Aftermath Entertainment

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Aftermath Entertainment
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 www.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.

Contents

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.

On July 17, 2008, Busta Rhymes got dropped from Interscope/Aftermath. It was reported that Busta Rhymes was dropped from Interscope due to a heated argument with Jimmy Iovine. He later confirmed that the album would be released in late September on Aftermath. www.Aftermathmusic.com contacted the general manager of Aftermath. “Yes, it’s true. He got dropped.”, so the General Manager of Aftermath. “Blessed” is scheduled to release in October, but not on Aftermath.[1]

Current roster

Artists

Below is a list of artists who signed to Aftermath Entertainment. [2]

Act Year signed # Albums released under Aftermath
Dr. Dre 1996 1
Eminem 1999 5
50 Cent 2002 3
Bishop Lamont 2005 -
Marsha Ambrosius 2006 -
Stat Quo 2003 -

Producers

Below is a list of producers who signed to Aftermath Entertainment. [3]

Former artists

Below is a list of artists who were signed to Aftermath Entertainment in the past but left or were dropped.[4]

Past releases

Album information
Aftermath Entertainment – Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath
The Firm – Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album
Eminem – The Slim Shady LP
Dr. Dre – 2001
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
Soundtrack – The Wash
  • Released: September 25, 2001
  • Chart positions: #19 Billboard[10]
  • RIAA certification:
  • Singles: "Bad Intentions", "The Wash"
Eminem – The Eminem Show
Truth Hurts – Truthfully Speaking
Eminem – 8 Mile
50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Eminem – Encore
The Game – The Documentary
50 Cent – The Massacre
Eminem – Curtain Call: The Hits
Busta Rhymes – The Big Bang
50 Cent – Curtis

Upcoming releases

Below is a list of upcoming releases from Aftermath Entertainment. [20]

Affiliated labels

See Universal Music Group.

References

  1. ^ Aftermath, "Busta Rhymes off the Math" AftermathMusic.com
  2. ^ Aftermath, "Aftermath artists" AftermathMusic.com
  3. ^ Aftermath, "Aftermath producers" AftermathMusic.com
  4. ^ Aftermath, "Aftermath former artists" AftermathMusic.com
  5. ^ Billboard, "Dr. Dre Presents…The Aftermath" Billboard.com
  6. ^ Billboard, "Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album" Billboard.com
  7. ^ Billboard, "The Slim Shady LP" Billboard.com
  8. ^ Billboard, "2001" Billboard.com
  9. ^ Billboard, "The Marshall Mathers LP" Billboard.com
  10. ^ Billboard, "The Wash Soundtrack" Billboard.com
  11. ^ Billboard, "The Eminem Show" Billboard.com
  12. ^ Billboard, "Truthfully Speaking" Billboard.com
  13. ^ Billboard, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" Billboard.com
  14. ^ Billboard, "Encore" Billboard.com
  15. ^ James Montgomery, 2005-01-26, "Straight Outta Compton, Straight To #1: The Game Tops Albums Chart" VH1.com
  16. ^ Billboard, "The Massacre" Billboard.com
  17. ^ Billboard, "Curtain Call: The Hits" Billboard.com
  18. ^ Billboard, "The Big Bang" Billboard.com
  19. ^ Geoff Mayfield (September 18, 2007). Kanye Crushes 50 Cent in Huge Album Sales Week. Billboard. Accessed September 19, 2007.
  20. ^ Aftermath, "Upcoming Aftermath Releases" AftermathMusic.com

External links

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Dr. Dre
Albums
Singles
Related articles
Discography · Production discography · N.W.A · Aftermath Entertainment · The Wash
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