Slip-N-Slide Records is an American record label, founded in 1994 by Ted Lucas.

History

Ted Lucas founded the label in 1994. Slip-n-Slide signed local rapper Trick Daddy Dollars in its early years; he debuted in 1997 with the locally popular album ''

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'' and broke into mainstream success the next year with his second album '' www.thug.com'', having dropped "Dollars" from his stage name. The album included hit single "

Nann Nigga "Nann Nigga", often shortened to "Nann", is the title of the song's edited version of the first single from Trick Daddy's second album, ''www.thug.com'', released in 1998. It features Trina as the song's guest rapper. She is also the love (or lust ...

", featuring the new rapper

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. He released some more albums under Slip-n-Slide and scored another top hit in 2004 with " Let's Go" featuring

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and

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. His last Slip-n-Slide album was ''

Back By Thug Demand ''Back by Thug Demand'' is the seventh studio album by American rapper Trick Daddy. It was released on December 19, 2006 through Slip-N-Slide/ Atlantic Records. Recording sessions took place at Dunk Ryders Studio, Circle House Studios, the Hit ...

'' in 2006. In 2008, Trick Daddy left Slip-n-Slide for his own label Dunk Ryders Records. Other rappers signed to Slip-n-Slide include

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, and Plies. Rick Ross signed to Slip-n-Slide in the early 2000s. During his early years under the label, he did guest performances on some releases; he released two albums under the label, ''

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'' in 2006 and ''

Trilla ''Trilla'' is the second studio album by American rapper Rick Ross. It was released on March 11, 2008, by Slip-n-Slide Records, Def Jam South Recordings and Poe Boy Entertainment. Production was handled by The Runners, J. R. Rotem, Drumma B ...

'' in 2008. Ross left Slip-n-Slide in 2009. On June 26, 2001, Renee Perkins of

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sued Slip-n-Slide for failing to edit the expletive "dick" from Trick Daddy's '' Thugs Are Us'' album. Perkins bought the edited version of the album for her 11-year-old son to play at a party. Years later,

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was ordered in court to pay Slip-n-Slide $2.3 million in compensatory damages and $6.8 million in punitive damages for blocking the release of ''

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'', an unreleased album that rapper

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recorded with Slip-n-Slide before he signed to TVT. This would be a major factor in the subsequent collapse of TVT. Lucas started a division of Slip-n-Slide devoted to

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and signed pop singer

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and R&B singer Shonie in 2008. In 2009, Slip-n-Slide signed Jagged Edge, an R&B group that had been previously signed to Def Jam. Previously, Slip-n-Slide focused on developing new artists from the South Florida area. Slip-n-Slide records is closely affiliated with fellow Miami based label

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Artists

* F$O Dinero *

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* Plies * Dmarc Huntz * Sebastian Mikael * Swazy * Teenear * Gee Street Boyz (Harizon Kazikrab/Def Jam) * Birthday Cake Shortcakaz

Former artists

Drew Sidora Drew Sidora Pittman (née Jordan; born May 1, 1985) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her recurring role as Chantel in the Disney Channel Original Series ''That's So Raven'', as Lucy Avila in the 2006 film '' Step Up'', as Tion ...

* Iconz * J-Shin * Jagged Edge *

* Shonie *

Trick Daddy Maurice Samuel Young (born September 27, 1974), better known by his stage name Trick Daddy, is an American rapper from Miami's Liberty City (Miami), Liberty City. Early life Trick Daddy was born on September 27, 1974, at Jackson Memorial Hospita ...

References

External links

Slip-N-Slide official website

Slip-N-Slide World
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