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CTE World
CTE World (or Corporate Thugz Entertainment also relaunched on October 14, 2022 as CTE New World) is an American record label founded by American rapper Jeezy & his former manager Demetrius “Kinky B” Ellerbee. In December 2012, Young Jeezy signed a distribution partnership between Corporate Thugz and Atlantic. USDA member Boo Rossini is the label's president. History Corporate Thugz released its first album in 2001, Young Jeezy's ''Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.)'', followed by ''Come Shop wit Me''. In 2005, Young Jeezy got a deal with Def Jam South and The Island Def Jam and released his 1st major label studio album '' Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101''. Then in 2006 he released his 2nd major label studio album ''The Inspiration'' and in 2007 formed the rap group United Streets Dopeboyz of America (USDA) and signed Slick Pulla, Blood Raw, 211, JW and Boo Rossini to Corporate Thugz and released his label's 3rd studio album and USDA's debut studio album '' Young Jeez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and the third-largest in the global music industry, after Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME). Formerly part of Time Warner (now Warner Bros. Discovery), WMG was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange from 2005 until 2011, when it announced its privatization and sale to Access Industries. It later had its second IPO on Nasdaq in 2020, once again becoming a public company. With a multibillion-dollar annual turnover, WMG employs more than 3,500 people and has operations in more than 50 countries throughout the world. The company owns and operates some of the largest and most successful labels in the world, including Elektra Records, Reprise Records, Warner Records, Parlophone Records (formerly owned by EMI), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Streets Dopeboyz Of America
U.S.D.A. (United Street Dopeboyz of America) is an American hip hop group from Atlanta. The group's founder, Atlanta-based rapper Jeezy (formerly known as Young Jeezy), officially brought the group mainstream attention after his departure from Boyz n da Hood. The original group consisted of Young Jeezy, Slick Pulla and Blood Raw Bruce Falson (born April 17, 1975), better known by his stage name Blood Raw, is a black American rapper. He was part of the Atlanta-based rap-group U.S.D.A. until 2010. U.S.D.A bio Allmusic His debut album, '' My Life: The True Testimony'', p .... Blood Raw has since left the group. Albums Singles External links U.S.D.A's Official Def Jam Site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roc Nation
Roc Nation is an entertainment agency founded by Jay-Z in 2008. The company is headquartered in Manhattan and has additional offices in Los Angeles and London. Roc Nation comprises a comprehensive talent agency, sports agency, record label, management agency, television and film enterprises, fashion clothing line, and educational and philanthropic endeavors. History In 2008, Roc Nation was founded by Jay-Z with the intent of signing pop and rap artists and succeeding his previous label, Roc-A-Fella Records. In February 2009, Roc Nation signed its first artist, rapper J. Cole. In April 2013, Roc Nation supporting ally and close family member to its founder Jay-Z, A.G. Fahrenheit, assisted Roc Nation in forming a new sports management division, Roc Nation Sports, a subsidiary dedicated to sports representation for professional athletes. Shortly thereafter, Roc Nation Sports also launched a boxing promotion division. After the Sony Music deal expired, in April 2013, Roc Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Nigga
"My Nigga" (edited version titled as "My Hitta" or "My N*gga") is a song by American rapper YG, released on September 17, 2013, as the lead single from his debut studio album ''My Krazy Life'' (2014). The song, produced by frequent collaborator DJ Mustard, features guest appearances from CTE World founder Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan. It interpolates "The Sky is the Limit", as written and performed by Lil Wayne as well as the popular refrain from C-Murder's single "Down for My N's". YG and Jeezy appeared on MTV's RapFix on September 4, 2013. At the closing of the show, the two premiered the music video for "My Nigga", which had been filmed a month prior in Atlanta, Georgia. On December 3, 2013, YG performed "My Nigga" for the first time on national television, on DJ Skee's ''SKEE Live'' on AXS TV. The next month he performed the song alongside Rich Homie Quan, DJ Mustard and Jeezy on ''The Arsenio Hall Show''. Following that performance, YG was presented with the official platinum p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boss Yo Life Up Gang
''Boss Yo Life Up Gang'' is a compilation mixtape by American rapper Young Jeezy's record label CTE World. The mixtape was released for free on August 13, 2013, by CTE World. The mixtape featured guest appearances by Nipsey Hussle and Rich Homie Quan. The mixtape was supported by two singles; "My Nigga" by YG featuring Young Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan, and "Mob Life" by Doughboyz Cashout also featuring Jeezy. Background In early 2013 Young Jeezy signed Detroit hip hop group Doughboyz Cashout to CTE World. Also after frequently collaborating with West Coast rapper YG, he was officially signed to the label in June 2013. On August 6, 2013, Young Jeezy announced that the label would release a compilation mixtape featuring Jeezy, Doughboyz Cashout, and YG titled ''Boss Yo Life Up Gang''. It was then set for an August 13, 2013 release date. On August 9, 2013, a "making of" video was released in promotion of the project. The mixtape featured YG, Doughboyz Cashout and Young Jeezy promi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YG (rapper)
Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson (born March 9, 1990), better known by his stage name YG (short for Young Gangsta), is an American rapper from Compton, California. In 2010, he released his debut single, " Toot It and Boot It" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign), which peaked at number 67 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The single's success resulted in his signing to Def Jam Recordings. In the following years, YG released mixtapes such as ''The Real 4Fingaz, Just Re'd Up,'' ''Just Re'd Up 2'', ''4 Hunnid Degreez,'' among others. In June 2013, YG signed an additional deal with Young Jeezy's imprint CTE World. His 2013 single, " My Nigga" (featuring Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan), peaked at number 19 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He then released the singles " Left, Right" (featuring DJ Mustard) and " Who Do You Love?" (featuring Drake), leading up to the release of his debut studio album in 2014. The album, '' My Krazy Life,'' was released in March of that year by Pu$haz Ink, CTE World and Def Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESGN
''ESGN (Evil Seeds Grow Naturally)'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Freddie Gibbs. The album was released on June 19, 2013, by ESGN and Empire Distribution. The album features guest appearances from Daz Dillinger, Spice 1, Jay Rock, G-Wiz, Hit “Skrewface”, Big Kill, Lil Sodi, Problem, Y.B., D-Edge, G.I. Fleezy and BJ the Chicago Kid. Background On March 23, 2013, the first song from the album titled "The Color Purple" was released. In an April 2013, interview with HipHopDX, Freddie Gibbs spoke about when the album would be released, saying: "I’m ‘bout to drop that ''ESGN'' album probably in June for the summer time, just to hold niggas over before we drop that ''Cocaine Piñata'' with Madlib. ''ESGN'' is gonna be me, G-Wiz, D-Edge, Hit Screwface, G.I. Fleezy and Big Kill. We putting that shit together right now. It’s gonna be kind of on that Jay-Z Dynasty: oc La Familiatype shit. I got a lot of records that I like. We’re gonna fuse that thing toge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scrilla
Kenneth Campbell (born June 17, 1983) known by his stage name Young Scrilla, Scrilla, or Scrillz, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. Scrilla has been active since 2006, and is a member of the Atlanta-based entertainment group, No Line Gang. He is also a former member of Young Jeezy's label CTE World. He posted via Twitter that he is no longer part of CTE World on December 31, 2012. Early life Scrilla was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up on Campbellton Road in Atlanta's zone 4. Scrilla started rapping at the young age of 11, and in 2007 Scrillz won the BMI Urban Showcase. Career ''Ben Hill Beast'' In 2008, Scrilla made his debut mixtape ''Ben Hill Beast'' with direction from Franklin Family Entertainment, Don Music Group, and Nitti. ''Ben Hill Beast'' was a free release on the internet. ''Smoke & Mirrors'' On April 20, 2011, Scrilla released ''Smoke & Mirrors'' (host Black Bill Gates) on the internet for free, which featured the remix to "I Ball, I St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tone Trump
Tony Lamar Brice (born 1987), better known by his stage name Tone Trump, is an American rapper. Biography Tone Trump was born in Philadelphia and raised by a Muslim family, later changing his name to Abdul Sallam.Mortice, ZachHip-Hop for Allah: Muslim MCs struggle to balance their faith with their music ''Philadelphia City Paper''. Published January 23, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2015. His initial desire to be a professional basketball player ended after he was expelled from high school, so he focused his attention on his music. In 2007, Tone Trump teamed up with fellow Philadelphia-area rappers Jay Bezel and Hedonis da Amazon to produce an antiviolence single entitled "Every Day Is Crazy." One of Tone Trump's songs was chosen for the soundtrack for ''Close to Death'', a documentary on urban gun violence by Philadelphia-based producers, getting him on the radar of a few major record labels. He also owns his own record label, Top Notch Entertainment.Williams, Damon C1 Tone, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Gibbs
Fredrick Jamel Tipton (born June 14, 1982), better known by his stage name Freddie Gibbs, is an American rapper from Gary, Indiana. After initially being signed to Interscope Records in 2006, Gibbs recorded his debut studio album under the label. However, he was eventually dropped and the album was cancelled. Gibbs later signed with Young Jeezy's CTE World and released a number of mixtapes through the label, including 2012's highly acclaimed '' Baby Face Killa''. After leaving CTE in early 2013, Gibbs formed his own label, ''ESGN'', which was also the name of his debut studio album released in June of that year. Since then, he has gone on to release four solo studio albums, as well as four collaborative albums, two with Madlib (as MadGibbs): ''Piñata'' (2014) and '' Bandana'' (2019), and two with The Alchemist: ''Fetti'' (2018) (also a collaboration with rapper Curren$y) and ''Alfredo'' (2020), the latter of which received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album at the 63 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Recession
''The Recession'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Jeezy (known at the time as Young Jeezy). It was released on September 2, 2008, by Corporate Thugz, Corporate Thugz Entertainment (CTE) and Def Jam South, Def Jam South Recordings. The album was supported by five Single (music), singles: "Put On" featuring Kanye West, "Vacation (Young Jeezy song), Vacation", "Crazy World (Young Jeezy song), Crazy World", "My President" featuring Nas, and "Who Dat (Young Jeezy song), Who Dat". ''The Recession 2'', the album's sequel was released in 2020. Singles The album's lead Single (music), single, "Put On", was released on June 3, 2008. The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Kanye West, while the Hip hop production, production was handled by Drumma Boy. The album's second single, "Vacation (Young Jeezy song), Vacation", was released on August 12, 2008. The song was produced by the duo Lee Major, The Inkredibles. The album's third single, "Crazy World (Young Jee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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