EPISODE · Jun 19, 2026 · 22 MIN
Is Music in Better Hands with Private Equity?
from Rhythm and Rhymes · host Rhythm and Rhymes
Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/RealRandRAJ and Antonio dig into Harborview Private Equity quietly amassing 41,000+ songs and $3.8B in catalogs — from Quincy Jones and T-Pain to Stefflon Don and Shenseea — and what it means when funders, not labels, start writing the checks. The conversation widens into ownership, Black wealth, and whether artists are becoming tech-startup founders who keep creative control while someone else funds the upside.0:00 – Intro0:30 – Harborview & the private equity land grab2:30 – $20.4B into music rights since 20193:30 – Artists as startup founders: funding without creative control4:45 – Ownership, Black wealth & why it matters6:00 – Housing, assets & building wealth in the 21st century8:30 – Spurs detour: Harper, Castle & De'Aaron Fox12:00 – G Herbo deluxe: cutting the fat & curating an album16:00 – Blxst "Labor of Love" review & ranking the catalog20:00 – Playlist picks: Stefflon Don & NellyR&R is Modern Radio for global black sounds.
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Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/RealRandRAJ and Antonio dig into Harborview Private Equity quietly amassing 41,000+ songs and $3.8B in catalogs — from Quincy Jones and T-Pain to Stefflon Don and Shenseea — and what it means when funders, not labels, start writing the checks. The conversation widens into ownership, Black wealth, and whether artists are becoming tech-startup founders who keep creative control while someone else funds the upside.0:00 – Intro0:30 – Harborview & the private equity land grab2:30 – $20.4B into music rights since 20193:30 – Artists as startup founders: funding without creative control4:45 – Ownership, Black wealth & why it matters6:00 – Housing, assets & building wealth in the 21st century8:30 – Spurs detour: Harper, Castle & De'Aaron Fox12:00 – G Herbo deluxe: cutting the fat & curating an album16:00 – Blxst "Labor of Love" review & ranking the catalog20:00 – Playlist picks: Stefflon Don & NellyR&R is Modern Radio for global black sounds.
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Is Music in Better Hands with Private Equity?
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