Derrty Entertainment is a record label founded by rapper

Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and embarked on his musical career in 1993 as a member of the Midwest hip hop g ...

in 2003. It operated as a division of

Motown Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. Founded by Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau ...

and served as the parent company for its now-defunct predecessor and sublabel, Fo' Reel Entertainment. Nelly's

St. Lunatics St. Lunatics were an American hip hop group formed in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1993. The group consisted of childhood friends Nelly, Ali, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, City Spud, and Slo Down. Their first single, "Gimme What U Got", gained popularity in ...

cohort, Ali Jones served as president for the label, although it has lacked much activity. A namesake multimedia company—Derrty Ventures—was also co-formed by Nelly, Michael Chaffin and J Erving in 2017, which includes the clothing line Derrty Apparel.

Roster

Current artists

(CEO) *

City Spud St. Lunatics were an American hip hop group formed in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1993. The group consisted of childhood friends Nelly, Ali, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, City Spud, and Slo Down. Their first single, "Gimme What U Got", gained popularity in ...

*Jung Coasta

Former artists

Big Gipp Cameron F. Gipp (born April 28, 1973), better known by his stage name Big Gipp, is an American rapper. He is a member of the Atlanta-based hip hop group Goodie Mob, with whom he has released six studio albums, as well as the duo Ali & Gipp, with ...

*King Jacob *Slyro Jenkins *Jung Tru *Prentiss Church *Chocolate Tai

DJs and producers

*DJ Trife (Nelly's personal DJ since he started his career) *Jayson "Koko" Bridges (produced the hit songs "

Shake Ya Tailfeather "Shake Ya Tailfeather" is a song by American rappers Nelly, Sean Combs, P. Diddy, and Murphy Lee. It was released in 2003 from the ''Bad Boys II (soundtrack), Bad Boys II Soundtrack''. The song was also included on Lee's debut album, ''Murphy's L ...

" and "Over and Over") *Jason "Jay-E" Epperson (produced the hit songs "Country Grammar", "Work It", " E.I.", " Midwest Swing" and more songs for Nelly and The Lunatics) *Dorian "Doe" Moore (produced the hit singles " My Place" and " Tilt Ya Head Back") *Derrty DJs (list of DJs from St. Louis, including DJ C NOTE, DJ 618 and others)

Former Fo' Reel Entertainment artists

* Penelope Jones (2000–2001) *

Farrah Franklin Farrah Laron Franklin (born May 3, 1981) is an American R&B singer and actress. She is also a former member of the girl group Destiny's Child. Along with Michelle Williams, she replaced the group's original members LaTavia Roberson and LeToya ...

(2002–2003) * Rashad (2003) * Postaboy (2004) * MisseZ (2006) *

Teairra Mari Teairra Marí Thomas (born December 2, 1987) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress from Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 16, she signed with Def Jam Recordings and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records to release her debut stud ...

(2009-2010)

Other ventures

In 2003, Nelly launched the women's fashion brand

Apple Bottoms AppleBottoms is a fashion brand for women launched in 2003 by rap artist Nelly, Yomi Martin, Nick Loftis, and Ian Kelly. The brand was initially a denim label, but has since expanded to include other women's and girl's clothing, perfume and acce ...

with Yomi Martin, Nick Loftis, and Ian Kelly, including clothing, perfume and accessories.

Discography

References

External links

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