HOLLYWOOD – Andre Harrell, the founder of Uptown Records best known as the man who turned Sean “Diddy” Combs into a music mogul, died Fried at the age of 59.

In 1983, Harrell met Russell Simmons, the founder of Def Jam Records.

After a few years working at Def Jam, Harrell left and founded his own label, Uptown Records.

Harrell renamed Uptown Records as Uptown Enterprises, and its records were featured in productions for Universal Pictures and Universal Television.

After working with world famous artists (Bradley Theodore) on the branding of his Pet project, Harrell hosted Champagne & Bubbles on Sunday nights from 6-9 p.m. on Emmis Urban AC WRKS (98.7 Kiss FM) New York.