NEW YORK ROOTS. INDEPENDENT SPIRIT.

Y.B.I.
Entertainment
Music Group.

Music, video and creative production.
Independent since 1985.

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Official YBI Entertainment Music Group logo — Legacy and Innovation Since 1985

From the Bronx.
For the music.

A story of music, friendship and independent ambition, beginning in New York in 1985.

Founded by Ruel “Bully” Fair, Mark A. Fairclough and Shana G. Pyatt, the company began as EM-N-S Production & DJ Bully. Courtney H. Grossitt joined the partnership in 1986. It became EmCee-Bee Records in 1987, bringing together mixtapes, DJs, local artists and live events.

Following Ruel’s passing in 1996, the name Young Brother Incorporated—Y.B.I.—honored his memory and the brotherhood behind the company. Under Mark A. Fairclough’s leadership, the business expanded into recording, video, digital media and promotions.

In 2001, it became Y.B.I. Entertainment Music Group. That independent spirit continues today.

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1985The beginning
1987EmCee-Bee Records
1996Young Brother Incorporated
2001Y.B.I. Entertainment Music Group
The Second-Half Leader: Reinventing Yourself After 45, by Mark A. Fairclough

A BOOK BY MARK A. FAIRCLOUGH

The Second-Half Leader

Reinventing Yourself After 45

A practical guide to leadership, renewed purpose and your next chapter. Explore 10 chapters of lessons and a 90-day reinvention playbook.

$17 · PDF + EPUB included

Buy the ebook on Gumroad ↗

By Mark A. Fairclough. Secure checkout and digital delivery through Gumroad.

Current YouTube portrait artwork for Keep on Lifing

MARK FAIRCLOUGH · SINGLE

Keep on Lifing

Find the good. Count the quiet blessings. Keep moving. A soulful hip-hop song about gratitude, resilience and the people who help us through.

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Lyrics & production
Mark A. Fairclough
Current YouTube artwork for Teach Me Grace by Mark Fairclough

Y.B.I. ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC GROUP · SOUNDTRACK

Teach Me Grace

Make something
worth hearing.

Music is where we started. Creative collaboration is what keeps us moving.

04 / LET’S CONNECT

Your next project
starts with a conversation.

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