Chris Lighty

Real Name: Darrell Steven Lighty

(May 8, 1968 - August 30, 2012)

Darrell Steven Lighty, better known as "Big Baby" Chris Lighty, was an American businessman and investor. Born on May 8, 1968 in The Bronx, New York, Lighty created the legendary Violator.

On August 30, 2012, Lighty was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head. His death was ruled of a possible suicide.

His legacy remains forever, but life was never too short for Chris Lighty. He remains a Violator forever.

Aliases

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Total: 9

3 Feet High And Rising - De La Soul

Hip Hop

Conscious

1989 - Big Life, Tommy Boy

VG+ / VG+ - 1 x LP, Album

Beyond This World / Promo No. 2 - Jungle Brothers

Hip Hop

Conscious

1989 - Warner Bros. Records

VG+ / VG+ - 1 x 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM

De La Soul Is Dead - De La Soul

Hip Hop

Jazzy Hip-Hop

2023 - AOI Records, Chrysalis Records

M / M - 2 x LP, Album, Reissue

The Beatnuts - Beatnuts, The

Hip Hop

Hardcore Hip-Hop

Relativity

VG+ / VG+ - 1 x LP, Album, Repress

Beats, Rhymes And Life - A Tribe Called Quest

Hip Hop

Conscious, Jazzy Hip-Hop

2025 - Jive, Legacy, Sony Music

M / M - 2 x LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Description Of A Fool - A Tribe Called Quest

Hip Hop

Jive

VG+ / VG+ - 1 x 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Unofficial Release

Here We Go - Funkmaster Flex Presents Kadejia Feat Product

Hip Hop

1998 - Loud Records, RCA

VG+ / VG+ - 1 x 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo

Album Sampler - Missy Elliott

Hip Hop

1999 - Eastwest Records, The Goldmind, Inc., Violator

VG+ / GEN - 1 x 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Sampler, Stereo

The Hiatus - Diamond D

Hip Hop

1997 - Mercury

VG+ / VG+ - 1 x 12"

PRICE	Title	Artist	Genre	Style	Label	Year	Country	Format	Condition	Comment
$200	3 Feet High And Rising	De La Soul	Hip Hop	Conscious	Big Life, Tommy Boy	1989	UK	1 x LP, Album	VG+/VG+
$25	Beyond This World / Promo No. 2	Jungle Brothers	Hip Hop	Conscious	Warner Bros. Records	1989	US	1 x 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM	VG+/VG+
$70	De La Soul Is Dead	De La Soul	Hip Hop	Jazzy Hip-Hop	AOI Records, Chrysalis Records	2023	Worldwide	2 x LP, Album, Reissue	M/M
$60	The Beatnuts	Beatnuts, The	Hip Hop	Hardcore Hip-Hop	Relativity	0	US	1 x LP, Album, Repress	VG+/VG+
$70	Beats, Rhymes And Life	A Tribe Called Quest	Hip Hop	Conscious, Jazzy Hip-Hop	Jive, Legacy, Sony Music	2025	Worldwide	2 x LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo	M/M	sealed
$40	Description Of A Fool	A Tribe Called Quest	Hip Hop		Jive	0	UK	1 x 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Unofficial Release	VG+/VG+
$12	Here We Go	Funkmaster Flex Presents Kadejia Feat Product	Hip Hop		Loud Records, RCA	1998	US	1 x 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo	VG+/VG+
$10	Album Sampler	Missy Elliott	Hip Hop		Eastwest Records, The Goldmind, Inc., Violator	1999	US	1 x 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Sampler, Stereo	VG+/GEN
$30	The Hiatus	Diamond D	Hip Hop		Mercury	1997	US	1 x 12"	VG+/VG+