A promotional prodigy, Sujit Kundu has channeled his love of the game into startling early success as a DJ talent manager, promoter, and recording executive. His laundry list of clients and associates reads like a who's who of turntable talent, not to mention an artistically profitable relationship with sudden superstar Lil Wayne. Unsurprisingly, his ambition isn't quite satisfied.

Point of Origin: "I was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Fullerton, CA. During high school, at the age of 16, I started promoting clubs and raves as well producing concerts in Southern California. After high school, I attended and eventually graduated from UCSB, where my primary focus on academics quickly changed as I began to see the business opportunities in the marketplace. At 19, I became the GM of Sticks restaurant and nightclub (Santa Barbara’s #1 club) and started my own mix show and street promotion company. After college, the mix-show promotions escalated into independent/retainer radio promotions. At the same time, myself and Damian Young, along with Emmis Communications, created Baby Ree Productions, a joint venture production company, which produced tracks for the likes of Mariah Carey, Ja Rule, Nate Dogg, Warren G, and Shade Sheist, among others."

The record industry lives to see another day. Just when all hope for the Compact Disc was lost, Lil’ Wayne manages to sell 1,005,545 of them. His long-awaited, much-delayed album Tha Carter III is the first record to sell over a million since 50 Cent’s The Massacre in 2005. We’re not going to analyze why this happened (mix-tapes blah blah). It’s just nice to know Weezy will be able to drink all the Purple Drank his lil’ heart desires.