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About
Music executive, businessman, and producer who co-founded Ruffhouse Records, one of the biggest hip-hop record companies in the world. The label was home to Fugees, Kris Kross, Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, and Leela James.
Before fame
In the early 1980s he worked for an independent record label called Nicetown Records.
Trivia
He released a book called Ruffhouse: From the Streets of Philly to the Top of the '90s Hip Hop Charts. Ruffhouse Records was closed in 1999, but continued as RuffNation Records. His Facebook page featured an entire post about vintage guitars.
Family life
He and his wife have a daughter.
Associated with
In 1991, his label released Cypress Hill's self-titled first album.
