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He's comin' with all that energy. They sang "Stand!"

You could have gotten Stevie Wonder a television special.

I had all this energy around me—like, I was the Man.

Back in the day, Motown talked to everybody in the ghetto—and it talked to the rest of the world too.The producer and recording artist hopped on his social media account on Sunday (May 3) to chat with his fans and followers. The black executive becomes obsolete. "Puffy" Combs—and Berry Gordy before you—are entrepreneurs. He's covered.

Why not? I have to make African-American superstars. Timbaland In The Studio Cooking Up With Scott Storch!

“It was a little rough but I’m definitely happy to be on the other side.”We're gonna do a series of commercials—print and television.

But when there's some sort of problem, the major label looks at the black executive: "Why can't you handle this act?"

Much like Brooklyn's own DJ iMarkkeyz, who gained momentum on Billboard's charts for his remix of Cardi B's coronavirus rant, producer DJ Suede posted a remix of the moment and it brought more laughs to probably one of DJ Khaled's most stressful moments.Recently (Nov. 7), Elliott became the first female rapper to be nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
"This article originally appeared in the Dec. 1995 - Jan. 1996 issue of VIBE Magazine | Written by Anthony DeCurtis | Header Photography by Dana LixenbergMotown has always been the epitome of black excellence and artistry. "Am I correct?" Related Videos.

You're identified with the companies you founded. "It's always been a dream of mine to head up Motown," he says. It's so hard to say good-bye to yesterday, indeed. Boyz II Men are the biggest group I've ever seen. By then the relationship between the record company and the artist is dysfunctional. But I didn't feel like the Man, because I couldn't put my finger on the button that would really make it happen.

Read Next. But they created the monster. Sure! I wanted Mary J. Blige to sell the 7 million that Toni Braxton did.Harrell stepped out on his own in 1986, when he launched his own label, Uptown Entertainment, as part of a joint venture with MCA. When was the first time you knew what it was?But he feels like they're just businesspeople.

"I think MCA, after a period, wanted some of these things to happen.

Were gonna invest somewhere else"?No.

I was the founder and chairman of Uptown Records, a major, culturally influential entertainment company for African-Americans in the '9os. What he didn't realize was that one request would be from a woman ready to twerk on camera, Quarantine Radio style.Reunited and it feels so… AHHHHHH!

It's quite another to get the chance and have to do it.In a Twitter post, the 47-year-old rapper showed off a brief studio session with "The Way I Are" producer where the pair were reportedly "cooking" something special. Yannise Jean. Making hits is not a problem. And they have a lot of work to do to gain his trust and respect.Harrell knows he has as much on the line as Motown, if not more.

"When I had the artist, I talked to his mother, his girlfriend, his babies' mother with the two children, dealt with his drug counselor, and whatever other dysfunctional Generation X problems he has.

The Harlem native has linked up with award-winning producer Timbaland this week and has fans speculating about what’s brewing. Once he got in business with LaFace [L.A. Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds] and [Dallas Austin's] Rowdy Records and Puffy [Bad Boy Entertainment], Davis's commitment and his execution were taking those artists where I wanted my artists to go. They probably need a break, a little time out to lead their personal lives.

I need to have more control. There will never be another Mary J. Blige—it's rare to find a queen.

Berry Gordy was the blueprint for what I became.What about the younger acts on Motown?

Cool J, and Whodini.I have love for everyone please take it easy when I’m on fan luv ig luv . With this, you're stepping into something—“Jeff you had us all scared,” says Ribiero. Never did, never will. It's that young, hip hop—soul, Generation X energy. Timbaland & Scott Storch Cook Up Fire In Epic Studio Session By Mitch Findlay Mitch Findlay @findlaymitch.

1:40. "Motown has to become the lifestyle label for the times that the active record-buying audience—the audience who's 15 to 3o—is living in.

It's one thing to say you would've done something if only you'd gotten the chance.

Or a couple of years ago, it was Stevie's 3oth anniversary in show business. You know when he's still gonna yesterday about House music In that space again pull out some of the some of the South … I was behind it.Harrell, 35, is obviously a man with a plan.

I'm not gonna work for Motown, I'm gonna be Motown—in the way I dress, the records I put out, the causes I choose to get involved in, the artists from the past, the artists who are there now, and the artists in the future.