LINER NOTES
CAT. NO. ROR-001 / 2026
THE MAN BEHIND THE SYSTEM
Hip-hop pioneer. House music original. Dealmaker, philanthropist, venture capitalist. Five decades of reinvention running on one rhythm.
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THE ORIGIN
Born on Sterling Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to a mother out of Atlanta’s Fourth Ward and a father from Mississippi. He came home one day to find his toys and everything his family owned out in the street. What followed was years of bouncing between relatives, friends, and government agency support, and sleepless nights in Grand Central Station. In his own words: “We were only without a house, never really without a home.” Family intervened, Queens took them in, and in Queens Village Sweety G was born, one of the first rappers out of Queens before there was a Run-DMC. His style was fast, melodic, and rhythmic years before melodic rap had a name.
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THE SOUND
He taught himself production. Not in a classroom, on the equipment. With Winston Jones he co-created Cultural Vibe, and Ma Foom Bey became a Paradise Garage anthem in Larry Levan’s hands, a foundation stone of house music. Capitol Records signed him. Mary Wilson hired him. Studio 05A in Queens became the room where records got made.
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THE DEALS
He co-managed LL Cool J and walked away on principle when loyalty demanded it. Then he crossed into sports and represented more than fifty professional athletes across the NFL and boxing, moving in rooms with Bernard Hopkins and Don King. Different rooms, same job: protect the talent, structure the win.
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THE GIVE-BACK
In 1997 he founded the Book Bank Foundation to serve the lost, the lonely, and the forgotten. Books, food, clothing, mentorship, city by city. He built it before the bestseller and serves it still as Chairman Emeritus.
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THE NOW
Today he operates as Managing Partner at RCP Venture Capital and writes the systems down. The Rhythm of Revenue hit number one on Amazon in eight categories with a foreword by Chuck D of Public Enemy. The rhythm never changed. The rooms got bigger.
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IN HIS OWN WORDS
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