CTE New World (acronym for Corporate Thugz Entertainment, formerly CTE World) is an American

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founded by rapper

Jeezy Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. He is credited, alongside fellow Georgia-based rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane, with pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music for ...

and his former business partner Kinky B in 2001. In December 2012, the label signed a joint venture deal with

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. The label has signed artists including YG,

Freddie Gibbs Fredrick Jamel Tipton (born June 14, 1982), better known by his stage name Freddie Gibbs, is an American rapper and songwriter. He signed with Interscope Records in 2006 and recorded his debut album for the label; however, its release was cance ...

Blood Raw Bruce Stan Falson (born April 17, 1975), better known by his stage name Blood Raw, is an American rapper. He was part of the Atlanta-based rap-group U.S.D.A. until 2010. U.S.D.A bio Allmusic His debut album, '' My Life: The True Testimony'', pe ...

, Scrilla, and Jeezy's group,

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. The group's member, Boo Rossini was appointed as the label's president in 2016.

History

Corporate Thugz was launched in 2001 by Young Jeezy and his business partner, Kinky B. The label independently released two albums in 2001 and 2003,

Young Jeezy Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. He is credited, alongside fellow Georgia-based rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane, with pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music fo ...

's ''Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.)'' and ''Come Shop wit Me'', respectively. In May 2004,

Jazze Pha Phalon Anton Alexander, known professionally as Jazze Pha ( ), is an American record producer, rapper, singer and songwriter. He founded the record label Sho'nuff Records in 1995, through which he signed R&B singer Ciara in 2003. He produced h ...

's manager, Henry 'Noonie' Lee, showed Jeezy's demo to his friend

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, then Vice President Artist and Repertoire (VP A&R) at Def Jam. Stewart "fell in love with it

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the first time eheard it" and took it to

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. Reid recognized Jeezy's talent and gave Stewart the green light to sign him. Due to Young Jeezy's rising popularity, other

s began pursuing him simultaneously to sign with them, most notably,

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and

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. Ultimately, Jeezy decided he wanted to be in business with Stewart and Reid and signed himself and Corporate Thugz to

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and

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. The following year, he released his 1st major label studio album '' Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101''. Then in 2006 he released his 2nd major label studio album ''

The Inspiration ''Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper Young Jeezy. It was released on December 12, 2006, by Corporate Thugz Entertainment, and Def Jam Recordings. Production was handled by Shawty Redd, Timbala ...

'' and in 2007 formed the rap group United Streets Dopeboyz of America (USDA) and signed Slick Pulla,

, 211, JW and Boo Rossini to Corporate Thugz and released his label's 3rd studio album and USDA's debut studio album '' Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer''. In 2008

released ''

The Recession ''The Recession'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Young Jeezy. It was released on September 2, 2008, by Corporate Thugz Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. The album was supported by five singles: " Put On" featuring Kanye West, ...

''. In 2011, Young Jeezy signed

, Tone Trump, and Scrilla to Corporate Thugz. Freddie Gibbs left Corporate Thugz in late 2012, and after leaving the label Gibbs said "Anything he (Young Jeezy) tells you is fake." This laid the groundwork for Gibbs's album '' ESGN'' and the diss records directed at Jeezy. On New Year's Eve 2012 Scrilla announced that he had asked for and received his release from Corporate Thugz, and that there were no hard feelings. First action in the new imprint deal with Atlantic, Craig Kallman and Jeezy named Steven "Steve-O" Carless as A&R of Atlantic and President of Corporate Thugz. In early 2013 Young Jeezy signed Detroit hip hop group Doughboyz Cashout and later that year West Coast rapper YG was added to the record label. On August 13, 2013, the label released a compilation mixtape featuring Jeezy, Doughboyz Cashout, and YG titled '' Boss Yo Life Up Gang''. The mixtape was supported by the singles "

My Nigga "My Nigga," censored as "My Hitta" or "My N*gga," is a song by American rapper YG, released by Def Jam Recordings and CTE World on September 17, 2013, as the lead single from his debut studio album ''My Krazy Life'' (2014). The song, produced by ...

" by YG and "Mob Life" by Doughboyz Cashout, both featuring Young Jeezy. On November 20, 2013

and Corporate Thugz via Twitter announced he had signed the label to

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Roster

Artists

* Lil' Will * Slick Pulla * Boo Rossini * Boston George * Haiti Babii * Medicnally Grown * Lud Foe * Peezy * Stewie Ysn *

Lil Reese Tavares Lamont Taylor (born January 6, 1993), known professionally as Lil Reese, is an American rapper. Hailing from Chicago's drill scene, he is best known for his guest appearance on Chief Keef's 2012 single "I Don't Like", which peaked at nu ...

Tee Grizzley Terry Sanchez Wallace Jr. (born March 23, 1994), known professionally as Tee Grizzley, is an American rapper. He first began posting music online following a two year prison sentence, he released the song "First Day Out (Tee Grizzley song), Fir ...

Kid Ink Brian Todd Collins (born April 1, 1986), known professionally as Kid Ink, is an American rapper and singer from Los Angeles, California. His debut studio album, ''Up & Away (Kid Ink album), Up & Away'' (2012), was released independently and peake ...

Doja Cat Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCl ...

* 2Eleven (2006–12) *

(2005–09) *

(2011–12) * Roccett (2006–09) * Wink Loc (2012–14) * Tone Trump (2012–14) *Yung Kee (2008–13) *Lil Chris (2007–12) * Scrilla (2011–12) * JW (2009–2013) * KING CHAC * Screwww (2008-?) * B.A.M.A. (2009–10) * Doughboyz Cashout (2013–2016) * YG (2013–2017)

Discography

*''Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.)'' (2001) by

*''Come Shop wit Me'' (2003) by Jeezy *'' Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101'' (2005) by Jeezy *'' Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration'' (2006) by Jeezy *'' Cold Summer'' (2007) by U.S.D.A. *'' My Life: The True Testimony'' (2008) by Blood Raw *''

'' (2008) by Jeezy *'' Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away'' (2011) by Freddie Gibbs *''The After Party'' (2011) by U.S.D.A. *''

Thug Motivation 103 ''TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition'' is the sixth studio album by American rapper Young Jeezy. It was released on December 20, 2011, by CTE World and Def Jam Recordings. The album had been delayed for nearly two years, missing several purported release ...

'' (2011) by Jeezy *'' Boss Yo Life Up Gang'' (2013) by CTE World *''

My Krazy Life ''My Krazy Life'' is the debut studio album by American rapper YG. It was released on March 18, 2014, through CTE World and Pushaz Ink, and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. The album features guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Lil W ...

'' (2014) by YG *'' Seen It All: The Autobiography'' (2014) by Jeezy *''

Church In These Streets ''Church in These Streets'' is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jeezy. It was released on November 13, 2015, by Def Jam Recordings and CTE World. The album was supported by four singles: "God", "Church in These Streets", "Gold Bottles" ...

'' (2015) by Jeezy *''

Still Brazy ''Still Brazy'' is the second studio album by American rapper YG. It was made available for streaming on June 14, 2016, by Apple Music. Later, it was released physically for the digital download purchases on June 17, 2016, by 4Hunnid Records, ...

'' (2016) by YG *''Blow Talk'' (2017) by Boston George *''Baking Soda Boston: Tha Bricktape'' (2019) by Boston George *''TM 104'' (2019) By Jeezy *''Baking Soda Boston 2'' (2020) By Boston George

References

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