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Def Jam executive Shakir Stewart was promoted from his post at sr. vice president of A&R, Def Jam Recordings, to executive vice president of Def Jam Recordings. The move, in essence, anoints Stewart as the replacement to Jay-Z, who served as president of the storied hip-hop label before stepping down from the post in December 2007. Stewart first joined Def Jam in 2004 and was instrumental i…