Zone 4 is an American

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Polow da Don and

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History

The label was launched in

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, on July 16, 2007. Polow started with four acts – Keri, Rich, YV and i-15 – and added a fifth act in 2008 – the YouTube/Myspace artist Dan Talevski. In July 2009, Ester Dean was added to the roster and in the fall Jared Evan was signed. Polow signed Roscoe-Dash in January 2010. Talevski left Zone 4/Interscope in September 2011. Polow is as the company's chairman. Mia A. Welsh (general manager), Krista Michalski (project manager) and Robert "Kaspa" Smith (marketing) oversee the daily business for Zone 4, Inc. The label's first release was Rich Boy's first album, '' Rich Boy''. Its second release was

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's first album, '' In a Perfect World...'', followed by

's second album, ''No Boys Allowed'' on December 17, 2010 and

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's fourth album, '' King of Hearts'', on July 5, 2011.

Artists

Current artists

* Veronica Vega * Summerella

Former artists/producers

* Chanel West Coast * Jared Evan *

* Rich Boy * Roscoe Dash * Mishon Ratliff * The Audibles *

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* I15 *

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*Betty Idol * Ayo & Teo *MDMA **Rocky Diamonds **Laron **Deonte **Chili Chil *

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* Bando Jonez *

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Discography

External links

Zone 4 inc websiteZone 4 inc Twitter pagePolow Da Don Twitter

References

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