Hip Hop Since 1978

Hip Hop Since 1978

:"For the history of hip hop, see Hip hop."Hip Hop Since 1978 (HHS78) is a management/production company based in New York, New York] USA. It was started by Gee Roberson and Kyambo Joshua. Gee Roberson is the current CEO of Hip Hop Since 1978 and President of the rap division at Atlantic Records. Kyambo Joshua is the CO-CEO of Hip Hop Since 1978 and President of the urban division at Columbia Records.

HHS78 has been involved in the daily operations of Roc-A-Fella Records since the label's inception in the early '90s.

HHS78 originally signed Kanye West to their production and management company in 1998, and negotiated his signing to Roc-A-Fella, Hip Hop Since 1978's first official project was West's critically acclaimed, chart-topping, and now Grammy-winning album,The College Dropout.. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200503/ai_n13485264l JHip Hop Since 1978 Principals G. Roberson & Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua Extend Agreement With Atlantic] ]

In January of 2007 they partnered with Bryant Entertainment in which they also manage the career of Lil Wayne

Clients

*Lil Wayne
*Kanye West
*Just Blaze

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*Roc-A-Fella's former General Manager, Al Branch
*Director of Marketing Dara McIntosh.

Reference list

External Llnks

* [http://www.myspace.com/hiphopsince1978 Hip Hop Since 1978 - MySpace]
* [http://www.rocafella.com/ Roc-A-Fella Records]
* [http://www.atlanticrecords.com/ Atlantic Records]


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