Yabc Lehman was lucky enough to have a visit from two pioneers in their field this past week.

Rob Markman is a veteran hip-hop journalist and Genius Manager of Artist Relations. He got his start freelancing for publications like Complex, The Source, VIBE, and Don Diva magazines. He has held full-time editor positions at SCRATCH, XXL, MTV News and now Genius, where he has been since August 2015. During his career, Markman has interviewed artists like Jay Z, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Drake, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar.?Rob Markman is currently The Director of Artist Relations at Genius.

Sean C is an American producer, DJ and “artists and repertoire” (A&R) specialist. Sean is a member of production duo Sean C & LV (Grind Music) which is affiliated with Sean Combs’ Hitmen producers.As a DJ, Sean C co-founded the New York DJ crew The X-Men (renamed The X-Ecutioners) Sean worked as an A&R for Steve Rifkind’s Loud Records and SRC Records imprints. He is credited as A&R and executive producer for Mobb Deep, Dead Prez, Big Pun, Terror Squad, Remy Ma and The X-Ecutioners. Sean C has produced songs for Jay-Z, Big Pun, Diddy, Jadakiss and Fabolous among others. He was nominated for best rap album Grammy awards for Jay Z’s American Gangster and for Big Pun’s debut Capital Punishment.

Check out pictures from the event here.?