Part 3: Darkchild: I Turned Down a Deal with Teddy Riley at 17, My Dad Wanted $1.2M
Part 1: Darkchild Starting Playing Piano at 5, Knew He Wanted to be Producer by 10
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In this clip, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins recounted a moment in 1993 when his high school history teacher told him to give up on music because Black people would be extinct by 2000. He detailed meeting Teddy Riley when he was 13 and beginning a mentor/mentee relationship. Rodney also spoke on why he turned down a deal from Teddy Riley.
