Kareem Burke Biography, Net Worth, Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Fact, and More

Kareem Burke Biography and Net Worth

Kareem Burke is an American film producer, rapper and record producer. He is best known for co-founding Roc-A-Fella Records as silent partneralong with Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Damon “Dame” Dash. He also co-founded Rocawear clothing brand in 1999 and Roc-a-fella subsidiary ROC Films.

Kareem Burke Personal Life

Kareem Burke was born on 19 January, 1974 in Harlem, New York, United States. He has many siblings namely: Robert ‘Bobalob’ Burke, Kyambo R. ‘Hip-Hop’ Joshua, and twins Jamil ‘Mal’ Clay and a sistLif.

Kareem Burke Career

Roc-a-fella Records took a start as an independent hip hop record label and music management company. It was officially incorporated in New York on 8 January 1996.The music label reached the height of prominence during 2000-2005. The label produced Jay Z’s first independent album. It also represented several big names: The Notorious B.I.G., Camp Lo, Da Ranjahz, Sauce Money, Jaz-O and Memphis Bleek. Later, became a division of Def Jam Records in 1997. In 2013, label became defunct. It has a subsidiary named ROC Films which produced movies such as Streets Is Watching (1998), Backstage (2000), State Property (2002), Paid in Full (2002), Paper Soldiers (2002), Death of a Dynasty (2003), Fade to Black (2004), State Property 2 (2005).

Burke executive produced the film ‘O.G.’ for HBO on February 23, 20192018. Biggs announced on social media an Emmy nomination for documentary film ‘It’s a Hard Truth, Ain’t It’ in August 2020. Burke co-directed and executive produced the project which premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. ‘It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It’ is known to be first widely released documentary to be directed by men still incarcerated in a maximum-security prison.

Kareem Burke Net Worth

Kareem Burke has a net worth of approximately $10 million estimated in the year 2022. His main sources of income are royalty from productions, executive productions, sales of Rocawear clothing brand which was later purchased by Iconix for over $200 million. His basic income is generated from being a successful film producer. Previously, he earned from Roc-a-fella records which now operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group and is distributed by Island Def Jam Motown Music Group.

After prison time, he collaborated with Nike to launch the Roc-A-Fella Air Force 1 shoe for the sneaker’s 35th anniversary, started several clothing lines and even explored a caffeinated chocolate snack called BEON. Kareem also works as Saint Jhn’s manager, who is a famous hip hop artist & American rapper ever since he heard his music at a listening party.

Kareem Burke Legal Issues

Biggs was sent to jail for 5 years on 4 June 2012 after pleading guilty for conspiring to distribute more than 100 kilos of marijuana. Burke had to forfeit $15000 cash, a BMW, his $660,000 house in new jersey along with his time in prison. Burke was released from prison in November 2015.

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