O.K. Here's a hint-Andre Harell (I'm guessing at the spelling of the last name)
As the story goes Andre Harell hired puffy at updown records before he came out with bad boy... thats where he met mary j blige and also discovered big on the streets and told him to lay low until he came out with his own label...
any corrections are invited... good hint
ps where are finesse and synquis (sp) these days :)
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