Ron Fair

R&B Money

The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

Music, Music History, Music Commentary

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

Ron Fair—legendary music executive, producer, and A&R visionary—joins J. Valentine for a masterclass on artist development, hit records, and the business behind some of music’s biggest careers.

With a track record that includes working with artists like Christina Aguilera, The Black Eyed Peas, Mary J. Blige, Keyshia Cole, and more, Ron shares stories from inside the industry and breaks down what separates stars from everyone else. From discovering talent to shaping records in the studio, this episode is packed with insight from one of the most respected ears in music history.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:02.5	Guaranteed Human.
0:05.9	R&B money.
0:09.6	We are, Jake, Jake Valentine,
0:15.2	we are the authorities on all things R&B.
0:21.4	I'm Jay Valentine, and this is the R&B Money podcast.
0:27.7	You know what?
0:29.2	I'm not about to go through the whole thing.
0:31.3	I'm just going to say, let's get it started.
0:34.4	This interview right now, it's going to change some things, and we're about to talk about the way it is.
0:41.1	And this whole R&B thing, I have a legend of all legends, one of the greatest conductors of all time.
0:52.7	Mr. Ron Baer.
0:58.3	Ron, how you doing, man?
0:59.5	I'm good, man.
1:00.0	Thank you for having me here.
1:01.0	Oh, man.
1:01.5	Thanks for pulling up, man.
1:02.1	That's a great honor to be affiliated and associated and to be here sitting next to you
1:07.8	on the couch tonight.
1:08.9	Now, this is great, man.
1:10.0	I, you know, I've always admired your work. Obviously, I'm sure you saw it on the show. Like I, and I'm not one of those people. I'm not one of those people like, yeah, yeah, I really respect them. I just won't speak on it. But if I got respect for somebody and I, you know, have admiration for their work, I'm going to say that.
1:29.2	Thank you for saying that.
	...

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