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300 Entertainment
Theory Entertainment LLC, doing business as 300 Entertainment, is an American record label founded by Lyor Cohen, Kevin Liles, Todd Moscowitz, and Roger Gold. The label's roster includes acts across multiple genres such as hip hop, rock, pop, electronic, alternative, and country. Current artists include Young Thug, Fetty Wap, Mary J. Blige, No Savage, Rejjie Snow, Cheat Codes, Tee Grizzley, Famous Dex, Shy Glizzy, Cobi, Meg Mac, Dae Dae, the Hunna, Bailey Bryan, OMB Peezy, Ice Prince, Snot and Des Rocs. It is based in New York City. The label also acts as distributor for Young Thug's record label YSL Records, whose roster includes rappers Gunna and the late Lil Keed. In 2021, Warner Music Group acquired 300 for $400 million. In June 2022, 300 Entertainment was merged with Elektra Music Group to create the umbrella label 300 Elektra Entertainment (3EE), though both Elektra and 300 continued to maintain their separate identities as labels. Company history Founda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyor Cohen
Lyor Cohen (born October 3, 1959) is an American music industry executive. He is YouTube's global head of music. He began his career in the 1980s at Rush Management and Def Jam, and later held senior positions at Island Def Jam and Warner Music Group. He also founded 300 Entertainment. Early life and education Cohen was born in New York City in 1959 to Israeli immigrants. His family moved to New York in 1965, In 1981 he graduated with a degree in global marketing and finance from the University of Miami School of Business at the University of Miami. After graduating from the University of Miami, he worked briefly in the Beverly Hills office of Bank Leumi. Music career Rush Productions, Rush Artist Management, Def Jam In the early 80s, after promoting a pair of rock and rap shows at The Mix Club in Hollywood (one featured Run-DMC, the other featured Whodini), Cohen moved to New York to take a job at Simmons' Rush Productions (later called Rush Artist Management). B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Mac
Megan McInerney, known by her stage name Meg Mac, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. She signed to littleBIGMAN Records in 2014, locally, and 300 Entertainment in the United States. Early life and education Megan McInerney was born in Sydney, New South Wales. She went to school at the McDonald Performing Arts College in Sydney. She began a degree in digital media but soon quit this after she moved to Perth, Western Australia, to study music at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. After completing her degree, she recorded "Known Better" and submitted it to Triple J Unearthed. After deciding to move to Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, she headed east on a road trip with a carload of friends. As they were approaching Melbourne, she discovered that Triple J, a national radio station, was planning to play her song that evening. Musical career 2013–2017: Career beginnings and ''Low Blows'' The initial exposure to Triple J catapulted Mac's music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Def Jam
Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop. The label has a London-based, UK arm known as 0207 Def Jam (formerly Def Jam UK in the 1990s until the mid-2000s) and is currently operated through EMI Records. It has a Johannesburg, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria-based arm known as Def Jam Africa. As of 2025, Def Jam's current roster includes Gelo Ball, Justin Bieber, DJ Khaled, Alessia Cara, Big Sean, Dave East, Wale, Jeremih, Fabolous, Jhené Aiko, Coco Jones, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Jadakiss, YG, Muni Long, Buju Banton, Fridayy, Benny the Butcher, Trinidad Cardona, Fredo Bang, Nasty C, Armani White, and Hit-Boy among others. Company history Founding and CBS Records Group era (1983–1994) Def Jam was co-founded by Rick Rubin in his dormitory in Weinstein Hall at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
300 Elektra Entertainment
300 Elektra Entertainment (3EE) was an umbrella label group owned by Warner Music Group. It existed as a merger of 300 Entertainment and Elektra Music Group, along with its respectively owned labels. The umbrella label described itself as " avingthe mindset of an independent and the muscle of a major". In Oct 2024, 300 Elektra Entertainment merged with Atlantic Records, though still retaining imprints on releases. History A merger between 300 Entertainment and Elektra Music Group had long been planned by Warner Music Group, and during WMG's purchase of 300 Entertainment for US$400 million on December 16, 2021, both parties agreed that 300 would be merged with other Warner Music Group labels. Furthermore, the label's CEO Kevin Liles was made head of both Elektra Music Group and 300 Entertainment. On June 22, 2022, Warner Music Group announced the creation of 300 Elektra Entertainment (3EE), created from the merger of Elektra Music Group and 300 Entertainment; both of the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elektra Records
Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the 1950s and 1970s. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived as an imprint of Atlantic in 2009. In October 2018, Elektra was detached from the Atlantic Records umbrella and reorganized into Elektra Music Group, once again operating as an independently managed frontline label of Warner Music. In June 2022, Elektra Music Group was merged with 300 Entertainment to create the umbrella label 300 Elektra Entertainment (3EE), though both Elektra and 300 continued to maintain their separate identities as labels. In Oct 2024, 300 Elektra Entertainment merged with Atlantic Records, though still retaining imprints on releases. History 1950–1971: Founding and early history Elek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil Keed
Raqhid Jevon Render (March 16, 1998 – May 13, 2022), known professionally as Lil Keed, was an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He was signed to Young Thug's record label YSL Records, as well as 300 Entertainment. His song " Nameless" reached number 42 on the '' Billboard'' Hip Hop/R&B Songs Airplay chart. Early life Raqhid Jevon Render was born in Atlanta, on March 16, 1998, the fifth of seven children. Render lived on Conley Road in Southeast Atlanta and later moving to Cleveland Ave in Southwest Atlanta. After the death of his close friend Rudy, Render started taking rapping seriously in 2016. Render had 6 brothers and 1 sister; his younger brother is rapper Lil Gotit. Despite his parents separating at an early age, both were present in Render's upbringing. During his teenage years, Keed worked briefly at Subway and McDonald's. Being close to a studio, Keed would record music almost on a daily basis. Render first started making music with his younger bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunna (rapper)
