Slip-N-Slide Records is an American record label, founded in 1994 by Ted Lucas.

History

Ted Lucas founded the label in 1994. Slip-n-Slide signed local rapper Trick Daddy Dollars in its early years; he debuted in 1997 with the locally popular album '' Based on a True Story'' and broke into mainstream success the next year with his second album '' www.thug.com'', having dropped "Dollars" from his stage name. The album included hit single "

Nann Nigga "Nann Nigga", "Nann" in the clean version, is the first single from Trick Daddy's second album, '' www.thug.com'', released in 1998. It features Trina as the song's guest rapper. She is also the love (or lust) interest in the song. The single's ...

", featuring the new rapper

Trina Katrina Laverne Kearse (née Taylor; born December 3, 1974), is an American rapper. She rose to prominence in the late 1990s for her collaborations with Trick Daddy on the singles " Nann Nigga", " Shut Up", and " Take It to da House". In 2000, ...

. He released some more albums under Slip-n-Slide and scored another top hit in 2004 with " Let's Go" featuring

Twista Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (also known as Tung Twista), is an American rapper. He is best known for his Chopper (rap), chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest ...

and

Lil Jon Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, DJ, and record producer. Regarded as a progenitor of the club-oriented hip-hop subgenre crunk, his production and voice presence were inst ...

. His last Slip-n-Slide album was '' Back By Thug Demand'' in 2006. In 2008, Trick Daddy left Slip-n-Slide for his own label Dunk Ryders Records. Other rappers signed to Slip-n-Slide include

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 perfor ...

, and Plies. Rick Ross signed to Slip-n-Slide in the early 2000s. During his early years under the label, he did guest performances on some releases; he released two albums under the label, '' Port of Miami'' in 2006 and '' Trilla'' in 2008. Ross left Slip-n-Slide in 2009. On June 26, 2001, Renee Perkins of District Heights, Maryland sued Slip-n-Slide for failing to edit the expletive "dick" from Trick Daddy's '' Thugs Are Us'' album. Perkins bought the edited version of the album for her 11-year-old son to play at a party. Years later, TVT Records was ordered in court to pay Slip-n-Slide $2.3 million in compensatory damages and $6.8 million in punitive damages for blocking the release of '' Welcome to the 305'', an unreleased album that rapper Pitbull recorded with Slip-n-Slide before he signed to TVT. This would be a major factor in the subsequent collapse of TVT. Lucas started a division of Slip-n-Slide devoted to

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and signed pop singer Qwote and R&B singer Shonie in 2008. In 2009, Slip-n-Slide signed Jagged Edge, an R&B group that had been previously signed to

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 ...

. Previously, Slip-n-Slide focused on developing new artists from the South Florida area. Slip-n-Slide records is closely affiliated with fellow Miami based label Poe Boy Music Group.

Roster

Current

* F$O Dinero * Mike Smiff * Mya Phillmore * Plies * Dmarc Huntz * Sebastian Mikael * Swazy * Teenear * Gee Street Boyz (Harizon Kazikrab/Def Jam) * Birthday Cake Shortcakaz

Former

References

External links

Slip-N-Slide official website

Slip-N-Slide World
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