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‘HE DID WHAT???! And Y’all Let Him?’: Al Sharpton’s Niece Threatens Legal Action After Former Wu-Tang Manager Goes Too Far with 'Wild' Story

Before the Rev. Al Sharpton, 71, became a Democratic-leaning civil rights leader, the Brooklyn native was a music industry insider and a hip-hop head who apparently once got into a heated altercation with the founder of a legendary hip-hop record label. As the head of Loud Records in the 1990s, music executive Steve Rifkind helped launch the careers of successful rap acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Big Pun, and Three 6 Mafia. Rifkind, 62, …

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Atlanta Black Star broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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