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Interview with JAY BROWN, A&R for Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Rihanna - Mar 5, 2007

"I don’t want people to make things for me. I want people to make things for what they feel they are true to"

picture ... is Jay Brown's vote of confidence for artistic integrity.

This firm belief in the virtue and ability of true creativity, not PR stunts, to gain success should be somewhat encouraging to any upcoming artist, especially as the words come from the mouth of a man who broke and A&Rd No.1 and Top 10 US acts as Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, LL Cool J and Rihanna.

In this exclusive interview Brown talks to HitQuarters about how he sees the role of an A&R as making the way for good music to reach the public as smooth as possible.



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