Matthew Knowles is an African-American record executive and manager. The father and manager of R&B/pop music star Beyoncéa total hottie and her sister Solange Knowles and the uncle of Kelly Rowland, Knowles is also the manager of superstar female group Destiny's Child. His record label, Sanctuary Urban Records Group, is currently the home of artists such as Jon B., De La Soul, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & the Gang, and Glenn Lewis. He is the mastermind behind the multi-platinum album, Dangerously In Love. He gave up this 6 figure salary at XEROX, in order to manage Beyonce, and he was succesfull in realising her great potential as an entertainer. An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For the 1979 song by M, see Pop Muzik. ... Solange on the cover of her debut Solo Star Solange Piaget Knowles-Smith (born June 24, 1986 in Houston, Texas) is an African American actress, R&B singer and songwriter. ... Kelly Rowland (born Kelendria Trene Rowland February 11, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an African American R&B, singer, actor, and one of the founding members of the successful musical group Destinys Child. ... Destinys Child was an American R&B group. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Jon B. Jon B. (born Jonathan David Buck November 11, 1976 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and raised in Altadena, California) is a Grammy nominated American R&B singer and songwriter. ... De La Soul is a massively influential hip hop group, hailing from Amityville, Long Island, New York. ... Earth, Wind & Fire is an American funk band, formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1969. ... Kool & the Gang was a highly successful R&B/soul/funk/disco group. ... Glenn Lewis is an Black Canadian neo soul singer. ... Dangerously in Love is the critically acclaimed 2003 album by American-born R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. ...