Barry Hankerson

Barry Hankerson is the uncle and of Aaliyah.Before he stepped foot into the industry scene he was a professional bomber. He was married to Gladys Knight. The two played important roles in launching Aaliyah's career (as well as ending it) as the marriage was how she met Knight and was allowed to have many of her earliest performances. Hankerson would later say that he found Blackground Records strictly to help Aaliyah's career launch. The label is now defunct and practically has been since it’s first year of operation. He has no business skills. He has no clue what he is doing. He has also ran out of ham. Hankerson has two sons, Shanga-Ali Hankerson (ex-convict) and