Aftermath Entertainment
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| Aftermath Entertainment | |
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Dr. Dre |
| Distributing label | Interscope Records (U.S.) Polydor Records (outside U.S.) |
| Genre | Hip hop, contemporary R&B |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Santa Monica, California |
| Official website | http://aftermath-entertainment.com/ |
Aftermath Entertainment is an American record label founded by Dr. Dre. It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records.
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[edit] History
Upon his departure from Death Row Records in June 1996, Dr. Dre quickly launched Aftermath Entertainment through Interscope Records (which at the time was Death Row's distributing label). A compilation album, Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath was released towards the year's end, featuring artists who were amongst the label's first signees (most of the acts featured, however, quickly became disassociated with the company). In 1997, Dawn Robinson announced her departure from the R&B group En Vogue and that she had signed with Aftermath. Before the year's end, however, she abruptly left the label, claiming that Dr. Dre had been too slow to get the ball rolling on her project.
In the autumn of 1997, Aftermath released the first, and only, collaborative project by hip hop super-group, The Firm (comprised of AZ, Foxy Brown, Nas, and Nature). Despite the highly anticipated album featuring production and cameo appearances by Dr. Dre himself, debuting atop the Billboard 200 and being certified platinum, it sold below commercial expectation. The group subsequently disbanded. Aftermath's next release was supposed to be by rapper King Tee. His album, however, was shelved, and King Tee also left the label. Veteran rapper Rakim also signed with the label. Legal troubles forced Truth Hurts to leave the label, and Rakim's highly anticipated comeback album that was shelved due to production conflict also forced his departure.
Upon recommendation from Interscope Records head, Jimmy Iovine, Aftermath signed now multi-platinum rapper Eminem in 1998. The following year, Eminem's major label debut, The Slim Shady LP was released. The album topped the Billboard albums chart, went on to be certified quadruple plantinum, and arguably became the label's first successful release. Also in 1999, Aftermath released 2001, Dr. Dre's follow-up to his 1992 album, The Chronic. The album went on to be certified 6x platinum.
Several more artists were signed to, and later dropped from Aftermath, including Hittman, Truth Hurts, and Last Emperor. Aftermath released 50 Cent's multi-platinum major label debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin' through a joint venture with Shady Records in 2003. Rapper The Game, who signed with the label in 2003, also released his debut album The Documentary through a joint venture with 50 Cent's G-Unit Records in 2005. Shortly after the release of The Documentary, tension between The Game and 50 Cent ignited, resulting in The Game leaving Aftermath Entertainment in mid-2006 and G-Unit Records in mid-2005.
[edit] Current roster
[edit] Artists
| Act | Year signed | # Albums released under Aftermath |
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| Dr. Dre | 1996 | 1 |
| Eminem | 1999 | 5 |
| 50 Cent | 2002 | 3 |
| Stat Quo | 2003 | - |
| Busta Rhymes | 2004 | 1 |
| Eve | 2004 | - |
| Bishop Lamont | 2005 | - |
| Marsha Ambrosius | 2006 | - |
| Raekwon | 2006 | - |
| Tiffany Villarreal | 2007 | - |
[edit] Producers
- Focus[1]
- Dawaun Parker[1]
- DJ Khalil
- Mel-Man
- Hi-Tek[1]
- Mike Elizondo[1]
- Che Vicious[1]
- Mark Batson[1]
- Dr. Dre[1]
[edit] Former artists
Below is a list of artists who were signed to Aftermath Entertainment in the past but left.[2]
- Hittman
- Rakim
- The Game
- Aimee Terrin
- Brooklyn
- Truth Hurts
- Dawn Robinson
- G.A.G.E.
- Joe Beast
- King Tee
- Last Emperor
- RBX
- Shaunta
- Miscellaneous
- Jheryl Lockhart
- Group Therapy
- The Firm
- Joell Ortiz
[edit] Discography
[edit] Past releases
| Album information |
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Aftermath Entertainment – Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath
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The Firm – Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album
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King Tee – Thy Kingdom Come
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Eminem – The Slim Shady LP
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Dr. Dre – 2001
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Dr. Dre – 2001{Instrumentals}|
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Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
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Soundtrack – The Wash
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Eminem – The Eminem Show
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| Truth Hurts – Truthfully Speaking |
50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin'
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50 Cent: The New Breed
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Eminem – Encore
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The Game – The Documentary
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50 Cent – The Massacre
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Eminem – Curtain Call: The Hits
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Busta Rhymes – The Big Bang
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50 Cent – Curtis
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| Focus – Dedicated |
| Bishop Lamont – The Confessional |
[edit] Upcoming releases
- Busta Rhymes – Blessed – August 2008
- 50 Cent – Before I Self Destruct – TBA
- New Edition - Studio Album 8 - Spring 2008
- Bishop Lamont – The Reformation – Frst quarter of 2009
- Dr. Dre – Detox – 2008
- Eminem – Eminem's fifth studio album (The title is TBD) – Fall 2008
- Eve – Here I Am – Summer 2008
- Stat Quo – Statlanta – Last quarter of 2008
- Raekwon- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II- TBA 2008
[edit] Affiliated labels
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Aftermath Music dot com | The Aftermath Production Staff
- ^ Aftermath, "Aftermath artists (scroll down for past artists)" AftermathMusic.com
- ^ Billboard, "Dr. Dre Presents…The Aftermath" Billboard.com
- ^ Billboard, "Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album" Billboard.com
- ^ Billboard, "Dr. Dre Presents…The Aftermath" Billboard.com
- ^ Billboard, "The Slim Shady LP" Billboard.com
- ^ Billboard, "2001" Billboard.com
- ^ Billboard, "The Marshall Mathers LP" Billboard.com
- ^ Billboard, "The Wash Soundtrack" Billboard.com
- ^ Billboard, "The Eminem Show" Billboard.com
- ^ Billboard, "Truthfully Speaking" Billboard.com
- ^ Billboard, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" Billboard.com
- ^ Billboard, "Encore" Billboard.com
- ^ James Montgomery, 2005-01-26, "Straight Outta Compton, Straight To #1: The Game Tops Albums Chart" VH1.com
- ^ Billboard, "The Massacre" Billboard.com
- ^ Billboard, "Curtain Call: The Hits" Billboard.com
- ^ Billboard, "The Big Bang" Billboard.com
- ^ Geoff Mayfield (September 18, 2007). Kanye Crushes 50 Cent in Huge Album Sales Week. Billboard. Accessed September 19, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Aftermath Entertainment official website
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- Aftermath Entertainment's Focus Interview with Jonathan Hay on BallerStatus
- Aftermath Entertainment's Focus Interview with Jonathan Hay on UVC Magazine
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