UPDATED: RESERVOIR A&R FAITH NEWMAN HONORS NAS AT VIBE IMPACT AWARDS
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Reservoir SVP of Creative & Business Development and renowned A&R executive Faith Newman, whose keen ear has earned coups like the Philly Groove Records catalog and new signing Phantogram, joined an A-list lineup of music executives and artists in horining Nas at Vibe magazine’s 2nd annual Impact Awards held over Grammy weekend.
Nas has long proven a deserving honoree, as the impact of his songs and albums continue to be referenced in hip-hop and across the music business. As the executive who signed Nas to his first record deal and worked with him during the painstaking process of creating Illmatic, Newman kicked off an evening of toasts and tears.
Read a recap of the event on Global Grind.
UPDATE 1/30/14: Hear Faith Newman’s Nas discovery story as told on the red carpet: