Yung Berg manager's shot dead

Rapper YUNG BERG is mourning the loss of his former manager CHRISTOPHER MARTIN after he was found shot dead in South Carolina on Saturday (04Aug12).

The body of the music mogul, who also looked after musicians Kia Shine, Hurricane Chris, The Party Boyz, Loon and Chyna Whyte, was reportedly discovered outside a vacant home in Berkeley County on Saturday (04Aug12).

Details have yet to be released, but Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury has confirmed Martin's death is being investigated as a homicide, according to Berkeleyind.com.

After hearing the sad news, Yung Berg took to his Twitter.com page to pay tribute to his former boss, writing, "RIP 2 (to) my brother Christopher Martin AKA Cam! Gone 2 (too) soon! Was just with him 2 (sic) days ago!"

The businessman previously worked as Director of A&R at Polo Grounds and J Records, Artist Manager at Jive Records, and CEO of Camouflage Management.