Burke: To be a true leader, you gotta serve. So, I try to make sure that everything is handled from A to Z. I surround my artists with the best people and give them the best advice. Because I've been there before. But at the same time, I manage two guys from a podcast called Drink Champs. And honestly, it's a learning curve, while I'm helping them because they came to me because of prior relationships. But ultimately, we understand business.
So I'm able to get the deals done, but at the same time, I'm learning so much about a space [podcasting] that's really just grown over the last six years. And I see opportunity because we don't even know how far it will go.
Burke: I think that early on, you think about the bag so much and that blindness might cause you to get in business with people because they have a check or they have something to offer.
But people don't think about the relationship. I got into a lot of toxic business ventures with people because of simply making money, even though the relationship wasn't there. So, I would say to pay attention to the relationships and build on that before any transaction happens. Burke: Next up for me is more TV and film opportunities. Right now I'm really concentrating on Bolo media. You know, I'm always looking at different fashion lines too, so always trying to explore and get back into that space, too.
By: Kevin Smith. With all of these successes, also come lessons to be learned. ONE37pm: What does hustle mean to you? How did you keep going? Speaking of fashion, do you have any updates on your clothing lines? Do you have any advice you could give to your younger self? So, finally, what's next for Biggs? Slide 1 of 3. Want to Join the Team? Top Artists. Top Charts. Hot Songs. Billboard Top Videos.
We were getting so much notoriety, and people kind of clamoring to the idea of finally having Reasonable Doubt merch. When that happened, after the second pop-up shop, which was like hugely successful, after going through some bumps and bruises with the first one, it began to build a little more.
At that point, Tom Bennett, who used to run Bravado, introduced me to Blaine from MadeWorn, and told me that it would be a great partnership if we got together to see what Blaine does on a luxury level. Then once that 30 days was up, we launched in Revolve as well. So anything that's being done outside that creates energy is beneficial for the label anyway. Burke became an entrepreneur in his early teens, often following his older brother from their Harlem home to Chinatown, buying fireworks and reselling them at a profit in the Bronx.
But it was in his own stomping grounds where he found the most success. In Harlem, he and several dozen peers formed a collective known as Best Out.
The three agreed to launch Roc-A-Fella together. Rocawear gave Biggs his official introduction to the fashion industry, teaching him everything from how to build relationships with vendors to the impact of the Chinese New Year on production calendars. Indeed, while Jay-Z and Dash occupied most of the ever-growing spotlight on Roc-A-Fella, Burke mostly kept quiet—and in tune with the world his business partners were quickly leaving behind.
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