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, first collaborating on the albums ''

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and Beyonce on their collaborative album, '' Everything Is Love'', 2018.

History

The duo have also worked extensively with rappers

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, Nas, Queen Latifah, Ja Rule,

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's Grammy-nominated 2005 hit, " Hate It or Love It",

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", Fat Joe's Grammy-nominated 2016 hit, “ All the Way Up", and Lil Wayne's " On Fire". To date, their work has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Cool & Dre started their record company Epidemic Music in 2004. The artists currently signed to Epidemic Music are Kent Jones, Eric Leon, and Tom G. In 2016, Epidemic Music released Kent Jones's debut single " Don't Mind" which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #8 and sold over two million copies.

Epidemic Records

The duo started their own record label, Epidemic Records. They signed their first artist, Kent Jones, as a joint record deal with

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and

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. Most recently, the pair signed Vero Beach, FL, artist Eric Leon, and Tampa, FL, rapper Tom G.

Artists

*Dre * Kent Jones *Tom G *Eric Leon

Production discography

Singles produced

Notes

References

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