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Ray J William Ray Norwood Jr. (born January 17, 1981), known professionally as Ray J, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, television presenter, and actor. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Carson, California, he is the younger brother o ...

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, founded in 2001. The label specializes in R&B,

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, and

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. Originally released under

Sanctuary Records Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and is, as of 2013, a subsidiary of BMG Rights Management solely for reissues. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest ...

, a press release in December 2007 announced a new partnership with E1 Records. Before this, he mentioned his label on his 2001 album

This Ain't A Game ''This Ain't a Game'' is the second studio album by American R&B singer Ray J. It was released on June 19, 2001, under Atlantic Records in the United States. Critical reception AllMusic editor Jon Azpiri found that the album "is full of macho ...

. The label's debut, Ray J's ''

Raydiation ''Raydiation'' is the third studio album by American recording artist Ray J. It was released by Sanctuary Records in association with the singer's own label, Knockout Entertainment, on September 20, 2005, in the United States. Ray J's first effor ...

'' album—released September 2005—included the top twenty hit " One Wish" and went on to sell 1 million copies worldwide. Other releases include

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's gospel album titled '' I Believe'', which was not released in conjunction with any other label, and was only available as a digital download or through

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and top-twenty albums

All I Feel ''All I Feel'' is the fourth studio album by American singer Ray J, released on April 8, 2008, by Knockout Entertainment, Deja34, Epic Records and Koch Records. It is the second album by Ray J to be labeled with a Parental Advisory sticker. The ...

and sister

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Roster

Artists

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Yung Berg Christian J. Ward (born September 9, 1985), known professionally as Hitmaka, is an American record producer and former rapper. Ward began rapping under the stage name Iceberg in 2001, at the age of 14. His career was cut short, due to his time ...

Shorty Mack Derrelle Owens (born June 9, 1981), better known by his stage name Shorty Mack, is a producer, rapper and actor. He is most significantly known by his 1996 single, "Hard To Tame Me", and his self-titled debut album, both released under JVC/Vert ...

* TruthKO *

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*Jason Miller

Discography

Albums

Future albums

- ''Tha Purp Man'' (TBA) *

- '' Raydiation 2'' (TBA) - Billboard.com - Artist Biography - Ray J: ''In 2009 the singer announced he would be starring in his own dating series on VH1 titled For the Love of Ray J and releasing a new album, Raydiation 2.''/ref>

Singles

* From ''

'' (2005) :: * From '' I Believe'' (2006) :: * From ''

'' (2008) :: * From ''

For the Love of Ray J ''For the Love of Ray J'' is a dating show on VH1 featuring hip hop singer Ray J. The program has a format similar to '' Flavor of Love'', ''I Love New York'', and '' Rock of Love with Bret Michaels''. In reference to the series, Ray J said: Th ...

'' (2009) :: * From '' Sahyba'' (2012) :: * From ''

I Hit It First "I Hit It First" is a song by American singer Ray J. It features vocals from rapper Bobby Brackins and was produced by record producer Nic Nac, who helped to write the song with Ray J and Brackins. Background The song is a reference to Ray J's p ...

'' (2013) ::

References

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