Hip Hop Entrepreneurs Guide - Dennis Byron

Join me as I speak with entertainment industry entrepreneur, Dennis Byron Renowned writer & celebrity photographer Dennis Byron has been an entertainment writer for Black Talent Network & News since 1997 and a Senior Contributing Writer for the national publication Hip Hop Weekly magazine which is one of the first ever bi-weekly publications that focuses on Hip Hop news, entertainment, and social culture around the country. He was a Senior Staff Accountant responsible for artist royalties for such acts as the Fat Boys, Vanessa Williams, Robert Cray, Bon Jovi and Eric Clapton. While corporate life afforded Dennis an opportunity for job security, he soon realized that sitting behind a desk was not all it was cut out to be so he embarked on a career in journalism, something that was his passion for a very long time. “Growing up in the south Bronx and during the time when hip hop first started afforded me an opportunity to understand the culture of hip hop’s very beginning states Byron.” As a photo journalist, Byron has photographed countless celebrities from Grand Master Flash, Jay Z, Tyra Banks, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. , Keisha Cole, Jarule, Usher, Senator Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, George Bush, Michael Jackson, Kim Porter, Victoria Secret models, just to name a few. His previous work has been published in Vibe magazine, The Source Magazine, Don Diva Magazine, Maxim Magazine, New York Daily News, Black Press Radio, The Final Call Newspaper (cover story), Down Magazine, Celebri