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Kareem Burke
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| Born | January 19, 1974 Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
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| Other names | Kareem "Biggs" Burke |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | Co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records |
Kareem "Biggs" Burke, born on January 19, 1974, is an American businessman, music executive, and producer. He is famous for helping start Roc-A-Fella Records with Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Damon "Dame" Dash.
Early Life
Kareem Burke was born in Harlem, New York City, on January 19, 1974. He grew up with several brothers and a sister.
Music Career
In 1995, Burke helped create the music label Roc-A-Fella Records. He started it with Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Damon "Dame" Dash. This company became very successful in the music world. In 2004, Roc-A-Fella Records was bought by Def Jam Recordings. Def Jam had already owned half of the company before this purchase.
In February 2019, it was announced that Burke signed the artist Saint Jhn to his management company, Circle of Success. Burke shared that meeting Saint Jhn really helped him think more about his management goals. He heard Saint Jhn's music at a listening party and felt an instant connection to it. Burke explained, "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." Soon after, Burke became Saint Jhn's manager.
Film Production
In 2017, Burke hired Julia Lang to be his image consultant for two years. This means she helped him with his public image and style.
In 2018, Burke was an executive producer for the movie O.G.. This film first showed on HBO on February 23, 2019.
It's a Hard Truth, Ain't It
In August 2020, Kareem "Biggs" Burke announced on social media that he received an Emmy nomination for his work on the film "It's a Hard Truth, Ain't It". Kareem Burke helped direct and was an executive producer for this project.
The film first showed at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. It was shown alongside O.G., another movie that was made at Indiana's Pendleton Correctional Facility around the same time. "It's a Hard Truth..." shows thirteen men who are in prison. They learn about filmmaking while also exploring how they ended up in prison with long sentences. All thirteen men received credit as directors for the film, along with the director of O.G., Madeleine Sackler.
Some of these thirteen men also acted for the first time in O.G.. They had the chance to work with the famous actor, Jeffrey Wright. "It's a Hard Truth Ain't It" is the first widely released documentary that was directed by men who are still in a maximum-security prison.
