Burundi Partlow is a special projects consultant of the Hip Hop Caucus and many other non-profit organizations. He uses his nearly two decades of experience in entertainment business, finance, and executive leadership to create strategic partnerships and pilot innovative projects for Hip Hop Caucus.
Burundi is an accomplished music industry executive. He has orchestrated global campaigns for numerous high-profile clients and brands. His success is rooted in his unique ability to maximize artist visibility and opportunities early in artists’ careers. For example, he generated and secured lucrative deals with:
• Boost Mobile for Kanye West
• Universal Music Group for 5-time Grammy-winning poet, songwriter and producer Malik Yusef
• Sprite Remix for rapper and producer Swizz Beatz
• Sizzurp for rappers Jim Jones and Camron
• Grand Lenari for rapper and host Big Tigger

Burundi’s marketing, music management, music placement, record label consulting, and event management achievements are too numerous to detail, however, examples that illustrate his diverse expert capabilities include:
• Placing over 400 records for Kanye West, Malik Yusef, Twista, John Legend & others alike in documentaries, commercials, and major feature films such as Coach Carter and Wolf of Wall Street.
• Managing radio campaigns including over 15 Grammy winning and Billboard charting records
• Placing the record Sandcastles on Beyonce’s album Lemonade
• Negotiating label clearances for Common (Def Jam/Universal), NE-YO (Universal Motown/Sony), and Elle Varner (RCA) to appear on People’s Climate Music album HOME, and securing licenses for seven covers including Michael Jackson’s Earthsong, Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi, and Marvin Gaye’s Mercy, Mercy Me.
• Developing and launching Nelly’s tour for his second studio album Nellyville, which topped the Hot 100 billboard charts for 10 weeks
• Managing street teams and special events for industry pro John Monopoly of Hustle Period (former manager of Kanye West/former President of G.O.O.D. Music/Sony)

Prior to entering the entertainment industry, Burundi worked in finance. He raised series 6 and 63 funding for Zurich Kemper selling the Janus Fund. He managed sales, training, and client acquisition in 48 states, and was responsible for an average of $1MM per month in sales.
Burundi Partlow attended Truman State University in Missouri and Columbia College in Chicago where he studied Business Administration and Music Studies. He is from Chicago, IL, and is a success story from the inner city, a product of scholarships and hard-won open doors. He extends his success to all ambitious young leaders from his community with whom he comes into contact and is passionate about creating the conditions for people from disadvantaged backgrounds to have better life outcomes. He is a dedicated father to a young daughter who aspires to be an actress one day.