Punji At The:: Tata: You guys changed my life and Mikkel's life and Stargates life for the better. First person we met that really made a difference was you, Tata. We would speak here ten times if they asked us to. We like the drama, but this is very impressive.
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Starting Out In The Music Business:: Jay Z and myself grew up together since we was, like, 14 years old, 15 years old. From there, we started making the Reasonable Dot album. Jay Brown taught me everything I know in the business. And from there, well, that was the one that had me really scared.
Shay Taylor on Mos Defs Record Deal:: Shay Taylor: Sometimes you take what you got to make your own. The lesson is, you dont need 50 people to believe in you. All you need is one or two passionate people like you are to champion us and our music.
Jay Brown on Having A Mentor Growing Up:: Jay Brown grew up having a mentor. Who was your mentor growing up and how have you been able to transfer that to the next generation? A company can't operate without music
Tata on Songs That He Doesnt Like:: When we play you a song, Tata, we always know by your reaction whether you like it or not. If I was you guys, I would always be honest with the music. I let it speak to me.
Rihanna on Dont Stop The Music:: R&B group Stargate Dont Stop the Music started a ten year trend in dance music. The group has always been confident and never scared of taking risks. If you want to sell out stadiums, you got to make stadium music, says singer.
Rihanna on Her Variety of Music:: From the first album to basically through Good Girl Gone Bad, what went into the creative decisions about music and Songs being picked? For me, what attracted me to her was her tone. No one ever did a deal in the same day.
Rihanna on Signing With The Producers:: What was it about you guys that gave Rihanna that trust to sign with you that day? She goes off the same way we do with people as instincts. Keep pushing, keep taking chances, dont repeat yourself.
Rock Nation: The Decision To Leave Def Jam:: When Jay and Tod left Def Jam to start Rock Nation, they knew they wanted to do more than just music. It's not even about the money for us. It was more so the idea just get the idea out, Brown says. Every decision is a brave decision
The Importance Of Choosing A Partner:: Its uniquely different. And I never wanted to jeopardize our relationship because she lived right next door to me. I just thought about helping her first. It was never about me or Ta or anything like that. What she felt was best for her was us. And so she had to make that decision.
How To Keep Breaking An Artist:: How do you keep building and keep challenging? And what goes into that? I think growth is to figure out how your artists can survive without actually just making music. Music is really important because its the foundation that gets you there.
On Collaborating With Other Artists:: I think you guys should pay attention but not really worry their hits doesnt take away yours. Just go back and make more. Just use that stuff as fire. You should be grateful to the person for playing something hot that pushed you to be better.
What Made You Successful?:: When you work with super talented people, I want to talk about your mindset. I really believe in myself. And I surround myself around good people, and I believe in my talent. Sometimes we can create unnecessary problems for ourselves and hindrances.
Jay Brown On His:: Jay Brown: We take a lot of risk, and we love taking risks. Where does having an ambition just become empty dreams? How do you actually execute and make those ambitions and plans a reality?
Guitar Lessons From The Class:: Just keep pushing and don't let nobody deter you from your dream, singer says. He says it starts with your group and people you hang around. One song can really change your life, he says.
The Place Where Rihanna:: I want to be invited for the playback. Can we bring an artist that they work with? Absolutely. We want to do writing sessions. Rihanna was hard to build in this place. So were going to do whatever we can to support them.
Jay Brown on Jess Glenn:: Jay Brown Day is screwed. Why dont we get them to make records for Jess Glenn and bring Jess Glenn in here and then they play them for her. Only do that. Absolutely.
Kanye West in The Genius documentary:: Kanye is the best example about somebody believing themselves. He really believed in himself like no other. One thing is to believe in yourself, but you also have to do the work.
Setting Up a Rap Battle For Jay Z:: How do you set up a rap battle for Jay Z? When we were kids, how did that actually happen? Like, okay, lets go battle. And how was it structured when you did it?
Democracy in the Dark:: All right, thanks. Questions? Im sure theres some questions. Vals got one right here. Hi. Thank you guys so much for being here. This is awesome.
On Failure:: Has there ever been a time where you expected something to do something so big and then it didnt? How do you deal with failure? I never accepted failure as an option. In the end, it was about the journey.
So Sick and Shine Bright:: When I listen to music, I will do 10,000 steps, walking in a circle and just trying to see what grabs me. How we make the song in the end, its the melody that hypnotizes you. And then Im looking for multiple hooks from the verse.
Rock Nations Rich Homie:: Im proud to have the relationships that I have because theyre not just friendships, just like what you said, theyre family. How do you convince people Rock Nation is like, when you started that? You just make dope asses music.
Clive Davis at Clive Davis Birthday Celebration:: I'm so happy that you guys came, so grateful that you came here and shared your knowledge. I've just been impressed and honored to be part of your journey, everything that we've done together What you guys have built is amazing

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