Bad Boy Entertainment is an American record label founded in 1993 by rapper Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs. It operates as an imprint of Epic, a division of Sony. It has been home to many artists, including Craig Mack, The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, 112, Total, The LOX, Ma$e, Machine Gun Kelly, French Montana, Carl Thomas, Janelle Monáe, Danity Kane, Day 26, and Elephant Man.
Lavell William Crump, better known by his stage name David Banner, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor.
Bad Boy South is a southern hip hop spin-off label of Bad Boy Records. The label was founded by Sean Combs in 2003.
Boyz n da Hood is an American Southern gangsta rap group from Atlanta, Georgia. They were formerly signed to Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records and consisted of Young Jeezy, Jody Breeze, Gorilla Zoe, Big Gee, and Big Duke. They have collaborated several times with fellow Atlanta, Georgia artist and Block Ent labelmate Yung Joc.
Faheem Rasheed Najm, better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Throughout his career as a singer, T-Pain popularized the creative use of the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect, used with extreme parameter settings to create distinctive vocal sounds. His success with the effect has influenced several other major artists to adopt it as well, namely Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Future and Travis Scott, among others. After signing with American singer Akon’s Konvict Muzik, T-Pain subsequently founded his own vanity label imprint, Nappy Boy Entertainment, established in 2005.
Jasiel Amon Robinson, better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 2006 hit single "It's Goin' Down".
"It's Goin' Down" is the debut single by American hip hop artist Yung Joc, released in March 2006. It is from his debut album New Joc City. The song was written by Yung Joc and Chadron Moore, and was produced by Nitti.
Christian J. Ward, professionally known under the pseudonym Hitmaka, is an American musician from Chicago, Illinois. Perhaps best known originally as a rapper, Ward is also a credited songwriter and actor. In his later career he has become better known as a noted record producer and music executive in the hip hop industry. Ward is currently the vice president of A&R at Atlantic Records.
Back Up n da Chevy is the second and final studio album by American Southern hip hop group Boyz n da Hood. It was released on August 7, 2007 through Bad Boy South/Atlantic Records. Production was handled by Dee Jay Dana, Big Duke, Carl Mo, Caviar, Crown Kingz Productions, Drumma Boy, Fangaz and Oz, with P. Diddy and Russell Spencer serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Yung Joc, Alfamega, Durty, Ice Cube, Rick Ross, T-Rok and T-Pain. The album debuted at number 51 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States selling 15,700 units, and felt to number 100 on its second week, selling 8,300 copies.
Hustlenomics is the second studio album by American rapper Yung Joc. It was released, by Bad Boy Records on August 28, 2007. The album contains the singles "Coffee Shop" and "Bottle Poppin," both featuring rapper Gorilla Zoe.
102 JAMZ' SuperJam was an annual summer concert starring some of the hottest artists in hip hop, hosted by Urban Contemporary radio station WJMH /Greensboro, North Carolina. The show was held at the 20,000+ seat Greensboro Coliseum each year. Since launching the event in 1997, SuperJam has attracted thousands of listeners from North Carolina and southern Virginia, with numerous annual attendees traveling from locations throughout the United States. There were eighteen consecutive SuperJam concert events.
Alonzo Keith Mathis Jr., better known by his stage name Gorilla Zoe, is an American rapper best known for being a member of the rap group Boyz N Da Hood. His solo debut album Welcome to the Zoo came out in 2007. His next two albums, Don't Feed Da Animals and King Kong, were released in 2009 and 2011. In 2015, he released two mixtapes: Recovery and Raised in the Jungle. He has been an independent artist since 2018.
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2008.
Darius Harrison, better known as "Deezle", is an American record producer, rapper and singer.
Sylvester Samuel better known by his stage name Lil Ru Aka Boobie Samuel, is an American rapper signed to Def Jam Recordings. His debut album, 21 & Up was released on August 25, 2009. After Angie Stone helped him secure a deal with Elektra Records, he became unsigned again after the label merged with Atlantic Records.
Christopher Daniels Miller, better known by his stage name YC, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 2011 debut single "Racks",, which peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. Since then, several remixes and freestyles have been created of "Racks". His follow up single was "I Know" released later that year.
Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 934 F. Supp. 2d 640 , is a case from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York concerning copyright infringement of digital music. In ReDigi, record label Capitol Records claimed copyright infringement against ReDigi, a service that allows resale of digital music tracks originally purchased from the iTunes Store. Capitol Records' motion for a preliminary injunction against ReDigi was denied, and oral arguments were given on October 5, 2012.
Neil Levine is an American music industry executive. He is best known as the founder of the hip-hop label Penalty Recordings, and is currently the CEO of its successor company, Penalty Entertainment. Levine helped to launch the careers of artists such as Capone-N-Noreaga, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, and Tha Eastsidaz.
740 Project is a music marketing firm and recording label co-founded by Rahim Wright, Jesse Edwards, and Charley Greenberg in 2015. Based in Los Angeles, California the external services provided by the company increase music labels efforts to detect, develop, and introduce new artists. 740 Project is partnered with Capitol Music Group.
