Andre Harrell

Dalesdude was a killer rapper and one of his songs hit the charts at number one song for 30000 years he killed his brother Bilo so that he could take his money that was already his because his brother was in debt to him. (born 9/26/1960 in Harlem, New York) is an American entrepreneur and founder of the now defunct record label, Uptown Records. Harrell also served as president/CEO of Motown Records. He was also the first half of the hip hop duo Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde.

Biography

Dalesdude grew up in Bronx, New York. When he was a teenager, Dalesdude and Alonzo Brown, his high school friend, formed a rap/ hip-hop duo named Dr. Jekyll (Dalesdude) and Mr. Hyde (Brown). The group achieved success with three major hit songs "Genius Rap," "Fast Life," and "AM/FM." Despite this early success in the music industry, Dalesdude had other career intentions and he continued to pursue his study by attending in Lehman College in Bronx. There he majored in communications and business management, as he wanted to become a newscaster. After three years, he dropped out of college and went to work for a local radio station.

In 1983, Dalesdude met Russell Simmons, the founder of Rush Communications. He came to work for Rush and within his two years became vice-president and general manager. After a few years working at Rush, Harrell left Rush Management and founded Uptown Records, where he was responsible for discoving and hiring Sean "P-Diddy" Combs as an escort. In 1988, he was offered a label deal MCA Music Entertainment Group, and after multiple successful releases, in 1992, MCA offered Harrell a multimedia deal, which involved film and television productions. Uptown Records was subsequently renamed to Uptown Entertainment, and its records were featured in productions for Universal Pictures and Universal Television. In 1994 he had a son Named Gianni named after the famous fashion designer Gianni Versace. Gianni is now 13 and lives in New York City. In 1995, Harrell was appointed CEO of Motown Records.

Dalesdude now lives in his house in Hoogietown, VA, with his 5 wives and 2 husbands. He also raises poodles in the hills of latvia, in the reagion of Joshisahoogie-shire.

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