Derrty Entertainment is a record label founded by rapper

Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal ...

who is the

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. The president of the label is

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. Derrty is a division of

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. In recent years, the label has collaborated with

So So Def So So Def Recordings is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and owned by producer Jermaine Dupri, specializing in Southern hip hop, R&B and bass music. So So Def has managed artists such as Bow Wow, Kris Kross, T ...

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and Sho'Nuff. Fo' Reel Entertainment is record label distributed by

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, also founded by Nelly that released albums and singles under the imprint between 2000 and 2010.

Roster

Current artists

* St. Lunatics **

(CEO) **

(President) **

Murphy Lee Torhi Harper (born December 18 1979), better known by his stage name Murphy Lee, is an American rapper, best known as a member of the hip hop group St. Lunatics. His debut album, '' Murphy's Law'', peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 mu ...

City Spud Lavell Webb (born August 31, 1975) known by his stage name City Spud, is an American rapper and record producer. He was a member of Hip hop music, hip hop group St. Lunatics. He was featured on fellow St. Lunatic member Nelly's hit single "Ride ...

**Kyjuan * Avery Storm *REZ *JGE Lil shxwn *YAK BoyFresh

Former artists

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* Big Gipp *King Jacob *Slyro Jenkins *Jung Tru *Prentiss Church *Chocolate Tai

DJs and producers

*DJ Trife (Nelly's personal DJ since he started his career) *Jayson "Koko" Bridges (produced the hit songs "

Shake Ya Tailfeather "Shake Ya Tailfeather" is a song recorded by American rappers Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee. It was released in 2003 from the '' Bad Boys II Soundtrack''. It topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart, giving Nelly his third number one on ...

" and "Over and Over") *Jason "Jay-E" Epperson (produced the hit songs "Country Grammar", "Work It", " E.I.", " Midwest Swing" and more songs for Nelly and The Lunatics) *Dorian "Doe" Moore (produced the hit singles " My Place" and "

Tilt Ya Head Back "Tilt Ya Head Back" is a song by American recording artists Nelly and Christina Aguilera, taken from Nelly's album ''Sweat'' (2004). The song was released to US radio stations on September 15, 2004, as the second single from the album. Written ...

") *Derrty DJs (list of DJs from St. Louis, including DJ C NOTE, DJ 618 and others)

Former Fo' Reel Entertainment artists

* Penelope Jones (2000–2001) *

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(2002–2003) * Rashad (2003) * Postaboy (2004) * MisseZ (2006) * Teairra Mari (2009-2010)

Other ventures

In 2003, Nelly launched the women's fashion brand

Apple Bottoms AppleBottoms is a fashion brand for women launched in 2003 by rap artist Nelly, Yomi Martin, Nick Loftis, and Ian Kelly. The brand was initially a denim label, but has since expanded to include other women's and girl's clothing, perfume and acce ...

with Yomi Martin, Nick Loftis, and Ian Kelly, including clothing, perfume and accessories.

Discography

References

External links

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