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List Of Artists Signed To The Inc. Records
{{short description, None This a list of artists signed to The Inc. Records or any of its sub-labels through contracts or joint ventures, close collaborations, and being produced by an Inc. artist or producer. An asterisk (*) denotes an artist who no longer records for the label. A * Alexi * Ashanti B * Boxie (Channel 7/The Inc.) * Charli Baltimore * Black Child C * Bettie Cage * Caddillac Tah (Pov City/The Inc.) * Vanessa Carlton * Channel 7 (Channel 7/The Inc.)* * Chris Black (Mpire/The Inc.) D * D. Gift * DO Cannon F * Free G * Irv Gotti (CEO) * Chris Gotti * James Gotti H * Hood Stock (In Da Streetz/The Inc.) J * Ja Rule * Ashley Joi (Channel 7/The Inc.) K * Kaisuan * Kayoz Santana * Jimi Kendrix L * Lloyd (Shonuff/The Inc.) M * Young Merc * Mophi & Mofyne Records * Mossburg * Murder Inc. N * Newz (Block Gang/Murder Inc.) * Asia Nitollano O * O-1 * Harry O (Mpire/The Inc.) R * Ronnie Bumps * Range S * Chink Santana (Byrdgang/Murder Inc.) * Sekou 720 * Shadow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inc
Murder Inc. Records, LLC. (formerly The Inc. Records) is an American record label founded by brothers Chris and Irv Gotti in 1998. The label's flagship artist is Ja Rule. According to Chris Gotti, Murder Inc. had sold over 30 million units worldwide and grossed over $500 million. History Formation and success (1999–2003) After helping Def Jam with the success of DMX, Jay-Z, and Ja Rule, Russell Simmons gave Irv Gotti his own label under Def Jam. While watching ''Biography'' on A&E during gangster week, a Murder, Inc. logo appeared on the screen, inspiring Irv to name his label after the organized crime group, paralleling his desire to put out hit records to the crime group's purpose of putting out contract hits. Murder Inc.'S first set of artists were Ja Rule, Black Child, Tah Murdah and Nemesis. On June 1, 1999, Murder Inc. released its first studio album, ''Venni Vetti Vecci'' by Ja Rule. Featuring production from Irv Gotti (who also executive produced the album) as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashanti (entertainer)
Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She was first discovered as a teenager and later signed to Murder Inc. Records in 2002. That year, she was featured on Fat Joe's "What's Luv?" and Ja Rule's "Always on Time", both of which became two of the biggest hit songs of 2002. She became the first female artist to occupy the top two positions on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart simultaneously with " Foolish" and "What's Luv?" at numbers one and two, respectively. In 2002, Ashanti released her eponymous debut album, which sold over 505,000 copies throughout the U.S. in its first week of release. The album earned her many awards, including eight ''Billboard'' Music Awards, two American Music Awards, and a Grammy Award in 2003 for Best Contemporary R&B Album. The album has since been certified triple platinum in the United States and sold six million copies worldwide by the end of 2003. The lead single for the album, " F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charli Baltimore
Tiffany Lane (born August 16, 1974), better known as Charli Baltimore, is an American rapper and reality television personality. Her stage name is taken from Geena Davis's character in the film ''The Long Kiss Goodnight''. Career Charli Baltimore began her musical career when she met The Notorious B.I.G. in the summer of 1995, and they became involved in a romantic relationship. Several months into their relationship, she left him a voicemail of a rap verse that she had written and he began encouraging her to pursue a career in rap music. Following the death of B.I.G., Charli continued her career in the industry, booking several modeling jobs and creating a number of hip-hop and R&B songs including "Money", with Gamble and Huff, and "Stand Up", which rose to the top ten of Billboard Magazine's Hot Rap Singles Chart. Despite her moderate success on the charts, Baltimore's first studio album '' Cold as Ice'' was never released. She continued to be in the rap industry, and join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Child
