Kevin Liles; N.A.M.I.C 'Behind The Lens' Event

Kevin Liles remains one of the most respected names in the music industry because of his ability to constantly create success around himself and others. Always the hustler, Liles even expanded into the reality TV world with such projects like The Michael Vick Project and Monica: Still Standing.

Yesterday, Liles was apart of a panelist on N.A.I.M.C’s “New York’s Behind the Lens” discussing the role, importance and future of reality TV shows. Fellow panelists included Banks Tarver (who helped create I Want To Work For Diddy) and Jessica Morgan (executive producer of A&E’s Find & Discover and Sell This House). It’s always dope when you can get this type of talent in one room to discuss topic pertinent to the landscape of the industry. For as bad of a rap as reality shows get nowadays (a lot deserve it), hearing some of the industry’s more elite and respect names speak on them is always an invaluable experience.

Kevin Liles speaks to a question about how he got started in production. For Kevin the answer is about telling the truth of the characters who are portrayed. Everyone’s truth isn’t the same (nor should it be), but the truth must be recognized for the sake of authenticity. He also discusses an early conversation he had with Will Smith about transitioning from rapping to acting.

Liles also discussed his next foray into the reality TV world – this summer’s show centering around his newest client, Trey Songz, and Young Jeezy during their times on Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 tour. Look for that to air directly after The BET Awards in June.