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Tony Draper
Suave House Records, also known as ''The Legendary Suave House'', is a record label in Houston, Texas, United States, founded by Tony Draper. History The label was founded in 1990 when Draper was sixteen years old. Landmark independent releases from flagship act 8Ball & MJG made the company a heavyweight in the South and the Midwest. When Suave House signed national deals with Relativity Records and later Universal Records, 8Ball & MJG's efforts hit gold and platinum, as did their solo efforts. Suave House's other artists – Tela, South Circle, Mr. Mike, and Crime Boss – all carved out their own musical niches with music that alternated between gritty and street smooth, each selling hundreds of thousands of copies in the process. In 1997, Suave House switched distributors from Relativity to Universal Records. The label's first release under new distribution was MJG's solo debut ''No More Glory''. In 1999, after Suave House's distribution deal was up with Universal Records, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment One Distribution
Lionsgate Canada is a Canadian entertainment company and a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios. Based in Toronto, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition and production of films and television series. The company began on June 1, 1973 as the Canadian music distributor Records on Wheels Limited. After it was acquired by music retailer CD Plus, the company became ROW Entertainment; with its vice president of operations Darren Throop becoming president and CEO. ROW later acquired American music and home entertainment distributor Koch Entertainment. By 2007, the company—now known as Entertainment One—had begun to acquire other production companies and film distributors including Canadian distributors Les Films Séville and Alliance Films. By 2015, eOne had begun to expand its American operations, including investing in Amblin Partners, and acquiring a stake in The Mark Gordon Company. On December 30, 2019, eOne was acquired by American toy and entertainment company Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Circle
South Circle was an American hip hop group composed of Houston rappers Mr. Mike (Mike Walls) and Thorough (Rex Robeson) that was signed to Suave House Records Suave House Records, also known as ''The Legendary Suave House'', is a record label in Houston, Texas, United States, founded by Tony Draper. History The label was founded in 1990 when Draper was sixteen years old. Landmark independent release ... in the mid-90s. The duo's only album, '' Anotha Day Anotha Balla'' was released on July 4, 1995. The album had two singles released, "New Day" and "Attitudes" and peaked at 63 on the ''Billboard'' 200. South Circle disbanded in 1997 after making an appearance on the 1997 Suave House compilation, '' The Album of the Year''. Prior to the group disbanding, Mr. Mike embarked on a solo career. His debut album, '' Wicked Wayz'' was released while the group was still together and broke into the top 40 on the Billboard 200, peaking at 29. After the group disbanded Mr. Mike conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cash Money Records
Cash Money Records is an American record label founded in 1991 by brothers Ronald "Slim" Williams and Birdman (rapper), Bryan "Baby" Williams. The label gained prominence in the late 1990s for having signed and released albums for New Orleans–based musical acts including Lil Wayne, Juvenile (rapper), Juvenile, B.G. (rapper), B.G., and Hot Boys. It became an imprint of Universal Records (1995−2006), Universal Records, a division of Universal Music Group in March 1998, and remained so during its following iterations as Universal Republic Records, Universal Republic, Universal Motown Records, Universal Motown and ultimately Republic Records. In the late 2000s, Cash Money signed and released projects for a number of prominent Hip hop music, hip hop artists, including Drake (musician), Drake and Nicki Minaj. Wayne launched Young Money Entertainment in 2005, which operated as an imprint of the label and Republic Records until 2018—a joint venture colloquially branded as Young Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be created by record companies without express approval from the original artist as a means to generate sales. They are typically regarded as a good starting point for new fans of an artist, but are sometimes criticized by longtime fans as not inclusive enough or necessary at all. It is also common for greatest hits albums to include new recordings, remixes or unreleased alternate takes of the hit songs, plus other new material as bonus tracks to increase appeal for longtime fans (who might otherwise already own the recordings included). At times, a greatest hits compilation marks the first album appearance of a successful single that was never attached to a previous studio album. Greatest hits albums usually are released after an artist or band's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koch Entertainment
Koch Entertainment was an American record label and a distributor of film, television, and music. It was purchased by Canadian entertainment company ROW Entertainment in 2005. History First years The company began in 1975 as part of Koch International originally of Tirol, later of Munich. Founded by Tirolean banker Franz Koch, Koch was an independent Austrian record label, recording studio, and music distribution company that specialized in German Folk Music and later popular classical music recordings. For over 20 years, the international arm of the company operated under the name Koch Entertainment, a music, film, and television distribution & record label company that was started in 1987 by Franz's son Michael in New York City. In 1988, the parent Austrian company Koch acquired Schwann Records from Schwann Verlag. 1990s By 1991, Koch had become one of the first national independent distributors of domestic labels in the U.S. by offering an alternative to the traditional s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rise To Power (Rick Ross Album)
