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Roc-A-Fella Records was an American hip hop record label and music management company founded by record executives and entrepreneurs Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Damon Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke in 1994. [1] Carter issued his debut album, Reasonable Doubt (1996), as the label's first release, in a joint venture with Priority Records.
In 2008, Roc Nation was founded by Jay-Z with the intent of signing pop and hip hop artists, succeeding his previous label, Roc-A-Fella Records. Unlike Roc-A-Fella, Jay-Z served as the company's sole proprietor. In February 2009, Roc Nation signed its first artist, rapper J. Cole.
Yep Roc Records is an American independent record label based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and owned by Redeye Distribution. [1] [2] [3] Since 1997, the label has released albums from North Carolina and international artists, including Fountains of Wayne, Nick Lowe, Paul Weller, Mandolin Orange, Steep Canyon Rangers, Jim Lauderdale, Dave Alvin, Tift Merritt, Chuck Prophet, Robyn Hitchcock ...
Roc Nation, the powerhouse management-label-publishing firm co-founded by Jay-Z, has announced that it will merge its Roc Nation Label and Equity Distribution divisions to form Roc Nation ...
Roc Nation’s Co-presidents Shari Bryant and Omar Grant give an exclusive look into their caffeine-free 24/7 daily routines: "You got to be hustling as hard as us."
This is a list of artists who have recorded for Roc-A-Fella Records. ... denotes an artist who no longer records for the label. A. Amil* Aztek Escobar* B ...
New York state snapped up a one-third share of Jay Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records at an auction Thursday in a bid to make the label’s embattled co-founder Damon Dash pay down more than $8.7 million ...
Redeye owns and operates the Yep Roc Music Group, a label group which includes Yep Roc Records, Break World Records, and Studio One Records in addition to the Riff City Sounds publishing company. It was awarded the National Association of Recording Merchandisers Distributor of the Year Award (Small Division) seven times in 2000, 2002, 2003 ...