To me, as A&R people and as managers, we're in the business of finding talent. It's no different than working with these… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
You can't make an artist like Lady Gaga. You can help support, you can help develop the vision - I think you… — Troy Carter Art Copy Share Image
If a kid goes and buys a CD at Best Buy, we have no idea who the person is, how many times… — Troy Carter Anything Copy Share Image
I invest in black-led startups not because of a sense of charity. I make those investments because of the basic principle of… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
There were a lot of stereotypes that I had to break of how people in the entertainment industry do business. — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
I didn't go to business school. I actually didn't even graduate high school. I ended up with a GED. So everything that… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
Hip hop is a multi-billion dollar business, and it was built off an opportunity that nobody else saw because they didn't understand… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
The venture capital world is completely stacked against minority entrepreneurs. — Troy Carter Against Copy Share Image
If you look at a company like Uber, a company that so anti-establishment that cab companies are trying to find ways to… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
I had this little rap group, and we were called '2 Too Many'... We used to hang out in front of Jazzy… — Troy Carter Day Copy Share Image
I thought I was going to be a rapper as a kid and used to hop the train down to Jazzy Jeff's… — Troy Carter Big break Copy Share Image
Backplane will provide a platform and tools for communities to socialize and communicate on a more focused level. — Troy Carter Focused Copy Share Image
It's pre-roll or post-roll on Vevo. The record company makes money off of that, and then it trickles down. — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
I don't think we're out there aggressively looking for deals. Our strategy is that business follows the creative. We're not out there… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
Spotify favors hits. It's very much a meritocracy: It's not like radio, where whatever is being played is what you hear. We… — Troy Carter Being Copy Share Image
When you look at how technology companies are funded, it's not a zero-sum game. It could be 20 investors in one company,… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
People don't buy horses to ride around any more for transportation. I just think the world changes. As a business, we have… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
It's always boiled down to the quality of your music and the quality of your deal with whoever's distributing your music: There… — Troy Carter Art Copy Share Image
She was a performance artist calling herself Lady Gaga, who had a European dance-club sound and pop-star aspirations - elements that historically… — Troy Carter Art Copy Share Image
What's important for that person on the other side of the table, and what's important for the client? — Troy Carter Important Copy Share Image
Actors play different characters, so you have to build a new base around each new movie - with few exceptions, most actors… — Troy Carter Go Copy Share Image
As important as hustle is, grit and resilience are equally as important because there's a lot of rejection in our business. — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
I came up with Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Those guys, they took me under their wing at an early age. — Troy Carter Age Copy Share Image
So many black kids aspire to be entertainers or professional athletes because those are the only role models they see that look… — Troy Carter Enough Copy Share Image
Lady Gaga is phenomenal. From the first day I met her, she was lightning in a bottle. — Troy Carter Day Copy Share Image
