Paul D. Rosenberg (born August 1, 1971) is an American music manager, current

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of Goliath Records and former CEO of

Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop. The l ...

, best known as the agent and manager of American rapper

Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing Hip hop music, hip hop in Middle America (United Sta ...

. He is also known for his associations with The Knux,

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Action Bronson Ariyan Arslani (born December 2, 1983), professionally known as Action Bronson, is an American rapper, songwriter, chef, wrestler, exotic olive oil taster, and television presenter. Born and raised in Queens, New York, he embarked on his musical ...

, and band

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Career

In addition to being a manager of several music acts, Rosenberg is also the co-founder of hip-hop record label

Shady Records Shady Records is an American record label founded by rapper Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg, after the highly successful release of Eminem's ''The Slim Shady LP'' (1999). Shady has seen negative times when being part of the unsuccessful ...

, founded in 1999. Rosenberg first became involved with Eminem in 1997, during the recording of the ''

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'', and has since been featured in a

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(titled "Paul" in each appearance except ''

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'', where it was called "Paul Rosenberg") on most of the albums from ''

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'' through ''

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'', as well as ''

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'', as a character concerned with the particular record, advising Eminem on steps to take and often ordering him to "tone down" the lyrics or scrap the album completely. The skit does not appear in ''Recovery'', ''The Marshall Mathers LP2'', ''Revival'' and '' Music to Be Murdered By''. With Eminem, Rosenberg co-wrote every skit on the 2009 album ''Relapse''. Rosenberg is affiliated with Deckstar and Lawrence Vavra, in addition with

Steve Aoki Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (, ; born November 30, 1977), best known as Steve Aoki, is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive.

and his label

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, working in the management area. Paul is a co-producer for Eminem's hip-hop radio station Shade 45, which is channel 45 on SiriusXM satellite radio. He became manager of

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rapper

in late 2012, getting him signed to

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and then to his own management firm Goliath Artists. On March 23, 2013, Rosenberg added

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

-based rapper Danny Brown to his management firm. In late 2015, Rosenberg also added enigmatic, anonymous rapper Spark Master Tape to his management Goliath Artists. In 2016, Rosenberg and Action Bronson along with Vice created the TV series ''

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'', for which Rosenberg acts as the executive producer. On August 1, 2017, he was appointed chairman and CEO of

, succeeding the current CEO, Steve Bartels. The transition took place in 2018. On February 21, 2020, Rosenberg stepped down from his position as CEO of Def Jam and announced the formation of Goliath Records, a joint venture label with

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Personal life

Rosenberg is Jewish. He has been a resident of

Alpine, New Jersey Alpine is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, approximately north of Midtown Manhattan. It is the easternmost community in New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 1,849,

.Zwain, Heather
"Alpine's Paul Rosenberg is named CEO of Def Jam Recordings"
''

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'', August 3, 2017. Accessed March 23, 2021. "Paul Rosenberg, record label executive who is renowned for the careers of artists including Eminem, 50 Cent and D12, among others, has been named Chief Executive Officer of Def Jam Recordings, Jan. 1. Rosenberg, who lives in Alpine, is the founder and CEO of Goliath Artists Inc., a New York-based management firm that handles the careers of global superstar Eminem, Danny Brown and others."

References

External links

Paul Rosenberg's official blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenberg, Paul 1971 births 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews American music industry executives American music managers Living people Musicians from Detroit People from Alpine, New Jersey Place of birth missing (living people)