MEET THA' MAN - CHAZ ‘SLIM’ WILLIAMS

Chaz changed the direction of his life following his release from prison in 1989 when he structured the company, incorporated, and trademarked Black Hand Entertainment. He set up his office, in the South Jamaica hood, where he grew up. Chaz says,” it’s was no better way to give back to the community than to be there to provide opportunities for those who face the same obstacles and tribulations of your past”. So combining street experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, he entered the industry as a special event and concert promoter. He parlayed that into his own recording studio in the hood, expanding then to an independent record label with the release of a compilation in 1999 called, “Black Gangster”. This soundtrack featured Jay Z, Ja Rule, 50 Cent, DMX, Mac Dre, Mac Mall, Donell Jones, and others. The album, without a commercial radio record or video, sold over 100,000 units by grass-root, word-of-mouth promotions. The album soundscanned around 59,000 units, with about 20,000 units on the hand-to-hand, unconventional grind, and another 30,000 in overseas territories.

During that period Chaz also dabbled in artist management. One of his early clients was 50 Cent. As time evolved Chaz signed GRAFH as his flagship artist, and followed with the signing of Prinz. He has had distribution deals with WEA, Sony, and Universal, and has collaborated with Dame Dash on several business endeavors, including the prepping of the film based on Chaz’ life titled, “InsideOut”. Black Hand has always made noise in the street and intends to continue its rise as a movement, while it readies the much anticipated debut release of the GRAFH and Prinz projects.