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Lateasha DeGuzman-Gbor

Look out for this darling of the music industry! Lateasha DeGuzman means business. co founder of president of RAWSOME RECORDS, she spans the spectrum of the industry with such tenacity and carefully orchestrated approach, that she has earned the title of a “hard hitter!”

With an undeniable knack for recognizing talent, Lateasha is no stranger to the entertainment field. She brings a lifetime of experience to the company with sincere intentions of catapulting Bfly Entertainment Group, into a conglomerate. “I want to build another Motown,” she explains.” I want to bring back real music. I’m about creating a new paradigm using a proven formula, one that will focus on artist development, style, vocal strength and live performances!”

Born and raised in New York City, the former child model began her showbiz career at the age of seven months. The industry took notice immediately after several appearances in print and television commercials, and realized she had a natural ability to perform. “I grew up in a creative environment,” she recalls. “I attracted crowds in Central Park with my singing and dancing when I was just a kid!”

Her surrogate father is Ali Woodson formerly of the legendary “Temptations!” Citing other influences like Roberta Flack, Phyllis Hyman, Danny Sims, and August Darnell, the famous Kid Creole, “it’s just something that’s in me,” she says, claiming a clear passageway to what she describes as, “confirmation from my fabulous mentors!”

Remarkably fresh and direct, full of spirit and charm, Lateasha found herself steadfast in the business she loved at a very early age. As a writer/artist/producer, she released her first single, “Move On You,” on the independent label, Rawsome Records produced by John Barnes who also produced Michael Jackson and others. And in a mere two weeks, the single, which she co-wrote and co-produced, charted on the Top 100 Billboard Charts at *23. Appearances on BET/ Soul Train, and an extensive touring schedule, further demonstrated her ability as someone to be reckoned with. She formed T-Shirt Lateasha D Deguzman. While touring with groups like Boys2 Men, ABC, GUY, ALBSURE and bobby brown along with Heavy D. Lateasha then got approached by Timmy Regiford of Mowtown records where he offered a partnering deal for her to sign to Motown Records where she came out with a single called " It Just Aint easy" produced by Gene Griffin and Mucho along with Teddy Riley. while other producer worked on her Motown Album like Dallas Austin, Joyce Irby, Bobby Brown and the list continued.Moving back to Atlanta where she attended Spellman Collage and have to leave to tour but finished online. moving back to Los Angeles in 1994 to persue another type of business while pregnant with her first child "Khalifah" And then her second child "Amir Asad" she decided binging an Artist wasnt her dream anymore. She Then went into Management where she was doing the best work of her life working for "Roger Nelson" getting life in order she figured out she wanted to stat her own Entertainment labelthat she called "BFLY ENtertainment group" where she them ran into a long time friend Mr. Teddy Riley where they started a 5 year journey that would change his and her life. Engaged to be married lateasha lateasha finds out for the tird time she is pregnant giving birth to her third child "Samar". while working on label as life has it changes came again and she found herself getting an offer to work with Devyne Stephens/ Akon she wound up moving to Atlanta for the third time in 2008 working their till 2010 she then whent back into management where she was working with the likes of Stevie J and varies us artist. she the got introducr to her final life changing momnet she met her future Jason Sutton Gbor that she married in 2011 from there she wound up moving back to LA in 2015 where she no is living with her husband and three children were she started a charity business called Celebrities Closets.nw with two locations her is still managing, entrepeneur, and a wife, mother and a grand mother.172.117.153.122 (talk) 21:56, 31 July 2019 (UTC)