Andre Harrell, an innovative music executive who in the late 1980s founded Uptown Records, a crucial bridge between the worlds of hip-hop and R&B, and who gave the first career break to Sean Combs, ...

Journalist and screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper talks about the life and legacy of Andre Harrell, the founder of Uptown Records, who died... 'He Revived R&B': The Legacy Of Andre Harrell And Uptown ...

Uptown Records is making a comeback after contributing to the development of hip-hop and R&B in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The iconic label, which was founded by the late hip-hop executive Andre ...

*BET has announced plans to move forward with a miniseries that will highlight the late Andre Harrell’s groundbreaking career and time at Uptown Records. Harrell passed away from heart failure at his ...

The event, titled “Building Hip Hop’s Forever Home,” will unfold at Cipriani Wall Street and spotlight nine honorees whose careers have left a lasting imprint on Hip-Hop culture. Slick Rick, known for ...

K-Ci’s version of the song, originally written and performed by Eric Clapton, is dedicated to his longtime friend and mentor, Andre Harrell, Founder of Uptown Records. The “Tears In Heaven” video is ...