Sergio Giavanni Kitchens (born June 14, 1993), known professionally as Gunna, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He signed with Young Thug's YSL Records, an imprint of 300 Entertainment in 2016, and rose to fame with his third mixtape, Drip Season 3, ''Drip Season'' 3 (2018). It moderately entered the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, while his collaborative mixtape with fellow Georgia rapper Lil Baby, ''Drip Harder'' (2018), peaked at number four on the chart. Its lead single, "Drip Too Hard" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, received Diamond (RIAA certification), diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. His debut studio album, ''Drip or Drown 2'' (2019) peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, while his second, ''Wunna (album), Wunna'' (2020) debuted atop the chart. His 2020 single, "Lemonade (Internet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YSL Records
YSL Records (officially Young Stoner Life Records, allegedly Young Slime Life Records) is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded in 2016 by the Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug. The company is a label imprint of 300 Entertainment.Its artists include Lil Keed, Yung Kayo, Yak Gotti, T-Shyne, BSlime, 1300Saint, Nine Vicious and more. Several contemporary artists, including Drake, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, Lil Baby, Lil Gotit, NAV, Travis Scott, and Slimelife Shawty have expressed allegiance to YSL, but are not contractually signed. The label was embroiled in a major criminal trial from 2022–2024, with Young Thug, Gunna, and other YSL members arrested and charged with racketeering and various gang-related crimes in violation of Georgia's RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act. Authorities alleged that YSL Records is a street gang. In 2024, label head Young Thug was released on probation. History 2016–2019 The labe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Rocs
Danny Rocco, also known as Des Rocs (), is an American Rock music, rock musician from New York City, New York City. Des Rocs is a solo project produced and led by Danny Rocco. When touring, Rocco is joined by his long time friends and bandmates, William Tully and Eric Mendelsohn. Des Rocs has toured with rock bands such as Muse (band), Muse, The Rolling Stones, The Cult, Kaleo (band), Kaleo and The Struts. Influences for Rocco include Muse (band), Muse, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Roy Orbison, and Queen (band), Queen, though Rocco's focus is individuality and sounding unlike other rock artists. History Origins and EPs (2018–2020) Rocco was raised in Rockville Centre, New York on Long Island's Nassau County, New York, Nassau County. He began performing in bars and basements from as early as 13 years old. His first band Secret Weapons opened for bands such as Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer. The band eventually went on permanent hiatus after bandmate Gerry La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snot (rapper)
Edy Junior Edouard (born December 16, 1997), known professionally as Snot (stylized $NOT), is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Born in New York City, he moved to Lake Worth Beach, Florida at seven years old, where he would begin his rap career through SoundCloud in 2016. Snot rose to fame with the release of his breakout single "Gosha" in September 2018. As of 2019, he is currently signed to 300 Entertainment. Early life and career Edouard was born to Haitian and Dominican parents in Brooklyn, New York City, and moved to Lake Worth Beach, Florida at age 7. Career 2017: Career beginnings Snot began his music career in 2016 while in high school, revealing to Jack Angell of '' Complex'' that he "was listening to dudes like Xavier Wulf, Bones, Yung Lean, Lil Wayne, and Tyler, the Creator... along with Memphis artists like Shawty Pimp and the influential Memphis-based group Three 6 Mafia". Snot expanded more on the topic by stating to interviewers, "That's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Prince
Panshak Henry Zamani (born 30 October 1986), better known as Ice Prince Zamani or just Ice Prince, is a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after releasing "Oleku (Ice Prince song), Oleku", one of Nigeria's most remixed songs of all time. He won the 2009 Hennessy, Hennessy Artistry Club Tour. His debut studio album ''Everybody Loves Ice Prince'' was released in 2011. It was supported by three singles: "Oleku", "Superstar (Ice Prince song), Superstar" and "Juju". In 2013, Ice Prince released ''Fire of Zamani'' as his second studio album. The album contained the singles "Aboki (song), Aboki", "More", "Gimme Dat" and "I Swear (Ice Prince song), I Swear". On 1 July 2015, Ice Prince was announced as the vice president of Chocolate City (record label), Chocolate City. He held the position until leaving the label in 2016. He has collaborated with several African rappers, including Navio (rapper), Navio, Khaligraph Jones, AKA (rapper), AKA, and Sarkodie (rapper), Sar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OMB Peezy
Le'Paris Kentae Dade (born February 2, 1997), known professionally as OMB Peezy, is an American rapper based in Sacramento, California. He is originally from Mobile, Alabama. Background and career OMB Peezy was born Le'Paris Dade in Mobile, Alabama on February 2, 1997. When Dade was 12, his mother moved him and his siblings to Sacramento, California. Dade started rapping in late 2015, barely getting attention until he released the song "Lay Down" and its accompanying music video in December 2016. In early 2017, he signed to Sick Wid It Records and later 300 Entertainment. He released "When I Was Down" in May 2017. Dade also featured in Nef the Pharaoh's song, "Move 4", with Jay Ant, released in 2017. In June 2017, he released the single "Porch." The single "Try Sumthin" featuring Yhung To was released in July 2017. He released the EP ''Humble Beginnings'' on October 11, 2017. In July 2018, he released the single "Yeah Yeah" featuring TK Kravitz. The mixtape ''Loyalty Over Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
