LaFace of the Label
Check out which stars L.A. Reid helped shine brighter!
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LaFace of the Label: L.A. Reid - Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and L.A. Reid got their start in the music business together in the R&B group, The Deele. And it's been quite a long and remarkable road of success for them, from Grammy-award winning songs to writing, producing and developing for some of the most established megastar artists. (Photo: Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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The Deele - Antonio "L.A." Reid started off as a drummer for the band, The Deele. They scored light sucess with their hit song "Two Occassions." It wasn't long before L.A. and Babyface joined forces and created LaFace Records. (Photo: Jim Shea/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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The Rise of TLC - TLC wins big at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards, taking home Best R&B Album and "Creep" earning Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group. CrazySexyCool took the spot as one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. All of their achievements took place under LaFace Records. (Photo: Russell Einhorn/Liaison)
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Ushering in a New Sound - L.A. Reid discovered a young Usher at the tender age of fourteen, and noticed that he had a serious work ethic and passion to be one of the greatest entertainers that the world has ever seen. Reid saw that star-power early and developed a young Usher into the 17 Billboard Music Award, nine ASCAP award, eight Soul Train Music Award and eight Grammy Award-winning artist he is today. (Photo: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Replacing the Greats - L.A. Reid replaced Clive Davis as the head of Arista Records. Although many were worried he wouldn't be nearly as capable as Mr. Davis, he ended up improving the franchise and its artists more than they could have imagined. He took care of the artists and gave them the attention they needed to grow and express themselves. (Photo: L. Busacca/WireImage)
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P!NK - L.A. Reid took on the fiery artist, P!NK, signing her to Arista Records for her first record deal. Under the direction of producer L. A. Reid she pushed out her debut album, Can't Take Me Home, which quickly achieved double-platinum status and launched three top ten singles. (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)
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1 to Infinity - L.A. Reid spearheaded Mariah's most successful albums, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) and E=MC2 (2008). (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/WireImage)