Biggs believed in Kanye and wanted him to have his own CD. This was a departure from the rest of Roc-A-Fella they did not believe in this genius and so he was not thug enough. He was not singing about the streets. He had never done any dirt. His mom was a Ph.D. and his dad was a Black Panther. Kanye is a visionary and his life’s purpose is to tell you about Black Future Month. Biggs was a big part of Roc-A-Fella’s success. I just wanted to give Biggs his credit for Kanye, Jay Z was big for Biggs and that is the truth

Black Future Month is a really important video and it should be watched by black people. But we need to unite our lives together. This is how we win. We need to work together as black people. Our lives depend on our community and how we work together. Blacks are not more violent than white people we are equally violent. That is not something different. When Africa, fights nobody steps in to help. But Ukraine and Russia the whole world want it to stop. That is a white-on-white crime. We are thinking about the future and not the past. We need to talk about the richest man on earth who was black but that doesn’t fit the narrative. Blacks are not worthless. They are killing us like animals in the street and making it seem like it was just us having a problem. America is dirty.

Kanye West – THE FUTURE BRUNCH: CONTROLLING OUR NARRATIVES (BLACK FUTURE MONTH)

Kareem “Biggs” Burke, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records chops it up with journalist Speedy Morman and shares never-before-heard stories of Kanye West’s journey and genius. Kareem “Biggs” Burke is an American entrepreneur, record executive, and film producer. Burke is best known as the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records along with Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Damon “Dame” Dash

Kareem “Biggs” Burke (born January 19, 1974) is an American entrepreneur, record executive, and film producer. Burke is best known as the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records along with Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Damon “Dame” Dash.

Kareem Burke was born in Harlem, New York on January 19, 1974. Burke has five siblings, C. Burke, Robert “Bobalob” Burke, Kyambo R. “Hip-Hop” Joshua, and twins Jamil “Mal” Clay and a sister. In 2003, his brother Robert E. Burke III was murdered in the Bronx.

In 1995, Burke co-founded the record label Roc-A-Fella Records with Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Damon “Dame” Dash. Burke also co-founded Rocawear in 1999, with Carter and Dash. In 2004, Roc-A-Fella Records was purchased by Def Jam Recordings (which had previously only owned half of the company). And in late 2005, Carter bought Dash and Burke out of their stake in Rocawear.

In 2018, Burke executive produced the film, O.G. which premiered on HBO on February 23, 2019. In February 2019, it was announced that Burke had signed Saint Jhn to his management company, Circle of Success. Burke has spoken about how meeting Saint Jhn pushed his management vision further, as he heard Saint Jhn’s music at a listening party. According to Burke, “The night [Roc Nation co-founder Tyran Smith], played a preview of Saint Jhn’s new album, I drove home listening to Collection One and had an immediate sonic connection to his music.” Shortly after, Burke became Saint Jhn’s manager.

In August 2020, Biggs took to social media to announce an Emmy nomination for “It’s a Hard Truth, Ain’t It”. Kareem Burke co-directed and executive produced the project and it premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival alongside O.G., another film that was produced at Indiana’s Pendleton Correctional Facility during the same period. “It’s a Hard Truth…” documents thirteen incarcerated men as they study filmmaking while exploring a therapeutic process of how they landed in prison with lengthy sentences. The men all received director’s credit for the film along with O.G. director Madeleine Sackler. Several of those thirteen men were also cast as first-time actors in O.G., having the opportunity to work with Tony, Golden Globe, and Emmy-winning actor, Jeffrey Wright. “It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It” is the first widely released documentary to be directed by men still incarcerated in a maximum-security prison.

On June 4, 2012, Burke was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute more than 100 kilos of marijuana. In addition to the prison time, Burke had to forfeit $15,000 in cash, his $660,000 house in New Jersey, and his BMW car.

In November 2015, Burke was released from prison after serving four years of his sentence.

In this week’s episode of Rap Life Review, Ebro, Nadeska and Lowkey discuss an influx of new music on the scene, including albums from EARTHGANG, Kodak Black, and Conway the Machine. They chat about ‘DONDA 2’ in comparison to ‘DONDA,’ and provide their feedback on the ‘jeen-yuhs’ documentary. The group conclude the episode with a conversation about the struggles that Black women face in hip-hop and the ways the music industry must do better. Listen to Rap Life on Apple Music

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, a new documentary film series out on Netflix, highlights several hours of never-before-seen footage and behind-the-scenes access of Ye over the course of his career. The documentary was filmed over a 20-year period by filmmakers Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah