NAS

In 1994 as Nas’s greatest hip-hop album hit the streets, I was leaving my broccoli patch to enter the world of hip-hop. Years later during the R.Kelly tour, I was sharing with Fat Joe as we watched the performance from a side stage, how Nas was rip the house down as if he was the headliner. The audience was going nutso over him.

Shortly after that I got to see him again in a different light. I wasn’t impressed the way his bodyguards treated him and I don’t believe he was totally conscious. I’ve always felt he was a talented young man with firm convictions.

Fat Joe

It didn’t take me long to figure out that Joe is big. What I didn’t know was how big his heart was. My client Olivia Alive™ was chosen to play for Celebrity Basketball. It was an all-male team. I didn’t doubt for a minute that she could handle herself on the court. However, when I saw Joe on the court, I thought, if Joe falls on Olivia, I’d be out a client. Joe was good to all the players; he stayed on his feet. As the years went by I got to know his crib. Like most cribs, Joe’s Camp ended up in my office or would chill with me at events. Like Joe, his camp is very generous. Ironically, it took me a while to recognize Joe’s writing ability. In 2003 I placed his song “What’s Luv” among my favorites.

Bow Wow

It just so happened, that I was called in to film a music video at a live event at Disney. Bow Wow was one of the acts. It was during the time when he was still called Lil’ Bow Wow. Perhaps you remember in the early 90’s when it was fashionable, for rappers to have one hand grabin’ their crotches.

Lila’ Bow Wow came out on stage with Jarmaine Dupi in fashion with a mike in his one hand and his other hand in his pants. Jermaine walked over and began to question Bow Wow’s actions. He stated, it didn’t look good for a kid to pull on his crotch, and he asks where Bow Wow learned such a habit. Bow Wow replied he learned it from the best. Jermaine ask, "who might that be?". Bow Wow replied, "you Jermaine".