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Pop Culture Cotton Candy, the movie featured Howard’s American Graffiti co-star Charles Martin Smith. 62. Erica Abi Wright is better known to music fans as Erykah Badu. Her original stage name was Apples, one half of the hip-hop duo the Def Ones, while attending Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. 63. The Old 97’s make an appearance (and serve as a fairly major plot point, in the 2006 film The Break-Up. Producer and star Vince Vaughn is a noted longtime fa...

April 29, 2021 On this day in Hip-Hop history, we celebrate the birth of one of rap’s most successful icons. With a net worth of about $800 million, Percy ‘Master P’ Miller is a pinnacle of work ethic, determination, and financial prowess. From his humble beginnings to being the executive of one of the most powerful record labels of its time, P. Miller has definitely earned his spot among the titans of the culture. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1970, Miller was able to build his empir...

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"Greg’s elevation to president of promotion reflects the impressive track record of breaking hit records he and his team have built over the past several years," Vaughn said. "Greg has a keen understanding of how promotion strategy fits into the larger picture of artist development, and he will play a key role in shaping our company’s future as a member of our executive management team. I know everyone at the Tower joins me in congratulating Greg on this well-deserved promotion." Marellas 2...

Music Business Worldwide January 26, 2021 Highly respected music executive Greg Marella has been promoted to President of Promotion and Executive Vice President of Capitol Music Group (CMG), it was announced today by the company’s Chairman & CEO, Jeff Vaughn, to whom Marella reports. In his elevated position, Marella will continue to oversee the planning and execution of promotion strategies for the company’s portfolio of labels. In his broader CMG EVP role, he will help strategize and navi...

That power and balance is something he seemed to underscore in the most serious way. and with regard to ruining his life, i want to play more of this. take a listen. >> rest ir surassured, you willr the consequences. so you do whatever you want. you want to ruin your life at the age of 20? i dont know a nicer way to put it. i think you should ahead and write the story that you plan on writing. i think you should do it. because i think youre an idiot, all right? and i think your paper is a joke. ...

>> thats one person they said thats somebody you could work with that aint here right now. >> larry: special guy. his sons around. >> i worked with all of them. theyre my partners. >> larry: some of your highlights of the past year. recently named creative chairman of priority records. what does that mean? you pick all the artists? >> yeah, im frank sinatra up in there now. >> larry: youre chairman of the board? >> im old blue eyes, im back. >> larry: you were something. hosting monday night raw...

Its got that jamaican feel on it. >> larry: i knew bob marley. >> you did? >> larry: i interviewed him. >> thats one person they said thats somebody you could work with that aint here right now. >> larry: special guy. his sons around. >> i worked with all of them. theyre my partners. >> larry: some of your highlights of the past year. recently named creative chairman of priority records. what does that mean? you pick all the artists? >> yeah, im frank sinatra up in there now. >> larry: youre cha...

>> come along for the ride. im a g now, right? >> you a double o g. ♪ >> larry: next, on "larry king live." ♪ snoop dogg >> larry: snoop dogg is in the house. hes a multimillion platinum hip-hop icon and entertainer. creative chairman of priority records. his new album "more malice" released this week, a follow-up to "malice n wonderland." the movie "malice n wonderland" was also released this week. always a pleasure. a lot of fun to welcome snoop dogg back to "larry king live." you going to...

♪ same color as the chevrolet >> larry: in case you dont know who this is, he is snoop dogg, the multiplatinum hip-hop icon, creative chairman of priority records. new album "more malice," released this week. and the movie "malice n wonderland." the album, new movie "malice n wonderland," also -- hes out there, hes everywhere. what about susan boyle? >> shes a great artist. looking forward to going into the studio with her. >> larry: you are going to record with her? >> yeah, why not? >> larry...