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Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

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The Sophistication of LA Reid

I learned the skill of being in the environment of people. If you want to be great, that's surrounded yourself around great people. The work ethic is where that's what makes the difference. LA Reid had an ability to see for real before everybody else saw for real. That man made Jay Z an executive because he saw something more. His sophistication helped black entrepreneurs and black creatives to a place and lift them up. I think that one thing you might be overlooking is the danger.

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