Ramel Leroy Gill, (born October 18, 1973) better known by his stage name Black Child, is an American rapper from New York City. He is best known for his time being signed to Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records and being affiliated with Irv Gotti, Ashanti, and Ja Rule. He appeared on hit singles with Ja Rule and did various songs with other members of Murder Inc. Early life Gill was born in Brooklyn, New York. His family moved to Queens when he was young. During his childhood years, one of family friends wrote verses for him at the age of 11. While Gill was spitting rhymes in his neighborhood, he began to write some of his own rhymes to use that motivation from his family and friends. Learning his ways of life, he had a few run-ins with the law, doing time in jail for a gun case that lasted only 30 months, while after being signed by Jam Master Jay Records (now defunct after Jay's death in 2002) in 1993, which was a label owned by the late DJ Jam Master Jay. Before that, he was al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York City bars and clubs while attending college. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter Zizzo, she signed with A&M Records. Her debut single, "A Thousand Miles", reached the top five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 2002. Her debut album, '' Be Not Nobody'', followed and received a platinum certification in the United States. Her subsequent albums, ''Harmonium'' (2004) and ''Heroes & Thieves'' (2007), failed to match the commercial success of the first. She produced a fourth album, ''Rabbits on the Run'' (2011), independently before seeking a record label to release it. Carlton released a Christmas EP titled ''Hear the Bells'' in November 2012, and released her fifth studio album, '' Liberman'', on October 23, 2015. Life and career Childhood and y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 7 (musician)
Marcus Vest, known by his stage names Channel 7 and 7 Aurelius, is an American record producer, rapper and songwriter. Awards * Grammy Best Contemporary R&B Album - Ashanti - Producer/ Engineer *ASCAP Pop Music Awards ** Songwriter of the Year ("Always on Time"/" Foolish"/"I'm Real (Murder Remix)") ** Award-Winning Pop Songs ("Always on Time") ** Award-Winning Pop Songs (" Foolish") ** Award-Winning Pop Songs ("I'm Real (Murder Remix)") Selected production and songwriting credits Albums * ''Pain Is Love'' by Ja Rule (All instruments by 7) Songs 2001 * "Lost Little Girl" by Ja Rule * "X" by Ja Rule featuring Missy Elliott & Tweet * "Down Ass Bitch" by Ja Rule featuring Charlie Baltimore * "Always on Time" by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti * "Pain Is Love" by Ja Rule * "Never Again" by Ja Rule * "Worldwide Gangsta" by Ja Rule * "Smokin and Ridin" by Ja Rule * "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" by Jennifer Lopez & Ja Rule * "Dial M for Murder" by Ja Rule * "The Inc." by Ja Rule * "Ain't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free (rapper)
Marie Antoinette Wright (born February 7, 1968), better known by her stage name, Free, is an American media personality, television producer, choreographer and philanthropist. She rose to fame as the first host of BET's '' 106 & Park''. She was later a disc jockey at KKBT 100.3 The Beat in Los Angeles, morning drive co-host at WPGC-FM in Washington, D.C., and is the former co-host of the Ed Lover Morning Show on Power 105.1 in New York City. She currently lives a private life. Career Born Marie Antoinette Wright, she is of African American descent. She became involved in the arts as a child in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended the Roxbury Center for Performing Arts for 11 years and traveled and toured as part of a young dance troupe. Inspired by hometown group New Edition, she was part of a few groups in Boston performing and winning talent shows, while honing her singing and rap skills. One of her biggest breaks in her dancing career was performing in the 1991 rap music vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irv Gotti
Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. (born June 26, 1970), professionally known as Irv Gotti, is an American DJ, music producer, record executive, and the CEO and co-founder of Murder Inc. Records. He is best known for producing multiple number-one records for Ashanti, Ja Rule, and Jennifer Lopez, as well as his collaborations with Jay-Z, DMX, and Kanye West. Gotti is also the creator of the BET series '' Tales''. Early life Irv Gotti was born in the Hollis neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York City. Career After helping Def Jam with the success of DMX and Jay-Z, Russell Simmons gave Irv Gotti his own label under Def Jam. While watching ''Biography'' on A&E during gangster week, a Murder, Inc. logo appeared on the screen and Irv Gotti decided to use the name for his label because Murder, Inc. put out hits for murder and Irv wanted to put out hit records. Irv, Ja Rule and the label of Murder Inc. were all involved in a well-publicized feud with G-Unit Records, Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Gotti
