Kanye West to Martin Luther King Jr.

1. Kanye West to Bu Thiam

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Kanye West is a music mogul that’s taken over much more than hip-hop. The Chi-Town MC has conquered the rap world, and crossed over to pop when he appeared on Katy Perry’s 2011 single, “E.T.” He’s gone from underground rapper to music legend, but he couldn’t have done it without the help of Def Jam’s VP of A&R, Bu Thiam, who also happens to be Akon’s younger brother.

Six Degrees - Kanye and Bu

Bu Thiam may be Akon’s younger brother, but he’s A&R’d some music most monumental albums including Rihanna’s Loud EP and Kanye West and Jay-Z’s collaboration album, Watch The Throne. Thiam is also responsible for signing Atlanta auto-tune sensation, T-Pain.
Who’s Next? Bu Thiam

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002070883184 Real McCoy

    T-Pain is definitely from florida

  • TheFlash

    That list is not six degrees of separation. You made the last degree have a city as the connecting piece while the other degrees are people knowing people. Using that logic you could have just made a one degree of separation “KANYE WEST TO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.” list using North America as the connecting piece; you could have even just said they were both in the same solar system.