Kareem "Biggs" Burke handled street promotion and A&R

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Kareem "Biggs" Burke is a music executive and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records and a key behind-the-scenes figure in shaping its artists and brand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American businessperson ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
human ⓘ
music executive ⓘ
record executive ⓘ
activeSince 1990s ⓘ
activity artist and repertoire decisions ⓘ
overseeing street marketing campaigns ⓘ
talent scouting ⓘ
associatedWith Damon Dash ⓘ
JAY-Z ⓘ
linked to: Jay-Z

Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ
Rocawear ⓘ
basedIn New York City (music business activities) ⓘ
businessInterest fashion ⓘ
film production ⓘ
music ⓘ
coFounded Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ
coFoundedWith Damon Dash ⓘ
Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter ⓘ
linked to: Jay-Z
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
fieldOfWork hip hop music industry ⓘ
genreWorkedIn hip hop ⓘ
rap ⓘ
handled A&R for Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ
street promotion for Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ
hasEthnicity African-American ⓘ
hasFamilyName Burke ⓘ
hasGivenName Kareem ⓘ
hasNickname Biggs ⓘ
helpedDevelopCareerOf Beanie Sigel ⓘ
Cam'ron ⓘ
JAY-Z ⓘ
linked to: Jay-Z

Kanye West ⓘ
State Property ⓘ
industry music industry ⓘ
knownFor artist development at Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ
behind-the-scenes role in Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ
developing the Roc-A-Fella brand ⓘ
notableWork Roc Nation (early development involvement) ⓘ
Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ
occupation A&R executive ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
music executive ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
playedKeyRoleIn branding of Roc-A-Fella lifestyle image ⓘ
expansion of Roc-A-Fella Records in the late 1990s ⓘ
roleAt co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ

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Roc-A-Fella Records → coFounderRole → Kareem "Biggs" Burke handled street promotion and A&R ⓘ