Initially signing with indie imprint Big Boy Records, where Southern Hip Hop veteran rapper-songwriter-producer Fiend, née  Richard Jones, would soon reveal his ‘95 debut LP, I Won't Be Denied. Shortly thereafter, the self-proclaimed International Jones, who was raised in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans' 17th Ward, found himself aligning with Master P's No Limit Records. After a stand-out appearance on P's anthem-like hit single, "Make 'Em Say Uhh!,"

Having worked with some of the biggest artists - the late, great Michael Jackson, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Gwen Stefani, to name some - in the world, five-time GRAMMY-nominated Senegalese-American singer-songwriter, Akon [“Locked Up” "Lonely"], who has famously introduced the masses to mega stars like Lady Gaga, T-Pain, Wizkid and Davido, adds yet another name, Sheesh, to his already extremely impressive résumé through his newly rebranded imprint, Konvict Kulture. 

Hailing from the Lone Star State, singer-songwriter Link received his initial “big break” co-penning the smash ‘97 hit, "My Body," which spent seven consecutive weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart and also reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, for supergroup LSG [Levert. Sweat. Gill].