A&R executive and record producer, born in New York City, New York, U.S. on April 21, 1978.
Joshua is the man responsible for signing
Jay-Z,
Memphis Bleek,
Beanie Sigel,
Freeway and most prominently
Kanye West during his tenure as the president of A&R at Roc-A-Fella Records, whose company's co-founder,
Kareem Burke (better known as Biggs) is Joshua's older brother. He also oversaw the development of Roc-A-Fella co-boss
Damon Dash's fashion line, Rocawear. He was previously A&R of Def Jam Recordings, Atlantic Records, Columbia Records and J Records.
Joshua was the co-founder of Hip Hop Since 1978 alongside
Gerald Roberson until it went defunct in 2014.