Top Haitian American Music Executives & Managers

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Queen Latifah shouts him out all the time. You definitely heard his name before. She always gives him credit. He's very savvy. But I always wonder how he got the name Shakim.

I'm pretty sure he said he's 100 percent.



Forgot to list KK Rosemond in my update. He used to manage AZ and Jaz-O. fukks with Badu.

Dope. I think I may have heard his name or saw him in a photo or interview.

Hip hop needs managers like him.

 

[Khadafi1982]

Be a Haitian named Vladimir, brehs.

I live in Montreal where there is a large Haitian community. 100% of a black person named Vladimir turned out to be haitian. I don’t why they adopted this Eastern Europe name.

 

[KnickstapeCity]

I live in Montreal where there is a large Haitian community. 100% of a black person named Vladimir turned out to be haitian. I don’t why they adopted this Eastern Europe name.

Be Canadian, brehs

 

[get these nets]

*if you're from the magazine/print book era of hip hop, you'll remember seeing his name before. Sacha Jenkins. Has worn many artistic hats. Probably most famous for partnering with elementary school classmate Nas in Mass Appeal media company. His Mother is Haitian, father is AA

How Sacha Jenkins Went from Self-Publishing Zines as a Teen to an Acclaimed Filmmaker​

IDEA GENERATION​

Jun 12, 2023
On this week's episode of IDEA GENERATION, writer and filmmaker Sacha Jenkins takes us on a journey from his childhood in Queens launching his own underground rap and graffiti zines, to pioneering the culture-defining magazine EgoTrip. Eventually Sacha would move into the world of filmmaking, directing the critically acclaimed documentaries 'Fresh Dressed,' 'Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men,' and his latest work, 'Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues.' And it all started with one idea

 

[mson]

Rachelle Jean Louis and Jimmy Rosemond Jr made Billboards 40 under 40.

Music Industry 40 Under 40: Execs & Power Players 2024

40 Under 40 in the music industry: Billboard's 2024 list of executives and power players revealed.

www.billboard.com

 

[get these nets]

Rachelle Jean Louis and Jimmy Rosemond Jr made Billboards 40 under 40.

Thanks

Rachelle Jean-Louis​

Co-founder/manager​

Tell Your Friends​

Tell Your Friends’ roster includes Victoria Monét, whose five-year journey from go-to songwriter (Ariana Grande) to solo star landed her three Grammys in February, including best new artist. “Each creative I work with, I identify with some piece of their story personally and figure out the best ways to get their art to the world, with hopes it helps others that identify with them, too,” says Jean-Louis, 33. “From idea to execution, I’m building talented, dedicated teams around artists like Victoria and laying the foundation of a sustainable business.”

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James Rosemond Jr.​

Founder/CEO​

Mastermind Artists​

Rosemond’s star client, Ice Spice, secured a Dunkin’ campaign in September, which included her own drink and a commercial with Ben Affleck that aired during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, where the 24-year-old rapper won best new artist. He says he also helped her secure her “ideal film debut role” in Spike Lee’s forthcoming High and Low. Rosemond, 32, also manages Ice’s producer, RIOTUSA, who signed a Warner Chappell Music publishing deal in June and won top producer of the year at the 2023 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

 

[mson]

Thanks

Dalvin Adams

Rachelle Jean-Louis​

Co-founder/manager​

Tell Your Friends​

Tell Your Friends’ roster includes Victoria Monét, whose five-year journey from go-to songwriter (Ariana Grande) to solo star landed her three Grammys in February, including best new artist. “Each creative I work with, I identify with some piece of their story personally and figure out the best ways to get their art to the world, with hopes it helps others that identify with them, too,” says Jean-Louis, 33. “From idea to execution, I’m building talented, dedicated teams around artists like Victoria and laying the foundation of a sustainable business.”

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Dowan “Star” Wilson

James Rosemond Jr.​

Founder/CEO​

Mastermind Artists​

Rosemond’s star client, Ice Spice, secured a Dunkin’ campaign in September, which included her own drink and a commercial with Ben Affleck that aired during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, where the 24-year-old rapper won best new artist. He says he also helped her secure her “ideal film debut role” in Spike Lee’s forthcoming High and Low. Rosemond, 32, also manages Ice’s producer, RIOTUSA, who signed a Warner Chappell Music publishing deal in June and won top producer of the year at the 2023 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

Thank you! I pasted the wrong link before. Appreciate it.

 

[Mega]

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hip
Hop and my Haitian heritage, this post is meant to highlight several Haitian American managers and Execs in Hip Hop.



1. Harve Pierre - Current President and partial owner of Bad Boy Entertainment as well as Head of A&R / Head of Music Publishing. He has been with Bad Boy since the inception and has been part of shaping every aspect of the label's groundbreaking success, including managing the entire Bad Boy Music catalog since its beginning. He currently oversees Finance, Creative, Radio & Street Promotions, Marketing, A&R/Administration, Publicity, Digital, Content Management, International, Business Affairs and Sales divisions at the label. Harve also oversees Bad Boy's video, Sean Combs personal video content and music archive. He went to Howard University with Sean Combs, Mark Pitts, Don Pooh, and Derek Angelettie. Harve also performed under the alias Joe Hooker.

I wonder what he is up to nowadays with the current situation going on with Puff.

 

[mson]

Wallace Joseph - SVP of A&R @ Warner Chapell Music

That makes three SVP's of A&R for three different music labels. That's impressive.

I wonder what he is up to nowadays with the current situation going on with Puff.

Laying low, and keeping his head down, as he should. Did you mean work wise?

 

[mson]

Ice Spice Manager James Rosemond Jr. on the ‘Three-Dimensional Chess’ Game Behind Her Rise

Ice Spice's manager James Rosemond on the "Barbie World" rapper's crossover success, radio's importance and his famous father.

www.billboard.com

 

[Mega]

Shady Records EVP of A&R
Mike “Heron” Herard

 

[LiveFromLondon]

Tethery

 

[mson]

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