he used to be named dj irv, and thats how he got his foot in the door...he then got a job as an a&r for i forget which label...he got much respect for not bitin his tongue, and tellin his bosses what he really thought of artists...he did bring darkman x and jigga to def jam, and introduced his first artist, ja rule, on that one jay-z song back in the day, which launched murder inc....i read in a interview he pulled 8 figures last year (for all you non edumacated fools, that over 10 mill)...and plans to have over a 100 mill in 2-3 years...there you have it...too bad murder inc. is the wackest label in the biz right now (in my humble opinion)