Terror Squad Entertainment

Terror Squad Entertainment
Parent company Warner
Founded 1992
Founder Fat Joe
Status Active
Distributor(s) Atlantic, Loud, Big Beat, Mystic
Genre Hip hop
Country of origin United States
Location The Bronx, New York, New York

Terror Squad is a hip hop record label founded by Fat Joe in The Bronx (New York). The label had been distributed by Atlantic, EMI, and Imperial, E1 (formerly Koch). Most recently Fat Joe got distribution for Terror Squad releases through EMPIRE Distribution

History

Fat Joe decided to form Terror Squad around 1993. Early on, Fat Joe used the label for mixtape releases until he struck up a distribution deal with Relativity in 1993. The deal with Relativity led to the release of Fat Joe's debut album Represent in 1993. The label got plenty of exposure in New York with the release of Fat Joe's hit single "Flow Joe". In 1995, he signed Big Pun, Cuban Link and Triple Seis to the label. In 1995, Terror Squad would release Fat Joe's 2nd album Jealous One's Envy. Soon after Fat Joe would begin his search for a new distribution label.

After seeing the success of the Terror Squad label and Fat Joe being disappointed with the album sales at Relativity, Fat Joe would move the label to Atlantic. In 1998, Terror Squad debuted as a group on the track "The Hidden Hand" from Fat Joe's 3rd major label studio album Don Cartagena.[1] In 1998, Big Pun's debut album Capital Punishment was released through Loud, and Fat Joe released Don Cartagena, which debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 1999, Terror Squad released its debut album The Album. The album was somewhat successful and made a legit name for the group and the label. On February 7, 2000, Big Pun died, & his album Yeeeah Baby was released posthumously that year on April 4.

Fat Joe released 2 more albums, Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) in 2001 featuring the hit single "We Thuggin'" with R. Kelly. In 2002, Fat Joe released Loyalty. In 2004, Terror Squad released its second album True Story. In 2005, Fat Joe released All or Nothing.[2]

In September 2006, Fat Joe finalized a distribution deal for Terror Squad through Imperial Records and EMI.[3] "Make It Rain" featuring Lil Wayne was the debut single for Fat Joe's Me Myself & I. The label also released the debut album from DJ Khaled & PRO's Super Produced Listennn... the Album that year on Koch. The label followed the success of these two albums into 2007, which led to the 2nd album from DJ Khaled We The Best which featured the hit single "We Takin' Over", which had guest appearances from Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Baby, and Lil Wayne.

Discography

Artists

Former artists

References

  1. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Terror Squad > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  2. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Fat Joe > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ Reid, Shaheem (September 11, 2006). "'Fat Joe Is Signed To Fat Joe' — Newly Independent MC, Lil Wayne Shoot 'Rain' Video -Testing At 10:16". MTV News. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
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