Rapper ScHoolboy Q's album Setbacks, released on January 11, 2011, also charted, reaching #100 on the Billboard 200. It peaked at #145 on the US Billboard 200, and #23 on the US R&B chart. One of the label's first charting releases was Authenticity by hip hop duo The Foreign Exchange, released on October 12, 2010. Etminan now serves as Vice President of Operations and A&R. Etminan, co-founder of the hip hop platform, worked to expand the mission and services and as of 2011 was handling Marketing and A&R. In operating the company, Shami was joined by Nima Etminan, an MBA graduate in Media Management from Hamburg Media School. ĮMPIRE was founded in 2010 by CEO Ghazi Shami, a music technology graduate of San Francisco State University and the former Director of Urban Music at INgrooves. Paak, Section.80 by Kendrick Lamar, " Gas Pedal" by Sage the Gemini, Phantom and the Ghost by Styles P, "#IWantDat" by Mindless Behavior, Knock Madness by Hopsin, and Stoner's EP by Snoop Dogg. Ī number of albums and singles distributed by EMPIRE have charted on Billboard, including " Taste" by Tyga featuring Offset, " Look at Me" by XXXTentacion, " All the Way Up" by Fat Joe and Remy Ma, " Broccoli" by DRAM, " Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)" by Rich Homie Quan, "Might Be" and " OTW" by DJ Luke Nasty, Malibu by Anderson. EMPIRE has also had several chart topping reggae albums including reggae artist J Boog's album Backyard Boogie. On the R&B side, they have signed artists such as Eric Bellinger, Jacquees, Jesse Boykins III, Jonn Hart, and Lyrica Anderson. They've also been involved in New York with releases from Troy Ave, Styles P, Cam'ron, and Busta Rhymes. In Los Angeles, they have distributed and/or are still distributing artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Problem, Skeme, and Crooked I. In the Atlanta scene, they were the first label to release Trinidad James, Rich Homie Quan, Migos, Rocko, and K Camp. Many prominent companies and artists have partnerships with EMPIRE (see below), with music being distributed across platforms such as iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Deezer, Spotify, SoundCloud, and Rdio, along with physical CDs and vinyl being distributed to traditional record stores.ĮMPIRE has supported the debut albums and early singles of a number of early artists, frequently signing young talent. It has released albums in various genres but it is predominantly focused on hip hop music. (marketed as EMPIRE) is an American distribution company and record label founded in 2010 by Ghazi Shami and headquartered in San Francisco, California with offices in New York City, London, Nashville, and Atlanta. EmpireĮMPIRE Distribution, Records and Publishing Inc.
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