Foxy Brown's spokeswoman has announced that Firm representative Fox Boogie is looking to break away from her label| and management firm, Violator Records, and sever all ties with its CEO, Chris Lighty. Chris Lighty, who was recently named number 12 in The Source's Power 30, has managed a number of hip-hop's most prominent artists, including Busta Rhymes, Mobb Deep, A Tribe Called Quest, Missy Elliot, Cam'Ron, and Noreaga. "She's not working with [Violator] at all, and that name will be removed from all videos and advertisements," Brown's publicist Marvette Britto told Billboard Bulletin, and summarized, "She does not want to be affiliated with Chris Lighty."

With a hefty buy-out clause in his contract with Def Jam having come into effect at the top of this year, Chris Lighty and his partner, Mona Scott, are rumored to be making a move to Eletkra Entertainment. Meanwhile, Brown is rumored to be talking with Poke and Tone about signing with their label, Trackmasters Entertainment. - Werner