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Wes Crockett was known as a security expert, music promoter, boxing executive, record label owner and\/or a champion weightlifter\/powerlifter, who trained celebrities including \u201cTiny\u201d Lister, Jr.\u00a0\u00a0He was all of the above and more, wearing many hats throughout his multilayered career.\u00a0 Crockett, affectionately known as \u201cBig Wes,\u201d was a man who continuously reinvented himself.<\/p>\n
Born in Los Angeles, Crockett spent his childhood between L.A. and Las Vegas. In 1976, he received a B.A. from the United States International University in San Diego.\u00a0 A life-changing moment came in 1982\/83 when he landed a gig at Solar Records\/Dick Griffey Productions as head of security.\u00a0 At Solar, Crockett worked with The Whispers, Shalamar, Lakeside, Dynasty, Midnight Star, The Deele (LA & Babyface), The Calloways and Klymaxx, while also providing security for the label\u2019s \u201cA\u201d list celebrity world tours.\u00a0 While working in the touring arena, Crockett helped shape and guide some of the most admired artists and record labels in the industry.<\/p>\n
Record labels had a great admiration of his vision for up-and-coming talent, resulting in him\u00a0receiving hundreds of gold, platinum, and multi-platinum records from Beyonc\u00e9, Missy Elliot, Alicia Keys, Cash Money, Lil Wayne, Drake, Nelly, Fat Joe, Chris Brown, Neyo and more.\u00a0 Crockett hired Suge Knight as part of his security team and introduced him to Dick Griffey, which ultimately resulted in the Death Row\/Interscope deal. Through Crockett, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, and Kurupt got their big break!<\/p>\n
An astute businessman, Crockett founded Lockdown Records and contracted with Al Haymon Productions to continue working with artists.\u00a0 In 2001, Crockett partnered with Haymon in the boxing world, assembling more than 250 notable fighters including Floyd Mayweather, Errol Spence, Deontay Wilder and more. The partnership garnered more world champions than any other company in boxing history.<\/p>\n
Wes Crockett died on April 25, 2020, at the age of 68.\u00a0 Legends are defined by their work and how it impacts the culture.\u00a0 We remember\u00a0Wes Crockett so others don\u2019t forget.<\/p>\n
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Wes Crockett was known as a security expert, music promoter, boxing executive, record label owner and\/or a champion weightlifter\/powerlifter, who trained celebrities including \u201cTiny\u201d Lister, Jr.\u00a0\u00a0He was all of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\n