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In 2008, Roc Nation was founded by Jay-Z with the intent of signing pop and hip hop artists, succeeding his previous label, Roc-A-Fella Records. Unlike Roc-A-Fella, Jay-Z served as the company's sole proprietor. In February 2009, Roc Nation signed its first artist, rapper J. Cole.
Artists signed and managed by Roc Nation partake in full-rights deals, which are all encompassing and include ticket sales, record sales and all forms of endorsements. The company was founded in 2008 by entrepreneur Shawn "Jay Z" Carter, after securing a 10-year US$152 million business deal with live-events company Live Nation in April 2008.
This is a list of artists who have recorded for Roc-A-Fella Records. A star (*) denotes an artist who no longer records for the label. ... Jay-Z; Joe Budden; Juelz ...
Roc Nation, the powerhouse management-label-publishing firm co-founded by Jay-Z, has announced that it will merge its Roc Nation Label and Equity Distribution divisions to form Roc Nation ...
Jay-Z, whose company Roc Nation works with the NFL to select the halftime show performer, said in a statement: “Kendrick Lamar is truly a once-in-a-generation artist and performer.
The new decade saw Roc-A-Fella begin to expand beyond one figurehead artist. Although Jay-Z remained the label's prominent image—with the acclaimed [9] release of The Blueprint and the closing of his trial for the 1999 stabbing of producer Lance Rivera [10] —other Roc artists began to gain popularity and acceptance.
Roc-A-Fella went on to independently release Jay-Z’s debut album, “Reasonable Doubt,” in 1996. Key albums (1995 – 2005) In the span of just 10 years, Jay-Z became a global rap sensation ...
In 2000, Jay-Z released The Dynasty: Roc La Familia, which was originally intended to become a compilation album for Roc-A-Fella artists but Def Jam turned into a Jay-Z album. [51] The album helped to introduce newcomer producers The Neptunes, Just Blaze, Kanye West, and Bink, which have all gone on to achieve notable success. This is also the ...