Quality Control Music (also known as Quality Control or QC) is an American hip hop

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founded by Kevin "Coach K" Lee (

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) and Pierre "P" Thomas (

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) in March 2013. Its productions were distributed through

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until it was dismantled in 2015; the label's releases are now distributed through

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and

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, subsidiaries of the

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. Tamika Howard and Simone Mitchell are executives of the label, with Howard serving as its general manager. The label has many acts signed, including

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, Lil Yachty, Lil Baby,

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and Gloss Up. The label also has

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signed under a management deal. Quality Control Music also operates a management agency, Solid Foundation Management (SFM), which manages artists including Trippie Redd.

History

Kevin Lee and Pierre Thomas initially established Quality Control Music by hiring radio and promotion staff, while they personally ventured into publishing and management. They invested $1 million and one year into building a headquarters in West Atlanta, which holds four recording studios and office spaces. In 2020, Migos brought a lawsuit against the company.

Roster

Notable current acts

''Updated according to QC Music Artists.''

Artists

* Quavo * Lil Baby *

* Lil Yachty *

Layton Greene Layton Greene is an American singer and songwriter from East St. Louis, Illinois. She is signed to Quality Control Music and Universal Music Group. Her debut EP, ''Tell Ya Story,'' was released on September 9, 2019. Greene is Quality Contro ...

Duke Deuce Patavious Lashun Isom (born May 1, 1992), better known by his stage name Duke Deuce, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. Currently signed to Quality Control Music, he is best known for his song "Crunk Ain't Dead", which received a remix ...

Bankroll Freddie Freddie Gladney III, known professionally as Bankroll Freddie, is an American rapper. He is signed to Quality Control Music and Motown Records. Early life Gladney was born in Helena, Arkansas. His mom moved with him to Conway, Arkansas after h ...

Lakeyah Lakeyah Danaee Robinson (born February 28, 2001), known mononymously as Lakeyah, is an American rapper and singer. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she began rapping at the age of 15. At 18, she moved to Atlanta and was signed to Quali ...

*ManMan *Jordan Hollywood *Metro Marrs *Jayy Foxx *Gloss Up *

Icewear Vezzo Chivez Smith (born October 31, 1989), known professionally as Icewear Vezzo, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Signed to record labels Motown and Quality Control, he is known for his ''Clarity'' mixtape series and his ''Rich Off Pin ...

Baby Money Carlos Deshawn Fischer, known professionally as Baby Money, is an American rapper from Detroit, who is currently signed to Quality Control Music. He is noted as a prominent figure of the Detroit hip hop scene. Career In 2021, he began to gain tr ...

*TiNoKinGs *Wee2hard *Ed Dolo

In-house producers

OG Parker Joshua Isaih "OG" Parker (born October 27, 1993), is an American record producer from Atlanta. He is currently signed to Quality Control Music and has been with the label since 2014. OG Parker has produced for artists including Migos, Chris Brow ...

Quay Global Christopher Rosser, better known by his stage name Quay Global, is an American record producer. He is best known for his works with rapper Lil Baby. His works can be identified by the producer tag "Cook that shit up, Quay!". Early life Rosser ...

Notable former acts

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Rich The Kid Dimitri Leslie Roger (born July 13, 1992), professionally known as Rich the Kid, is an American rapper. He released his debut studio album, '' The World Is Yours'', on March 30, 2018. His second studio album, '' The World Is Yours 2'', was relea ...

* Skippa Da Flippa * Jose Guapo * Johnny Cinco * Lil Duke *

OG Maco Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr. (born April 23, 1992), better known by his stage name OG Maco, is an American rapper from College Park, Georgia. He is perhaps best known for his 2014 debut single "U Guessed It" which peaked at number 90 on the US ...

* 24Heavy *

Young Greatness Theodore Joseph Jones III (September 19, 1984 – October 29, 2018), better known by his stage name Young Greatness, was an American rapper. He was best known for his 2015 single " Moolah", which peaked at number 85 on the ''Billboard'' Ho ...

(Deceased) * Marlo (Deceased) * Wavy Navy Pooh (Deceased) *

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(Deceased)

Discography

Compilation albums

Mixtapes

Singles

Quality Control Sports

In 2019, Kevin Lee and Pierre Thomas established Quality Control Sports, a sports management company. Quality Control Sports manages professional basketball, football and baseball players including Deebo Samuel,

Alvin Kamara Alvin Mentian Kamara (born July 25, 1995) is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee after transferring from Hutchinson Community College and wa ...

Diontae Johnson Diontae Lamarcus Johnson (born July 5, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Toledo and was drafted by the Steelers in the third round of th ...

(Pittsburgh Steelers) and

Jarrett Allen Jarrett Allen (born April 21, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns. Allen was selected 22nd overall by ...

.http://qcsports.com/

References

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