Born in Illinois and raised in Georgia, Keith “KB” Brown has forged a path to combine his love of music and film. He graduated from the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia in 2002, earning a bachelors in Media Management combined with a Film Studies minor. During his stay at UGA, he not only headed the campus film committee and was a radio programmer for the campus’ radio station, but he gained on the job experience by participating in internships at Universal Records, Walt Disney World, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment and So So Def Recordings.
Upon graduation, he promptly moved to Los Angeles taking a position in music video production for Universal/Motown Records working with artists such as Nelly, Lindsay Lohan, Brian McKnight, Akon, 3 Doors Down, Lil Wayne, India.Arie, and a host of others. Quickly climbing the ranks under the mentorship of music video legend Jeff Panzer, he gained two years of experience in music video production and marketing on the record label side which segued him to The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. There he worked on soundtrack marketing and music videos to promote films, television shows and DVD releases. He worked alongside artists such as Alicia Keys, Missy Elliot, Ciara, Rascal Flatts, Chris Brown, Sean Paul and the Cheetah Girls to achieve record-breaking opening weekends for films including “Step Up”, “Glory Road”, “Cars”, “Stick It”, “Chicken Little” and “Herbie: Fully Loaded” along with their accompanying soundtracks.
From there and since 2008, Keith has served as the Video Commissioner and Head Of Production for Young Money/Cash Money Records producing music videos, advertisements, documentaries and concert visuals for the iconic label’s entire roster of recording artists including Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Drake, Birdman, Jacquees, Kevin Rudolf, Bow Wow, Paris Hilton, Limp Bizkit, Tyga, DJ Khaled, Juvenile, Busta Rhymes, Ace Hood, Jay Sean and Austin Mahone to name a few over the years. A slate of feature films and documentaries are currently in development under Cash Money Films, including the recently released Apple Music documentary entitled "Before Anythang" tracing the humble begins of the Cash Money Records empire.
Keith has produced and commissioned over 250 music videos, garnering billions of views and winning a BET Award, Billboard Music Award, MVPA Award and BET Hip Hop Award for his work. Seven music videos he's produced have won MTV Video Music Awards: 2011 Best Hip Hop Music Video for Nicki Minaj "Superbass", 2012 Best Hip Hop Music Video for Drake ft. Lil Wayne "HYFR", 2012 Best Female Music Video for Nicki Minaj "Starships", 2013 Artist To Watch Music Video for Austin Mahone "What About Love", 2014 Best Hip Hop Music Video for Drake "Hold On We're Going Home", 2015 Best Hip Hop Music Video for Nicki Minaj's infamous "Anaconda" (which has been viewed over a billion times online) and 2018 Best Hip Hop Music Video for Nicki Minaj’s “Chun-Li”.
On the feature film and short film side, KBiz Entertainment was established as Keith’s production company to produce and develop projects he took personal interest in creating. Keith and KBiz Entertainment’s credits include “The Happy Sad” (Executive Producer), “Onyx: 15 Years Of Videos, History & Violence" (Executive Producer), “The Second Half” (Executive Producer), “A Day In The Life” (Producer), “Caught On Tape” (Producer), “Lil Wayne: Rebirth” (Producer) and “Nicki Minaj: The Pinkprint Movie” (Producer).
2015 saw the theatrical release of Keith's ultimate passion project, "Blackbird", which he produced and fully financed. Based on a novel by Larry Duplechan, the powerful film stars Isaiah Washington and Academy Award winner Mo’Nique. Netflix premiered a new KBiz Entertainment feature film entitled “Supermodel” in 2017 (Executive Producer; starring Tyson Beckford and Sessilee Lopez).
Throughout 2018 and 2019, Keith served as the Video Commissioner for L.A. Reid’s Hitco Entertainment creating visual content for a diverse music roster which includes Jennifer Lopez, Yella Beezy, Asher Angel, Dinah Jane, Delacey, Big Boi, The Bonfyre, Rubi Rose and The-Dream.
Spotify partnered with Cash Money Records in 2020 to create a four part docu-series entitled “New Cash Order” which pulled back the curtain on the label’s formula for success over the years while revealing a freshman class of new artists. Keith produced this piece while continuing to commission music videos for Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Jacquees, Eighty8, Rich Gang and Birdman.
In 2021, Keith reunited with L.A. Reid and Hitco Entertainment as Head of Creative overseeing the creation and execution of visual content, single/album artwork, press photos, lyric videos and music videos. A few highlights: Dixie “Psycho”, Rubi Rose “Twork”, Chelsea Collins “Wish U Hell” and Aiyana-Lee “Gangster Of Love”.
2022 ushered in a new era of Young Money artists: Mellow Rackz and Allan Cubas, with Keith at the helm of the visual campaigns along with new work for Cash Money artists Rublow, Jacquees, Birdman and commencement of pre-production on Cash Money Films’ “Baller Blockin 2”. Additionally, Keith was engaged in a freelance capacity to handle creative for Vincent Herbert’s Muse Group and spearhead UMe anniversary campaigns for Akon, Nelly, Cam’Ron and Stoney Edwards.
2022 also packed in commissioning and producing Nicki Minaj’s blockbuster music video for her Number 1 Billboard Hot 100 smash hit, “Super Freaky Girl”. Simultaneously, Nicki was bestowed MTV’s Video Vanguard Award for her body of work. This prestigious award celebrates an artist’s outstanding contributions and profound impact on music video and pop culture.
Currently, Keith is the Video Commissioner for Combs Global/Bad Boy, Young Money/Cash Money Records and L.A. Reid’s new label partnership with Usher along with serving as Creative Consultant for UMe and Urban Legends. He resides in Los Angeles and Puerto Vallarta with his fiancé and two hairless cats. He’s an avid NBA fan, art collector, Disney aficianado, theatre geek, habitual moviegoer and live music enthusiast. Puerto Vallarta is his happy place.
“Be who you are and say how you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind. You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself in any direction you choose.”