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Antonio "L.A." Reid

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Photograph of Antonio "L.A." Reid, who cofounded LaFace Records, a rap and rhythm-and-blues label in Atlanta, Georgia, with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds in 1989. Wearing a suit and tie, he stands in front of a corner window. He smiles.Reid continued to manage the company after Edmonds's departure in 1993, and since 2000 he has served as the president and chief executive officer of Arista Records, which bought out LaFace that same year.
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  1. African American Businesspeople
  2. African American Executives
  3. African American Men
  4. African American Sound Recording Executives And Producers
  5. African Americans
  6. Arista (Firm)
  7. Atlanta
  8. Businessmen
  9. Businesspeople
  10. Chief Executive Officers
  11. Executives
  12. Georgia
  13. Men
  14. Reid, Antonio
  15. Sound Recording Executives And Producers

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