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 ( CEO) 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 Motown and Caroline, subsidiaries of the Capitol Music Group. Tamika Howard and Simone Mitchell are executives of the label, with Howard serving as its general manager. The label has many acts signed, including Migos,

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, City Girls and Gloss Up. The label also has Cardi B signed under a management deal. Quality Control Music also operates a management agency, Solid Foundation Management (SFM), which manages artists including

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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 Quavious Keyate Marshall (born April 2, 1991), known professionally as Quavo (), is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He is best known as the co-founder and former frontman of hip hop group Migos. Quavo is the uncle of late fellow Migos m ...

* City Girls *

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 *

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 *TiNoKinGs *Wee2hard *Ed Dolo

In-house producers

* OG Parker *

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

* Offset * Rich The Kid * Skippa Da Flippa * Jose Guapo * Johnny Cinco * Lil Duke *

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* 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 Tyshun Raequan "Deebo" Samuel (born January 15, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and was selected by the 49ers in the se ...

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 (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

{{Authority control Record labels established in 2012 Companies based in Atlanta American record labels Hip hop record labels