Word: hipping
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Davis didn't invent the JV, but he was one of the first to show how lucrative it can be. Arista's 1989 investment in hip-hop-heavy Bad Boy Records, run by Puff Daddy, and its 1994 investment in R.-and-B. powerhouse LaFace Records, run by L.A. Reid and the producer Babyface, were mere chicken feed: about $3 million apiece. Last year LaFace chalked up sales of more than $75 million and Bad Boy of about $35 million. "Rather than buy companies and pay multiples," says Davis, "we started from scratch and made a relatively modest investment...
...catalog of trauma turned out to be a long one. Below the right knee, the tibia and fibula shattered into half a dozen pieces. The right femur broken, the ball joint at the hip damaged. The elbow of the right arm crushed. Several ribs snapped, their sharp ends driven into the lungs. Collarbone and sternum busted. What saved me was the merest fluke: apart from punctured lungs, a few picturesque cuts and some bruising to my liver and heart, the damage was all skeletal, not soft tissue. My brain was intact; ditto my eyes, spine, guts and genitals. It could...
...grunge-struck '90s, when record-industry sages were trumpeting Nirvana and the flannel-clad hordes from Seattle as the next big thing, Arista Records president Clive Davis made a huge gamble: he invested millions in hip-hop, a genre many viewed as too troubled to be worth the risk. But the grunge bubble went bust, of course, as did a few of the labels betting on it. Today, hip-hop rolls along as comfortably as Puff Daddy does in his Bentley...
...such a hip guy, Davis has a style that is distinctly Old World. He prefers handwritten notes to e-mail. And he usually dresses in the pin-striped, cuff-linked style of a diplomat. That can make him easy to spot at nightclubs checking out new acts or perhaps talking shop with his protege, Puff Daddy. "When I go to see Clive, I'm going to school," says Puffy...
...premise: A joint venture between Harvard-Radcliffe Ballet Company and Mainly Jazz, this show gives high-quality, wide-ranging dance in one evening. Works include everything from funky hip-hop to classical ballet, highlighting modern, creative, student choreography and a rock jazz/ballet piece...