In 2004 Kareem 'Biggs' Burke did an interview with the Source (when the Source was the source) and in that gave some surprising insights to the development of Jay Z and RockaFella Records. It's weird to reread this article in 2016 and see how things went after Jay Z's departure, Dame's next moves and Kareem getting sent up the road (#Wow).
If this story ain't a treatment for a movie (hint VH1 'The Breaks'. Not saying its the story but the footprint of hiphop and business are in these type of narratives) then I don't know what is. Really an interesting read...
News Article or Interview Kareem "Biggs" Burke interview (2004) The Hip-Hop Spot