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Craig Kallman

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Music Producer

The Resume

    (1965- )
    Born in Manhattan, New York
    CEO of Atlantic Records (2005- )
    Founded Big Beat Records (1987)
    Sold the Big Beat label to Atlantic Records, in 1991
    Produced records by Lil' Kim Notorious B.I.G., Changing Faces, Robin S., Junior Mafia, Artifacts, Jomanda, Double X Posse, Inner Circle, The Bucketheads, Jay Williams, and Quad City DJs

Why he might be annoying:

    He signed Danielle Bregoli AKA 'Bhad Bhabie' and 'Cash Me Outside Girl' to a record deal.
    He distributed his first single out of a supermarket shopping cart.
    He facilitated a beef between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B.
    Several artists have criticized him for shady backroom business practices, up to but not limited to screwing artists out of 80 percent in royalties (including Lupe Fiasco and Azealia Banks).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is considered one of the world's leading investors in rare records.
    He has a collection of approximately 750,000 records, 150,000 items of music memorabilia and 100,000 compact discs.
    He was named to Billboard's Power 100 executives for three consecutive years between 2012 and 2015.
    His career in music began in the 1980s as a Disc Jockey in Manhattan
    He signed the cast album for 'Hamilton,' which debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (the highest entrance for a cast recording since 1963) and No. 3 on Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart (the first for any cast album).
    He helped to launch the careers of Aaliyah and Brandy.
    He put Atlantic Records back on the map, securing major wins by signing artists like Bruno Mars, Zac Brown Band, Wiz Khalifa, and Ed Sheeran.
    He expanded Atlantic into the movie soundtrack industry, most notably releasing the 'Space Jam' and 'Twilight' soundtrack albums.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 35 Votes: 5.71% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying