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 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
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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 ...
(CEO)
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City Spud
*Jung Coasta
Former artists
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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" 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)
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Farrah Franklin (2002–2003)
* Rashad (2003)
* Postaboy (2004)
* MisseZ (2006)
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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 with Yomi Martin, Nick Loftis, and Ian Kelly, including clothing, perfume and accessories.
Discography
See also
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Universal Records
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List of record labels
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References
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Record labels established in 2003
Hip-hop record labels
American record labels
Vanity record labels
Labels distributed by Universal Music Group
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