Violet Brown is the director of urban music for Wherehouse Music and Transworld Entertainment.  She serves as the buyer of urban music for over 1200 stores nationwide.  She has been involved in the music industry for more than 26 years.  Major recording industry executives often send new singles from established artists and independent artists to Brown before release to get her seal of approval or just to find out if she believes the music will sell.  Brown played a role in the current success of rap music, one of the fastest growing segments of the music industry.