Music's New School Moguls
Which music magnates are trailing Berry Gordy's footsteps?
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The BET Honors Salutes Berry Gordy
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Music's New School Moguls - At the age of thirty Berry Gordy founded one of the most crucial record labels known to American music, Motown Records, which paved the way for a genre of soul music infused with pop and a new era of ownership that had never been seen. With that, we showcase a few music magnates of today who have taken Gordy's prototype and elevated the business model and music at the same time!
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Quincy Jones - A musician's musician, Quincy Jones has won enough Grammy Awards for five people. With twenty-seven Grammy wins to his name, Jones is truly a master of music. In addition, Jones expanded his brand by signing a deal with NBC Productions and his company, Quincy Jones Productions to produce the majorly successful show The FreshPrince of Bel-Air.(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
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Pharrell Williams - Mogul isn't enough of a word to describe this young vet. Who records a non-stop 24-hour video, owns their own Youtube channel, clothing line, named Billionaire Boys Club, composes the soundtrack to an animated film and unveils a collaborative scultpture piece at Art Basel? Pharrell Williams does, that's who! (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
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Sean "Diddy" Combs - From party promoter to the party himself, we know you've seen Diddy as the brand ambassador for Ciroc. Things aren't just fun and games for this savvy businessman, though. Aside from owning his own clothing line, Sean John, Forbes Magazine proved that he's the richest figure in Hip Hop.(Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
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Jay Z - "I'm not a businessman, I'm a business man!" Jay Z said it himself and it's been proven true. With seventeen Grammy's under his belt, stake in both the Barclay's center and the beauty brand Carol's Daughter as well as launching his own sports management company, Roc Nation Sports.(Photo: Lionel Urman / Splash News)
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Bryan "Birdman" Williams - Since '91 "Birdman" has followed in the footsteps of people like Berry Gordy. Along with his brother Ronald "Slim" Williams he co-founder the label Cash Money Records, which launched the careers of Young Buck, Juvenile & Lil' Wayne. Now as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group the label launched both Drake's and Nicki Minaj's musical careers merging with Young Money Entertainment, with Lil' Wayne as the CEO.(Photo: John Ricard / BET).
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Dr. Dre - We can't forget about Dre! Getting his start as part of the gangster rap group N.W.A Andre Romelle Young has expanded his skills from behind the mic to producing Eminem's debut album, The Marshall Mathers LP, which won him two Grammy's. If that wasn't enough Dr. Dre revolutionized the way people listen to music with the creation of the Beats by Dre branded audio system. Can you hear his winning?(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)
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Nick Cannon - One word. N'credible. At the age of seventeen Cannon became the youngest staff writer in television history as he helped write skits for Nickelodeon's hit show, "All That." His skills haven't failed him either, far from the days of his hit single, "Gigilo," Cannon created his own production company, N'Credible Entertainment. Under this company which created the highly successful Halo Awards on TeeNick, which are nothing short of amazing.(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
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Queen Latifah - At a time when women weren't running the world, this Queen chanted "Ladies First" and has stayed true to what she believes. From rhyming to ratings, Dana Elaine Owens better known as Queen Latifah not only conquered the rap game (owning her own comapny, Flava Unit Entertainment), but soon made Hollywood take notice of her royalty when she got an Oscar nomination for her work in the film Chicago. Not to mention she has her own comestics line under the CoverGirl umbrella, dubbed the Queen Collection.(Photo: John Ricard / BET)
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