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Antonio 'L.A.' Reid

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Music Producer

The Resume

    (June 7, 1956- )
    Born in Cincinnati, Ohio
    Co-founder of LaFace Records
    Chairman/CEO of Island Def Jam Music
    Produced albums for Boyz II Men, TLC, Toni Braxton, OutKast, Usher, Pink, Dido, Avril Lavigne, Mariah Carey, Ne-Yo, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Kanye West (amongst others)
    Judge on American version of 'The X-Factor' (2011)

Why he might be annoying:

    He got his nickname from wearing an L.A. Dodgers shirt.
    Usher described him as having a 'cutthroat shrewdness.'
    He divorced TLC's manager, Pebbles.
    He was namechecked in Pink's hit single, 'Don't Let Me Get Me.'
    He had a 'tense' relationship with Clive Davis during his time with Arista Records.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He produced more than 40 #1 singles.
    He won three Grammy Awards.
    He took an executive course at the Harvard Business School while in his 40s.
    He was in the marching band during high school.
    He worked numerous odd jobs as he tried to establish himself as a force in the music industry.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 15.79% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 165 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 51 Votes: 80.39% Annoying