Kareem ?Biggs? Burke, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, which launched the career of superstar rapper Jay-Z, was among 43 people arrested today in a massive drug sweep spanning from New York to South Florida. I guess Miami was on to something when they used Jay’s image as the face of gang activity in Miami.

Many of you assume that Damon Dash and Jay-Z were the only founders of the Roc-A-Fella label. Not so. Kareem ?Biggs? Burke happens to be the founder of the now defunct Roc-A-Fella Records.? People fail to realize that Biggs was one of the key factors of the label?s string of success. He was the lo-key man behind the scenes making sure things turned out right. By 2002, the label dissipated amidst rumors of friction amongst it’s founders.

Jay-Z has often rapped about his days in the drug game, well now one of his associates is in big time trouble with the feds. Continue Reading…