''Rise to Power'' is the first compilation album by American rapper Rick Ross.Hillary Crosley (September 5, 2007)New Rick Ross Album Coming, But Not on Def Jam ''Billboard''. Accessed September 6, 2007. The album was released on September 18, 2007.Jokesta (September 6, 2007). Def Sounds. Accessed September 6, 2007. The album is not intended as a follow-up to ''Port of Miami'', but a collection of unreleased material that Ross recorded while at Suave House Records before signing to Slip-n-Slide/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 .... Commercial performance ''Rise to Power'' debuted at number 62 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart. In its second week, the album fell to number 164 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 4,000 copies, for a two-week total of 16,000 units ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Ross
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. An influential figure in modern Hip-hop, hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "Wiktionary:booming, booming" vocal performance, "larger than life" persona, and vivid lyrical imagery. His lyrics form the hardships of Gangsta rap, street life and black market economic activity into a rags to riches narrative, often describing affluence, wealth, and luxury. Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'" in March 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war—receiving offers from Sean Combs, Diddy's Bad Boy Records, Bad Boy Entertainment and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records, Murder Inc.—and ultimately signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Jay-Z on Def Jam Recordings. In August of that year, his debut studio album, ''Port of Miami (album), Port of Miami'' (2006) peaked atop the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart upon release, along with his second and thir ... [...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] |
Joe (singer)
Joseph Lewis Thomas (born July 5, 1973), known mononymously as Joe, is an American R&B singer. He signed to Polygram Records in 1992, and rose to prominence after releasing his debut album '' Everything'' the following year. He followed it with a series of successful albums under Jive Records, including '' All That I Am'' (1997), the international bestseller '' My Name Is Joe'' (2000) as well as the multi-certified albums '' Better Days'' (2001) and '' And Then...'' (2003). Several songs from these albums became hit singles on the pop and R&B record charts, including the number-one hit " Stutter", the top-ten entries " All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)", " Don't Wanna Be a Player", and " I Wanna Know" as well as his collaborations "Faded Pictures" and " Thank God I Found You", the latter of which he performed alongside Mariah Carey, also a number-one hit, and " Still Not a Player". Since his departure from Jive, Joe has released most of his projects independently through vent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chico DeBarge
Jonathan Arthur "Chico" DeBarge (born June 23, 1966) is an American R&B singer and musician. DeBarge was formally a member of the DeBarge family musical group DeBarge. As a solo artist, he scored a 1986 US Top Forty hit with the song "Talk to Me". Career He began a musical career of his own with Motown in the mid-1980s. His debut self-titled album was released in 1986 and featured the hit single "Talk To Me" (#21 US, #7 R&B). The album peaked at #90 on the Billboard 200 and released a follow-up single "The Girl Next Door" which charted on the R&B chart. Two years later, he released a second album with Motown, '' Kiss Serious'' that included the hit R&B single "Rainy Night" (#18 R&B) plus "I've Been Watching You" (#43 R&B) and the title track (#53 R&B). However, he was imprisoned for drug charges not long after and served time in prison for drug trafficking. After his release in the mid-1990s, DeBarge returned to Motown to continue his musical career under the auspices of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off Da Chain Volume 1 2000
''Off da Chain Volume 1 2000'' is a compilation album presented by American hip hop record label Suave House Records. It was released on March 21, 2000, and features contributions from 8Ball & MJG, Gillie Da Kid, Lil' Noah, Toni Hickman, AB Luva, Chico DeBarge, Clinic, Joe, Mr. Charlie and Psychodrama. The album debuted at number 158 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 36 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 12 on the Independent Albums The Independent Albums chart (previously titled Top Independent Albums) ranks the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays (EPs) in the United States, as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by '' Billboard'' mag .... Track listing Charts References External links *{{Discogs master, 1398491, Suave House: Off Da Chain Volume 1 2000 2000 compilation albums Hip-hop compilation albums Record label compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artemis Records
Artemis Records was a New York–based independent record label, founded in June 1999 by Danny Goldberg with Daniel Glass as president, and closed in April 2006. The label was acquired by E1 Entertainment. As of 2006, Artemis Records was owned by Sheridan Square Entertainment LLC (SSE), an independent music company then based in New York. In November 2005, Richard Branson sold the North America division of his V2 Records label to SSE for $15 million. Sheridan Square then merged all of its labels, including Artemis Records, into V2 North America. V2 North America, and subsequently Artemis, was shuttered in January 2007 following a restructuring. In 2009, the newly formed IndieBlu Music Holdings LLC acquired SSE's business, including V2 North America, in a Uniform Commercial Code, UCC foreclosure auction. IndieBlu was acquired by Entertainment One in 2010. Artists *Baha Men *Better Than Ezra *Black Label Society *Boston (band), Boston *Confrontation Camp *Cindy Bullens *Crossbr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
