LOCDOORS

Tarik Bayyan Jackson · Creative legacy in motion

Meet LocDoors.

Producer, songwriter, recording engineer, artist, manager, entrepreneur and technology builder—bridging a landmark music legacy with the next generation of independent creators.

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6.5M+Color Me Badd debut sales
30+ yrsMusic & entertainment
15+ artistsNext label chapter
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Color Me Badd ✦Tupac Shakur ✦Freddie Jackson ✦Mos Def ✦dead prez ✦Keith Murray ✦Kurupt ✦Inspectah Deck ✦Robert “Kool” Bell ✦Ronald “Khalis” Bell ✦Fat Joe ✦Salt-N-Pepa ✦Coolio ✦Special K ✦Balewa Muhammed ✦Hakim Bell ✦Daz Dillinger ✦Tone Lōc ✦PMD ✦Angie Martinez ✦Angela Yee ✦Color Me Badd ✦Tupac Shakur ✦Freddie Jackson ✦Mos Def ✦dead prez ✦Keith Murray ✦Kurupt ✦Inspectah Deck ✦Robert “Kool” Bell ✦Ronald “Khalis” Bell ✦Fat Joe ✦Salt-N-Pepa ✦Coolio ✦Special K ✦Balewa Muhammed ✦Hakim Bell ✦Daz Dillinger ✦Tone Lōc ✦PMD ✦Angie Martinez ✦Angela Yee ✦

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The work speaks

Behind records.
Beside legends.
Ahead of the curve.

LocDoors has built a career across the studio, the stage, artist management and independent business.

His documented work includes songwriting on Color Me Badd’s “Heartbreaker,” production and engineering on Tupac Shakur’s The Rose That Grew from Concrete, Vol. 1, and recording work connected to Freddie Jackson.

His wider career includes touring as part of Mos Def’s live band, alongside studio, development and management work involving artists across R&B and hip-hop.

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A direct musical lineage

Son of producer and guitarist Royal Bayyan, and nephew of the late Adil Bayyan—who discovered and managed Color Me Badd before becoming Kool & the Gang’s longtime manager.

The Bayyan Legacy
LocDoors with Mark Calderon of Color Me Badd
Then & nowColor Me Badd

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Multiplatinum foundations

Color Me Badd’s debut moved approximately 6.5 million copies worldwide. LocDoors later became a partner in his father’s Spook Production and carries that independent foundation forward.

6.5M+ records
LocDoors in the recording studio with music industry collaborators
In the roomDecades of collaboration

More than a résumé

A career you can see.

Studios, stages, media rooms and friendships across generations of R&B and hip-hop.

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LocDoors & Fat Joe
Hip-hop relationshipsLocDoors & Fat Joe
LocDoors with Kurupt, Lisa & Askia
Artists, family and the next generationLocDoors with Kurupt, Lisa & Askia
LocDoors with Salt-N-Pepa
Icons of hip-hopLocDoors with Salt-N-Pepa
LocDoors & Coolio
A moment in hip-hop historyLocDoors & Coolio
LocDoors & Ronald “Khalis” Bell
Kool & the Gang producer and saxophonistLocDoors & Ronald “Khalis” Bell
LocDoors & Special K
Hip-hop historyLocDoors & Special K
LocDoors & Daz Dillinger
Tha Dogg Pound / DPGLocDoors & Daz Dillinger
In the studio
With legendary producer DR PeriodIn the studio
Industry relationships
Built in real rooms, over real yearsIndustry relationships
LocDoors & Angie Martinez
The Voice of New York · Hot 97LocDoors & Angie Martinez
LocDoors & Angela Yee
Radio powerhouse · The Breakfast ClubLocDoors & Angela Yee
LocDoors & Tone Lōc
Hip-hop history in the roomLocDoors & Tone Lōc

Across generations

Real rooms.
Real relationships.

From pioneers to chart-toppers, these moments reflect decades of presence across music, culture and community.

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LocDoors with Fat JoeLocDoors & Fat Joe
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The next chapter

Legacy isn’t a museum.
It’s a launchpad.

Art-I-Streets Records

Building a home for 15+ artists.

The independent label recently released the “Guns Down Life Up Anthem,” featuring Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Mighty Mike C, Shelt La Rock and Ogee1523.

Wavely

Technology created for creators.

A music, media and social platform where artists, DJs, producers, podcasters and filmmakers can publish, connect, operate shows and build income.

Visit Wavely
LocDoors with Keith Murray, Inspectah Deck and collaborators

Still creating

New music.
Real relationships.
Unfinished history.

Recent unreleased production brings together Keith Murray, Kurupt and Inspectah Deck—connecting Def Squad, DPG and Wu-Tang energy through a veteran producer’s lens.

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Decades of music history. Real relationships. A forward-looking independent vision.

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