Lyor Cohen
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Lyor Cohen is a prominent music industry executive known for his influential leadership at major hip-hop labels and his role in shaping the careers of numerous rap and R&B artists.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lyor Cohen canonical | 3 |
| Lyor | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
businessperson
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human ⓘ music industry executive ⓘ record executive ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-10-03 ⓘ |
| education | University of Miami alumnus ⓘ |
| employer |
300 Entertainment
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Def Jam Recordings ⓘ Rush Artist Management ⓘ Warner Music Group ⓘ YouTube ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Cohen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
artist development
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music streaming strategy ⓘ record label management ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
R&B
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hip hop ⓘ rap ⓘ |
| givenName |
Lyor Cohen
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surface form:
Lyor
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| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| name | Lyor Cohen self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing careers of R&B artists
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developing careers of rap artists ⓘ leadership in hip hop music industry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
building 300 Entertainment as an independent label
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developing YouTube’s music strategy ⓘ expansion of Def Jam in the 1990s ⓘ restructuring of Warner Music Group’s recorded music division ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
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music executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman and CEO of Recorded Music at Warner Music Group
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Global Head of Music at YouTube ⓘ President of Def Jam Recordings ⓘ co-founder of 300 Entertainment ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| workedWith |
DMX
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Fetty Wap ⓘ Ja Rule ⓘ Jay-Z ⓘ Kanye West ⓘ LL Cool J ⓘ Migos ⓘ Public Enemy ⓘ Run-D.M.C. ⓘ Young Thug ⓘ |
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Lyor