Chris Schwartz
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English - July 15, 2021 17:01 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBBasketball Sports Music Music Commentary g from da shop mark waldo ward nba nba podcast basketball basketball podcast washington wizards college basketball high school basketball dmv basketball Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Chris Schwartz is the founder of Ruffhouse Records. At various points, the label included The Fugees, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Cypress Hill, Nas, Kriss Kross, DMX, Kool Keith, and Schoolly D. Ruffhouse sold more than 120 million records worldwide, generating over a billion dollars in sales and a multitude of Grammy Awards. Chris has been the recipient of many awards celebrating his success while earning 250 gold and platinum records. Helping Schooly D birth an entire genre, gangster rap, and perhaps, more importantly, taking the first DIY rap artist to retail success will prove to be his most influential contribution to a culture he's lived for. In the show, we discuss Ruffhouse, Schooly D's burgeoning art career, Chris's fascinating basis for his next book Rebels & Poets, his new venture Ruff Nation, signing the first Asian hip-hop group, how rapping emerged as the top element of the 5 that comprise hip-hop, & a lot more.
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