip hop duo Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde. Harrell was most known as the man that turned Diddy into a music mogul.[1]

Harrell died on May 8, 2020 at his home in Hollywood, California of heart failure at the age of 59.

References

  1. Alford, Natasha S. (20 May 2016). "Andre Harrell dishes on how he helped take Diddy from shirtless 'bad boy' to music mogul".