PR Girl Rant! Season 2 Ep. 15-Ra-Fael Blanco Founder, 2R's Entertainment & Media PR, talks being a black man in the PR industry, overcoming challenges and the importance of understanding your product

Meet our next PR Girl Rant! guest Ra-Fael Blanco. There's nothing cookie cutter about Ra-Fael's journey to becoming a sort out after entertainment publicist. From wanting to be a dancer, managing musical talent to being responsible for cultivating and maintaining the images of some of the top music artists.  On this episode, I chat with Ra-Fael about being a black man in the PR industry and what major challenges he has encountered.

Tune in as we chat about his road into the PR industry, challenges, and celebrating 21yrs.

ABOUT 2R's Entertainment & Media PR 

2R’s Entertainment & Media PR was founded in 1998 by Ra-Fael Blanco and rah-B Welch. The two decided to merge their entertainment industry expertise and create what has become known today as the “Independent Publicity Mayhem”, by Hip Hop Weekly Magazine. Ra-Fael’s industry background ranges from prior experience in professional dancing and acting to being an executive for various major and independent record labels.

Since its existence, 2R’s Entertainment & Media PR has worked with a number of national and international artists who include; Toni Braxton, Sean Diddy Combs, Diddy Dirty Money, Dawn Richard JOE, DAY26, Danity Kane, Hi-Five, Keith Sweat, JOE, The Jacksons, Tito Jackson, 69BOYZ, Donell Jones, Shanice, Chante’ Moore, Quad City DJ’s and Outkast, just to name a few. Presently, 2R’s is the PR agency of record for The SoNo Records Group (home of Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill, Terry Ellis, AVANT, and a slew of other artists). 2R’s is also working with three-time Grammy-nominated recording artist Raheem Devaughn, multi-award-winning Balladeer, Brian McKnight, multi-talented R&B artist and member of the Global musical group Boyz II Men, Shawn Stockman, chart-topping R&B chanteuse, PORCELAN, chart-topping R&B singer, J. Brown, and BSE Recordings, home of Arika Kane, Omar Wilson, and female MC T BARZ.

2R’s is also the agency of record for American Idol Winner, Ruben Studdard, 17-year-old singing sensation TYLAN, VH1 You Oughta Know Artist Russell Taylor, Christian Hip-hop recording artist and filmmaker, Rhyan Lamarr and singer-songwriter-producer and author, Tamika Scott of the group XSCAPE.