Rapper Chamillionaire is now an entrepreneur-in-residence at a venture capital firm
Suster announced Chamillionaire's residency on his blog a few days ago.
It turns out Chamillionaire, a.k.a. Hakeem Seriki, has actually been involved in the world of entrepreneurship for some time.
In 2003, Chamillionaire, best known for his 2005 single "Ridin' (Dirty)," invested in a Houston-based car dealership called FlyRydes. He's also launched a modeling firm, led a Global Innovation Tournament at Stanford - part of the Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar Series - and he owns a tour bus company.
He's also attended a bunch of tech conferences as an audience member and as a speaker. In 2009, he met Suster, and invested in Maker Studios, an online video talent agency now owned by Disney.
Here's what Suster said in his announcement:
Chamillionaire's entrepreneur-in-residence appointment marks the first time a rapper has been given the title at a VC firm. However, Andreessen Horowitz has an "official rapper": an underground rapper named Divine.