Part 6: Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins on Aaliyah being First Artist He Worked With Die
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In this clip, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins recounted producing for Patti LaBelle but being sort of intimidated when he had to tell her she was flat on a note. He went into detail about signing his first publishing deal at 17 worth $1.8 million. Despite the deal being "jacked up" by today's standards, Darkchild said the deal changed his and his family's lives.
