# Jarret Myer

> Jarret Myer is the founder and CEO of UPROXX Studios, the independent youth-culture media company he rebuilt by buying UPROXX, HipHopDX and Dime Magazine back out of Warner Music Group in 2024 alongside will.i.am and former Complex chief Rich Antoniello. Three decades earlier he co-founded Rawkus Records, the late-'90s independent label that signed Mos Def and Talib Kweli and became the home of conscious, underground hip hop. Between those bookends he built and sold Uproxx Media and launched the YouTube talent shop Big Frame, making him one of the rare operators to ship culture-defining ventures across records, web publishing and online video.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at UPROXX Studios
- **Organizations:** UPROXX Studios, UPROXX, Rawkus Records, Big Frame, Uproxx Media, Woven Digital
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Horace Mann School, Brown University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Rawkus Records, the defining independent hip hop label of the late 1990s., Signed and developed Mos Def and Talib Kweli, releasing the landmark 'Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star'., Named to New York magazine's '35 Under 35' list in 2000.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Co-founded Rawkus Records with Brian Brater and James Murdoch; signed Mos Def and Talib Kweli.
- **2000** — Named to New York magazine's '35 Under 35' list.
- **2008** — Co-founded Uproxx Media as a digital media brand.
- **2011** — Founded YouTube talent company Big Frame with Steve Raymond, Brian Brater and Sarah Evershed.
- **2014** — Sold Uproxx Media to Woven Digital; became general manager of publishing at Woven Digital.
- **2018** — Warner Music Group acquired UPROXX.
- **2024** — Co-led acquisition of UPROXX, HipHopDX and Dime Magazine from Warner Music Group to form independent UPROXX Studios; became CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Rawkus Records, the defining independent hip hop label of the late 1990s.
- Signed and developed Mos Def and Talib Kweli, releasing the landmark 'Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star'.
- Named to New York magazine's '35 Under 35' list in 2000.
- Built and sold Uproxx Media, one of the largest youth-culture digital media brands.
- Founded Big Frame, an early YouTube multi-channel talent company.
- Reacquired UPROXX and sister brands from Warner Music Group to establish the independent UPROXX Studios.
- Oversees a media portfolio reaching 170M+ monthly US visitors with 12B+ monthly video views.

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Formed UPROXX Studios via acquisition of UPROXX, HipHopDX and Dime Magazine from Warner Music Group, with will.i.am as chief visionary officer and Rich Antoniello as executive chairman; became CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://uproxx.company
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jarretmyer
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jarretmyer
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarretmyer/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jarret.myer/

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Last updated: 2026-06-12