Ibrahim “Ib” Hamad on Building Dreamville, Managing J. Cole, the Dollar & a Dream Tour, and Starting Dreamville Fest

Trapital Podcast

April 14, 2020

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Dreamville President and J. Cole’s manager Ibrahim “Ib” Hamad came on the Trapital Podcast to talk about how him and J. Cole started Dreamville and how it became what it is today. He also broke down what changed for Dreamville in 2014, the impact that the Dollar & a Dream tour had on J. Cole’s career, establishing the Dreamville brand beyond J. Cole, and why the Dreamville Fest has nine lives.

Host: Dan Runcie, @RuncieDan, trapital.co
Guest: Ibrahim Hamad, @KingOfQueenz, dreamville.com

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J. Cole is Still Making Millions From a $1 Million Concert – Trapital
Dreamville Fest – August 29, 2019 – Dreamville

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