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From Battling a Speech Impediment to Becoming a Media Mogul: Darren Ogden Releases Two Powerful Books On Amazon in One Year
#NOLAZINE - From overcoming a lifelong speech impediment to building a national media powerhouse, New Orleans entrepreneur Darren Ogden Sr. continues to prove that limitations don’t have to define your success. New Orleans native, entrepreneur, author, and media mogul Darren Ogden Sr. is making major moves in 2026. The founder and CEO of Nolazine, a growing media powerhouse that started in New Orleans and expanded its reach across the United States, has accomplished another i
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Before He Became Birdman, Cash Money Records Co-Founder Bryan Williams Was a Rapper Named B-32, Short for “Baby With the 32 Golds”
#NOLAZINE - Before becoming one of the most recognizable music executives in hip-hop, Bryan “Birdman” Williams was an aspiring New Orleans rapper who performed under the name B-32. During the early 1990s, before Cash Money Records became a multimillion-dollar empire, Williams released an underground album titled I Need a Bag of Dope under the name B-32, which stood for “Baby With the 32 Golds.” The name reflected New Orleans' gold-teeth culture, which was already a major part
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