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Kevon Glickman is currently principal at Offit Kurman, attorneys at law and talent manager/digital mobile distributor for Blingnot Media, LLC.[1]

Previously, Glickman has represented Rick Ross

Rick Ross (rapper)

William Leonard Roberts II , better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection...

, whose first two albums entered #1 on Billboard’s Pop Album chart; Trina

Trina

Katrina Laverne Taylor , better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Miami, Florida. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com to the single "Nann Nigga"...

, whose fourth album recently entered # 1 on Billboard’s R&B album chart; and Flo Rida

Flo Rida

Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...

, whose single “Low” featuring T-Pain

T-Pain

Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...

is the top single of 2008, spending 11 weeks at #1 on the pop singles chart and selling the largest amount of digital downloads in history. During this time, Glickman also settled lawsuits against Clive Davis

Clive Davis

Clive Davis is an American record producer and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. From 1967 to 1973 he was the President of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975...

/BMG

BMG

Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...

on behalf of Philadelphia Grammy winners, The Delfonics

The Delfonics

The Delfonics are a pioneering Philadelphia soul singing group, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their most notable hits include "La-La ", "Didn't I ", "Break Your Promise," "I'm Sorry," and "Ready or Not Here I Come "...

, as well as copyright suits against Über-producers Nate “Danjahands” Hill, Timbaland

Timbaland

Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....

, and Warner/Chappell.[4]

Previously, Glickman was President

President

A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...

and CEO of RuffNation Records

RuffNation Records

RuffNation Records is a joint venture record label between Chris Schwartz and Warner Bros. Records. It was started after Ruffhouse Records was dissolved.-External links:***...

, a joint venture with Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

that charted multiple albums and published songs on major labels and soundtracks, including the Academy Award-winning 8 Mile soundtrack featuring Eminem

Eminem

Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...

and Bait

Bait

Bait may refer to:* Bait , bait as a luring substance* Bait and switch, a form of fraud* Bait car, vehicle rigged by the police to catch auto thieves* Dog-baiting, using dogs to worry or torment a chained or confined animal...

, starring Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a...

, before being sold to Warner Brothers.[4]

From 1994 to 1999 Glickman was Sr. Vice President/General Counsel for Ruffhouse Records

Ruffhouse Records

Ruffhouse Records is a record label founded in 1989 by Chris Schwartz and Joe Nicolo as a joint venture with Columbia Records. In 1999, Schwartz and Nicolo stopped the label. Schwartz and Kevon Glickman continued with RuffNation Records; Chris Schwartz has worked in the music and film industry for...

, a joint venture with Sony Entertainment, which sold over 100 million albums in the urban and dance genres. Notably, Ruffhouse was responsible for the highest selling rap album of all time, The Fugees

The Fugees

Fugees were a Haitian American hip hop group who rose to fame in the mid-1990s. Their repertoire included elements of Hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel...

’, The Score

The Score

The Score may refer to:* The Score Magazine, a Chennai magazine* The Score Television Network, a Canadian sports channel* The Score , a 1996 album by Fugees* The Score – An Epic Journey, a 2005 album by the symphonic metal band Epica...

, which also garnered two Grammy Awards, and Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Noelle Hill is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.Early in her career, she established her reputation as a member of the Fugees. In 1998, she launched her solo career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album, The Miseducation of...

’s, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the debut solo album by American musician Lauryn Hill, released August 25, 1998, on Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from late 1997 to June 1998, and were held primarily at Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica...

which won five Grammy Awards. Ruffhouse also signed, among others, Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

, Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...

, Nas

Nas

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...

and Kriss Kross

Kriss Kross

Kriss Kross may refer to:* Kris Kross, an early 1990s rap/hip hop duo best known for their 1992 hit song "Jump"* A variation of a Fill-In word puzzle* "Kriss Kross", A song by the band Guillemots on the album Red from 2008...

before being sold to Sony Entertainment. [4]

Prior to joining Ruffhouse in 1994, Glickman's private practice in New York City included, among others, representation of cutting edge artists D’Angelo, a two time Grammy Award winner, and Funkmaster Flex

Funkmaster Flex

Aston George Taylor, Jr. better known as Funkmaster Flex is an American hip hop DJ, rapper, musician and producer on New York City's Hot 97 radio station and host of the hit MTV show Funk Flex Full Throttle....

, celebrity DJ extraordinaire. Kevon’s first job in the Industry, in 1988, was that of staff attorney for Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation.

Glickman also is a partner in WDST and theRadio Woodstock Network in upstate New York, which is the promoter of Mountain Jam, an annual three-day June music festival at Hunter Mountain, NY, featuring the world’s most popular jam bands. [4]

Education

Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...

, B.A., 1982
John Marshall Law School
John Marshall Law School
John Marshall Law School may refer to:*John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois*John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia*Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in Cleveland, Ohio...

, J.D., 1987
King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...

, LLM, 1986

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