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Aftermath Entertainment is an American
record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the pr ...
founded by hip hop producer and rapper
Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and w ...
. It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed through, Interscope Records. Current acts include Dr. Dre himself, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak and Silk Sonic, with former acts including
50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produced ...
, The Game, Busta Rhymes and many others.


History

Upon his departure from
Death Row Records Death Row Records is an American record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey. The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre ...
on March 22, 1996, Dr. Dre quickly launched Aftermath Entertainment through Interscope Records. It was founded as a "boutique label" that prides itself on "quality over quantity", focusing on small numbers of high-profile releases. '' Dr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath'' was released towards the year's end featuring artists who were amongst the label's first signees. In the autumn of 1997, Aftermath released the only collaborative project by hip hop supergroup
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, Foxy Brown, AZ and
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). Despite the highly anticipated album featuring production and cameo appearances by Dr. Dre himself, debuting atop the ''Billboard'' 200 and being certified platinum, it sold below commercial expectation. The group subsequently disbanded. Upon recommendation from Interscope head Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre signed Eminem on March 9, 1998. The following year (1999), Eminem's major-label debut album, '' The Slim Shady LP'' was released. The album debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number one on the
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chart, went on to be certified quadruple platinum, and arguably became the label's first successful album release. Also in 1999, Aftermath released ''
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'', Dr. Dre's follow-up to his 1992 album, '' The Chronic''. The album went on to be certified six-times-platinum. Several more artists were signed to, and later dropped from Aftermath, including Hittman and Rakim due to production conflicts. Legal troubles forced singer Truth Hurts to subsequently get dropped from the label after her album's release. In 2002,
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rapper
50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produced ...
signed to Aftermath by Dr. Dre after signing to Interscope through Eminem's Shady Records. 50 Cent's major-label debut album ''
Get Rich or Die Tryin' ''Get Rich or Die Tryin'' is the debut studio album by American rapper 50 Cent. It was released on February 6, 2003, by Interscope Records, Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem's Shady Records, and 50 Cent's G-Unit Records. After signing ...
'' was released on February 6, 2003 through Interscope, Shady, and Aftermath. ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin' '' featured production from Dr. Dre, who also executive produced the album. Highly anticipated and anchored by the success of the singles ''
21 Questions "21 Questions" is a song by American rapper 50 Cent featuring fellow American rapper and singer Nate Dogg. It was released in March 2003 through Interscope Records, Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem's Shady Records, and 50 Cent's own ...
'' and ''
If I Can't "If I Can't" is a song by American rapper 50 Cent, released as the fourth and final single from his debut album, ''Get Rich or Die Tryin (2003). The single was released through Interscope Records, Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem's Sh ...
'', the album debuted at number one the Billboard Top 200. Selling 872,000 copies in its first week, the album went on to be certified 9× Platinum in America in 2020. The Game, who signed with the label in 2003, also released his debut album '' The Documentary'' through a joint venture with G-Unit Records in 2005. Shortly after the release of ''The Documentary'', tension between The Game and 50 Cent ignited, resulting in The Game leaving Aftermath in 2006. Busta Rhymes was also signed and released one album before later being dropped from the label due to conflict with Interscope head, Iovine. His album, then titled ''Blessed'', since retitled '' Back on My B.S.'', was to be released on Aftermath. It was later reported that when he signed a deal with
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, the album would be released on his label, Flipmode Entertainment, through his Universal Motown deal.Jokesta (September 18, 2008)
Busta Rhymes Inks New Deal, Jay Z Starts Yet Another Label?
DefSounds. Accessed September 18, 2008.
Stat Quo was also released from the label in 2008, citing differences in direction.Stat Quo To Release "300-400" Unreleased Dr. Dre Tracks
. HipHopDX.com. Accessed December 26, 2021.
In January 2010, it was revealed that
Bishop Lamont Philip Brandon Martin (born October 31, 1978), better known as Bishop Lamont, is an American rapper from Carson, California. He was signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label and released one project under the label, eventually le ...
had left the label due to the repeated delay of his debut, ''The Reformation'', while long time Aftermath R&B singer, Marsha Ambrosius, had also left the label. On March 8, 2012, it was announced that Kendrick Lamar had officially signed with the label. On October 15, 2013, Jon Connor announced his signing to Aftermath during the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards. On February 20, 2014, 50 Cent announced his departure from his Interscope record deal which included his deal with Aftermath and Shady. On August 7, 2015, Dr. Dre released his latest album, '' Compton.'' In August 2022, the Dr. Dre produced the remix of
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
’s song Use This Gospel, a collaboration between
DJ Khaled Khaled Mohammed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record producer and rapper. Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station 99 Jamz, a ...
, Eminem and West, went on to feature on Khaled's thirtheeth studio album,
God Did ''God Did'' is the thirteenth studio album by American record producer DJ Khaled, released through We the Best Music and Epic Records on August 26, 2022. The record project earned five nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, including for ...
. The song was co-produced by Dre’s team, The ICU, whom he named so after his brain aneurysm diagnosis. The team is composed of
Dawaun Parker Dawaun Parker (born May 9, 1984) is an American record producer and rapper. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2005, he became a producer for Dr. Dre’s record label Aftermath Entertainment. He received his first formal credit ...
, Dem Jointz, Erik "Blu2th" Griggs, Focus...,
Fredwreck Farid Karam Nassar (born June 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Fredwreck, is a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop recording artist, DJ and record producer. He got his big break when he became a producer for Dr. Dre's newly founded re ...
and Mark Batson among others. The remix reached the top position on both the US Christian Songs and Gospel Songs charts, earning Khaled and Eminem their first #1 on the charts and West his fifth.


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Current producers

*
Dawaun Parker Dawaun Parker (born May 9, 1984) is an American record producer and rapper. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2005, he became a producer for Dr. Dre’s record label Aftermath Entertainment. He received his first formal credit ...
* Dem Jointz * DJ Khalil * Erik "Blu2th" Griggs * Focus... *
Fredwreck Farid Karam Nassar (born June 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Fredwreck, is a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop recording artist, DJ and record producer. He got his big break when he became a producer for Dr. Dre's newly founded re ...
* Mark Batson * Brett Harvey


Former producers

* Bud'da * Che Pope *
Chris "The Glove" Taylor Chris Taylor (born May 22, 1962), also known by his monikers The Glove and ChrisGlove, is best known as a DJ and producer on the West Coast hip hop scene in the 1980s and 1990s. Taylor is known for his appearance in the film ''Breakin alongs ...
* Hi-Tek * Melvin "Mel-Man" Bradford * Mike Elizondo *
Scott Storch Scott Spencer Storch (born December 16, 1973) is an American record producer and songwriter. He started off as a keyboardist for the group the Roots. Early life Storch was born on Long Island, New York. He was raised in South Florida and Phi ...
* Taz Arnold


Discography


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References

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