When Artists Manage Artists
JD isn't the first to handle business for a fellow star.
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Diddy – Rick Ross - As he was trying to get his Last Train to Paris LP out in 2010, Diddy was also taking on managerial duties of a new hip hop megastar, Rick Ross. (Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)
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Pebbles – TLC - The former R&B singer (and L.A. Reid's ex-wife) not only discovered TLC but managed the iconic trio as well. That is until T-Boz, Chilli and Left Eye felt she was ripping them off and parted ways with her management company, Pebbitone. (Photos from Left: Mike Segar /Landov/Reuters/Hal Horowitz/PictureGroup)
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Macy Gray – Sunshine Anderson - In 2001, neo soul vet Macy Gray managed Sunshine Anderson, who made a splash in R&B with her hit single "Heard It All Before." (Photos from left: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images, Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Usher – Justin Bieber - Usher and Bieber were introduced through talent scout/manager Scooter Braun, who discovered the future pop icon on YouTube. While Bieber is managed by Braun, he is signed to Usher's joint company Raymond Braun Media Group. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
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Nick Cannon – Cory Gunz - When Nick Cannon was looking to get into the management game, he asked friends who they thought was the new hot voice. Up-and-coming rapper Cory Gunz's name came up. The two met, Cannon laid out the plan to take Gunz to the next level and contracts were signed. (Photos from left: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images, Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Samsung)
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