Reggie Ossé

CTL-E-4276 · Person · journalist · 1969-2017

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Hip-hop podcaster and founding partner of the Loud Speakers Network. Born July 8, 1969 in Brooklyn; entertainment lawyer for 12 years (Jay-Z, Dame Dash, Roc-A-Fella), then managing editor of The Source; host of The Combat Jack Show. Died December 20, 2017, aged 48, of colon cancer.

The record

Also known as: Combat Jack, Reginald Joseph Ossé

Notes

RELP98 identity check: stub CTL-E-0695 mentions Ossé but no standalone entity; unique in graph.

Referenced by

Chris Morrow — related to → this record
Loud Speakers Network — founded by → this record

Sources

New York Times obituary - 'Reggie Osse, Pioneer [Combat Jack], Dies' (Jonah Engel Bromwich, 2017-12-21, via DocumentCloud)
Wikipedia - Combat Jack
REVOLT - 'Hip-hop attorney, podcaster Reggie Combat Jack Osse dies' (2017-12-20)

Record CTL-E-4276 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 3 sources · 2 mapped relationships · CTL research: RELP-001, MEDIA-001.
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