Cortez Bryant (The Man Behind YMCMB)

A New Orleans native and childhood friend of Dewayne Carter, maybe the most successful graduate of JSU with a degree in communication. Although Cortez has served as CEO of the Company since 2007 with a roster of artist that include Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Tyga, Mack Maine, Jae Millz, Cory Gunz, Lil Twist, Gudda Gudda, Lil Chuckee, Short Dawg, T-Streets and Shanell aka SnL. The label has released four #1 albums by Lil Wayne, Drake and Nicki. Tez a former member of The Sonic Boom of the South which is the band at JSU is a very modest guy, I use to see him around campus a lot during undergrad and Wayne was usually around a lot during those days as well. Most noticeable was the Jaguar with the British flag on it sometimes parked in front of the Cafeteria. I actually met him(Tez) twice during homecoming 2009 at two parties one at Schimmels and the other at Freelons. Like I said he is very down to earth and when I saw him he was actually talking to another former boom member.

Cortez “Tez” Bryant, pictured on the right with Mack Maine in the photo above. Tez is currently based in Miami. He is not only the DJ to one of hip-hop’s most sought-after rappers, Lil Wayne, he also manages him along with rap music’s latest golden child, Drake.“I’ve helped cultivate both Wayne’s and Drake’s brands by seeking different opportunities to expand and maintain their careers on a superstar level,” he says, including strategically laying out the release of Wayne’s “Tha Carter III” album, setting him up as a successful touring artist by launching the I Am Music tour and pairing him with brands like Nike and Gatorade.

“Drake’s success has come by releasing an unconventional, free downloadable mixtape, ‘So Far Gone,’ and pairing him with the likes of Lil Wayne and Mary J. Blige,” he adds.Recently, Bryant merged his company with the management firm Hip-Hop Since 1978, which manages Kanye West. Tez keeps in contact with some of my frat brothers who were members of the Boom who are sometimes with the entourage one of them CJ Gibson is the store clerk in Rihanna's" What's My Name video ft Drake". People like him are amongst the few that make you proud to be associated with JSU keep up the good work!!!

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