Murder Inc. Records, LLC. (formerly The Inc. Records) is an American record label founded by brothers Chris and Irv Gotti in 1998. The label's flagship artist is Ja Rule. According to Chris Gotti, Murder Inc. had sold over 30 million units worldwide and grossed over $500 million. History Formation and success (1999–2003) After helping Def Jam with the success of DMX, Jay-Z, and Ja Rule, Russell Simmons gave Irv Gotti his own label under Def Jam. While watching ''Biography'' on A&E during gangster week, a Murder, Inc. logo appeared on the screen, inspiring Irv to name his label after the organized crime group, paralleling his desire to put out hit records to the crime group's purpose of putting out contract hits. Murder Inc.'S first set of artists were Ja Rule, Black Child, Tah Murdah and Nemesis. On June 1, 1999, Murder Inc. released its first studio album, ''Venni Vetti Vecci'' by Ja Rule. Featuring production from Irv Gotti (who also executive produced the album) as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ja Rule
Jeffrey Bruce Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule (), is an American rapper and actor. Born and raised in New York City, he debuted in 1999 with ''Venni Vetti Vecci'' and its lead single "Holla Holla". During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records, formerly known as The Inc. From 1999 to 2005, Ja Rule had multiple hits that made the top 20 of the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, including "Between Me and You" (featuring Christina Milian), "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" and "Ain't It Funny" (both with Jennifer Lopez)—which both topped the Hot 100—the number 1 hit "Always on Time" (featuring Ashanti), " Mesmerize" (featuring Ashanti), and " Wonderful" (featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti). Rule has been nominated for two American Music Awards and four Grammy Awards with respective collaborators Lil' Mo, Vita, Ashanti and Case. Following the release of his platinum-selling debut ''Venni Vetti Vecci'' (1999), he released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd (singer)
Lloyd Polite Jr. (born January 3, 1986), is an American R&B singer. Born in New Orleans and raised in Decatur, he initially began his musical career as a member of the preteen-boy band N-Toon. The band disbanded in 2001 and Polite embarked on a solo career in 2003. He subsequently signed a record deal with American music executive Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records, under the aegis of Def Jam Recordings. In 2004, Polite released his solo debut single "Southside" (featuring Ashanti), the title-track from his debut album, ''Southside'' (2004). The single quickly charted on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and became a top 40 hit. His second album '' Street Love'', was released in 2007 and featured the top 20 hits "You" (featuring Lil Wayne) and " Get It Shawty". Polite's third album '' Lessons in Love'' (2008), gave the singer his second top 10 album on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Polite's career received an enormous boost in 2009–10, after being featured on hip hop record label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Inc
Murder, Inc. (Murder, Incorporated) was an organized crime group, active from 1929 to 1941, that acted as the enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicatea closely connected criminal organization that included the Italian-American Mafia, the Jewish Mob, and other criminal organizations in New York City and elsewhere. Murder, Inc. was composed of Jewish and Italian-American gangsters, and members were mainly recruited from poor and working-class Jewish and Italian neighborhoods in Manhattan (primarily the Lower East Side) and Brooklyn (primarily the neighborhoods of Brownsville, East New York, and Ocean Hill). It was initially headed by Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and later by Albert "The Mad Hatter" Anastasia. Murder, Inc. was believed to be responsible for between 400 and 1,000 contract killings, until the group was exposed in 1941 by former group member Abe "Kid Twist" Reles. In the trials that followed, many members were convicted and executed, and Abe Reles himself died a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
