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{"value"=>"<p>This Series presents an overview of Fab 5 Freddy's solo and partnered ventures from the 1990s to the early 2000s, the majority of which were undertaken with business partner Roy Cormier. They include administrative documents, casting files, correspondence, legal and financial records, production materials, fliers, and publicity packets. The overlap in Fab 5 Freddy's business operations has led to mixing of files for different enterprises. There is some blending of personal and professional spheres evident in the intermingled nature of the material. The files are arranged alphabetically by subject.</p> <p>Almost all of the Correspondence is incoming. It is a blend of professional and personal correspondence and includes letters, pro forma mail outs, business proposals, and some administrative records. The Financial files include details on royalties, other payments, and invoices. The emphasis of the Legal files is on contracts and agreements for media work, and are also concerned with ownership of the Fab 5 Freddy trademark.</p> <p>Several of Fab 5 Freddy's and Cormier's enterprises are represented in the Music Industry Ventures files, including F&R Records, In the Middle Entertainment, and Pallas Records. These files were originally grouped together, and the file names and groupings have been preserved where they existed, and arranged alphabetically.</p> <p>In the Middle Entertainment was an independent urban music record label founded by Fab 5 Freddy and Roy Cormier in 1999. They initially signed four acts; one group and three soloists: Ill Street, Tikki (Tawana Easley), Gee Pierce, and Mike Ransom. The files contain mostly administrative and financial documents generated in the production and promotion of the groups and their albums.</p> <p>The Pallas Records files consist of an abundance of material relating to the Chicago rap group Crucial Conflict, specifically the release of their hit single \"Hay\" from the album <span class=\"title\">The Final Tic</span>, which Fab 5 Freddy and Cormier executive produced in 1996. There is some correspondence from Fab 5 Freddy to his contacts where he promotes the group and their single, and seeks support for the album launch.</p> <p>The Roy Cormier files were generated by Cormier and his staff during a period he was managing tours for several musical artists, under the umbrella of a company called \"The Concert Organization\" (formerly known as \"Da Joint\"). They largely consist of financial records and correspondence related to travel itineraries and scheduling for major concert tours in European and American cities. The touring artists include Puff Daddy, Keith Sweat, and TQ. The files do not seem to have a connection with work that Fab 5 Freddy was involved in.</p> <p>The Subject Files are composed of general office records. They hold business cards, administrative material, press and promotional packets, proposals for various endeavors, and travel records.</p>"}