Virgil Roberts on Becoming President of Solar Records, the “Motown of the ’80s”

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Accomplished record executive and attorney Virgil Roberts sat down with DJ Vlad for an unforgettable interview. In this clip, Roberts discusses being the son of a sharecropper, and how his poor upbringing shaped his future. Roberts also talks about how he became a record executive at Dick Griffey’s Solar Records after initially planning to be a civil rights attorney. Watch above.

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“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z

“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”

“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”

“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”

“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”

“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”

“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”

“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”

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