Herb Acosta

Herb came into the Popmundo universe on October 7, 2006. He quickly started out with two solo acts, the first which was short lived [see below], and the other (HA-FLAT) which he made it to 105 in the Hip Hop ranks. After around 7 months of being on his own he had the opportunity to become the leader of a famous Hip Hop band, Pornstars - The Rivals, which was currently in transition. When becoming leader he had the unfortunate task of needing to fire an unqualified person, though he didn't want to it had to be done. Soon after he watched the forum closely to try and find a better suit for the open position in the band, when he found them the band flourished with the new leadership. They quickly rose up to 25th in the ranking as people started paying more attention. On the rise they released many singles and albums and paid out millions every Popyear to it's members. After a few world tours they began to alter their thinking a bit more, and began a new strategy while touring and releasing records which shot them up to #7 in the Hip Hop charts. Soon after Herb decided it was time for him to focus on his skills rather than the band, so he decided to take a break from them. While being with them he had sold more records and went on fewer tours than the previous legendary lineup, as well as selling more concerts and producing more hit songs, than their predecessors. Accomplishing all of this they also managed to break their best chart position.

The day after he had left, PTR went up a spot to number 6, but shortly after their ranking plummeted. That same day he created his transition artist Herrb, which later became Liberty Brothers, which had reached a rank of about 35 on his own. This time off from the band was due mostly to skill and teach to better his own career, but he had always had the intention of returning to PTR and continue where they left off while maintaining a more competitive performance level.

After a few months of touring the Americas and improving his performance he decided to return to PTR, but to his surprise the band had been worse off than when he had first became the leader of it back in May of 2007. After a couple world tours they had returned back to around the top 20 in rank with a couple hits, but nothing took off like it did the first time. As he tried different strategies to find a better way of getting to the top he realized the band needed to improve altogether performance wise, which at that point they decided to take breaks between each tour, which consisted of only touring the Americas, to further their performance. A few of the members took this time to better themselves professionally, but the others just didn't feel it anymore. On October 22, 2009 they disbanded completely to pursue their own dreams, Herb will always remember. Shortly after the departure two of the members had passed away. Peter Gaffer and Rina Massier will always be remembered, and forever entombed as legends of Hip Hop in their own right.

After leaving PTR Herb decided to join his son in his band “Crippled Masses”. They both toured for a while together and were pretty successful, but nothing great. All that mattered to Herb at this point was that he was able to do something he loved to do with his son. Soon after they decided to extend an invite to Johnie William who had also been a member of PTR during it's peak and decline. With this addition to the roster they were able to skyrocket their success to heights that even PTR couldn't. Crippled Masses never reached the same ranking that PTR did, but they reached a much larger financial success. They toured with the Atak tour constantly and quickly became a force to be reckoned with. The leadership of the band was much attributed to Herb like Pornstars was as well, but this time he was able to pass on his knowledge to his son. After a few years with Crippled Masses, Herb received an interesting proposal from Marcel Kremers. Marcel was the front man of Infamous Crew, and Infamous, as well as, a successful entrepreneur. Marcel had proposed the idea that both of them (being legends) could partner up and try to reclaim the charts. Herb was instantly intrigued. A few years earlier the two were in talks of Marcel joining PTR, but the other members weren't quite as interested as he was. Herb agreed to the proposal and currently is a member of Infamous. What happens next is still to be determined, but at the moment they are about to embark on their first tour together after a few months of preparation.

During Herbs lifetime he has achieved and done so many things. He has consulted with major corporations, cities, volunteered to help with various organizations, and even formed one of the most successful companies in the world. He's been shot, beat, and overcome any and all odds that have been thrown his way. He's poured millions of dollars in to charitable causes, as well as offering his time with various projects. Some of the projects that he helped with were the Toronto Hall of Fame, Hip Hop University, and the P.I.M.P. Heaven 2 tour. Though he came a bit later than some of the old timers in the Hip Hop scene he is still considered a legend amongst them. His legacy and experience will be passed on for generations.

Herb has always been interested in business, but he started out as just another average John Doe. His first job was laying Bricks as a Worker for a construction company in New York. Soon after he knew he wanted to be in charge and made a few strategic moves to get where he wanted, but one of the most notable for him was acquiring a CEO position at the GZC Hotel in New York. He successfully managed the hotel to be one of the largest earning Hotels in the corporation. After a while at the hotel he decided to try and get a loan to purchase and manage his own locales. Herb tried to get loans from nearly every bank, but all of them turned him down. He then sent a message to Justin Ramsey (the most powerful man in the city) about trying to get a loan at his ban (Plutonium Financials) and was granted $100k. With this cash he started his first company (Fourmuella Inc.) and purchased a Jam Place (FM Jams) and a Club (Unimportant :P ). Though the club eventually failed (Herb was never good with managing clubs), the jam place eventually took off. Soon after the purchase he was able to build FM Jams into a renowned chain in the Americas. He had tried venturing into foreign markets, but with little success.

He quickly turned a profit with these Jam Places and earned enough money to be able to open a Hotel of is own (FM Palace). Though during the time he was a CEO of GZC Hotel NY and the time he had bought his own hotel, the market had changed drastically and become over saturated with Hotels. This forced him to sell the Hotel shortly after it's purchase. He also ventured into other local types as well, but none as notable. One locale that really put him on the map though was FM Trakz. FM Trakz was built while Herb was still with his solo act HA-FLAT and was making a steady profit.

Shortly after joining Pornstars - The Rivals he realized that in order to truly manage the band better he needed to get their contract moved over to his studio, and that he did. He was then posting record profits from the studio and signing new bands left and right. FM Trakz rapidly become a large force in the industry and managed well over 100 different acts. Among the top acts were Pornstars - The Rivals, Chlamydian Harmonists, and Fake Plastic Tree. All of which were very near the top of their genres. FM Trakz was the most famous Hip Hop studio in the world for many years, but as PTR fell so did the studio. Likewise, the other recording studios were catching up to it's success.

In Herbs later years he sold off most of his locales, and kept only a select few. FM Traks being one of them, as well as his own personal bank.

Herb made millions each week from his company alone, and made frequent dividend payouts to it's shareholders, but most of his money went to charities or other organizations. When his son Xavier was young he wanted to create a company of his own. So Herb decided to invest some money in it and sat on the board of directors for his sons company. The company still exists, but rarely makes any purchases.

Special thanks to: Justin Ramsey Rosanna French Johnie William Pornstars - The Rivals Anselmo Bonucci Ribeiro Asuncion Gaither-Ardill Ricky Ardill Robbie Donnelly

If it weren't for all of you, my companies would be no where.

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