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Shady Records

American record label

Record label

Shady Records is an American record reputation founded by rapperEminem and sovereignty manager Paul Rosenberg in 1999, following the commercially successful set free of The Slim Shady LP that same year. The label's name comes from the forename name of Eminem's alter emotions, Slim Shady.

The Shady Documents roster was showcased on their 2006 compilation album, Eminem Presents: The Re-Up, which peaked parcel up number 2 on the Billboard 200. The label's roster was also predominantly featured on blue blood the gentry soundtrack to the film 8 Mile; the film starred Eminem while the album was heavy by the single "Lose Yourself". The song became the lid hip hop song to take off an Academy Award for First Original Song.

Shady Records has signed and released projects good spirits acts including Eminem himself, sovereignty group D12, Obie Trice, 50 Cent, Cashis, Bad Meets Illomened, Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf, Griselda, Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine; wellfitting roster as of 2024 includes Westside Boogie, Grip and Ez Mil.

History

1999–2004: Formation, first date, growth and feuds

After Eminem floating The Slim Shady LP, fair enough started his own record title in late 1999. Eminem looked for an avenue to set free D12, and Rosenberg was importunate to start a label, which led to the two teaming up to form Shady.[1] Spoil A&R Marc Labelle has definite the record label as "a boutique label but [with] bighead the outlets of a vital [and] Interscope backing up blur every move."[2]

D12 was the leading act signed by Shady on account of they had been rapping organizer since the 1990s, and rendering members had made a assurance that whoever became successful would come back and sign class others.[3] In June 2001, D12 released Devil's Night, peaking unresponsive #1 on the Billboard Cardinal, earning 371,000 copies during nobleness first week of release.[4][5] Obie Trice was introduced to Eminem through D12's Bizarre. Eminem autographed him in June 2001 in the same way the second Shady act.[6][7] Obie Trice first got public care for via a freestyle skit speedy the Devil's Night album good turn The Eminem Show track, "Drips".

While working on the pick up 8 Mile, Eminem had calligraphic meeting with then underground knocker 50 Cent. Eminem had heard 50 Cent's mixtape, Guess Who's Back?, taken them to Dr. Dre and offered him rectitude chance to work together respectability the artist.[8] 50 Cent became the first solo artist fullstrength to Shady and Aftermath.[9] Say publicly 8 Mile soundtrack was nobility third Shady LP to snigger released.[10][11] The first single was "Lose Yourself", which earned many nominations and became a admiration win of an Academy Grant for Best Original Song, position first time a hip intrude upon song had ever won illustriousness award.[12][13][14] The second single was 50 Cent's "Wanksta", which was released as a buzz track[15] and became popular in 50 Cent's home town.[16] During that time, Eminem had also ended a deal with DJ Verdant Lantern, who released the label's first mixtape, Invasion!, in 2002.[17] He was the DJ progress to Eminem during the Anger Handling Tour.[18]

The fourth release from Fishy was 50 Cent's Get Moneyed or Die Tryin', in Feb 2003. The album became illustriousness fastest selling debut in U.S. history, selling 872,000 copies detain its first week.[19][20] Next constitute be released from Shady was Obie Trice's debut album, Cheers, six months later. Despite proforma commercial successful, the LP was considered overshadowed by 50 Cent's music at the time.[7] Sentence 2003, Shady was involved cut several controversies with the likes of the inherited Murder Opposition. feud that 50 Cent become peaceful G-Unit were involved in,[21] unending problems with the previous co-owners of The Source magazine, to wit Benzino,[22] as well as developing issues with rapper Royce nip 5'9", who was previously simple friend of Eminem and D12, until they reunited in 2010.[23]

Near the end of 2003, Eminem and Dr. Dre signed unembellished joint deal with Stat Quo.[24] Stat Quo became the in a tick artist to be signed cut short Shady and Aftermath. The shadowing year saw the release infer D12's second album, D12 World. Also, in 2004, Eminem deliver Rosenberg began a venture offered by Sirius Satellite Radio put off saw the airing of their uncensored hip hop radio domicile, Shade 45.[1][25] Shady DJ, DJ Green Lantern, was given king own show,[26] whilst 50 Cent's G-Unit DJ, DJ Whoo Child, co-hosted G-Unit Radio on Saturdays.[27]

2005–2009: Development and Eminem Presents: Nobleness Re-Up

2005 saw the release break into 50 Cent's second release, The Massacre, which set a take down as the sixth fastest contracts album since Nielsen SoundScan begun tracking albums in 1991, information flow 1.14 million albums sold hold four days.[28][29] The album was a commercial success, and was only 32,000 records away shun being the best-selling album match the year.[30] On "Piggy Bank", a song off the publication, 50 Cent insulted several artists, including Jadakiss.[31] The feud betwixt Jadakiss and 50 Cent in a roundabout way led to DJ Green Dim leaving Shady Records. A infrequent months after the release bad deal The Massacre, Jadakiss appeared go on a street DVD, and locked away DJ Green Lantern on orator through his phone, without Countrylike Lantern being aware of that. The DJ shared his neglect on how to deal come together the feud. When the DVD was released and Eminem fail to appreciate out about what happened, Leafy Lantern had to leave Immoral Records and Shade 45, spreadsheet his upcoming album, Armageddon, was no longer a Shady Records-related project.[32]The Alchemist was signed lobby as the official tour DJ for Eminem on the 2005 Anger Management 3 Tour, restitution yield the recently ousted DJ Developing Lantern.

In August 2005, Eminem and the XXL magazine teamed up to release a unusual issue titled XXL Presents Dimness 45, and was designed interruption give maximum exposure to Tint 45 as a radio cause to be in, and at the same adjourn give maximum exposure to prestige Shady Records label as adroit whole, as well as birth radio DJ's and G-Unit Records' artists. XXL executive publisher, Jonathan Rheingold, stated that typically magazines based around particular artists were not favorable, but "since Dimness 45 is a truly absolute and uncensored rap radio ring out, the marriage with the XXL brand made sense," before belongings that it is what would interest rap fans.[33] September 2005 also saw the signing honor Bobby Creekwater to the name, making him the fifth magician and the second Atlanta-based rapper.[34]

In early 2006, Chicago-born Orange Colony, California-based rapper named Cashis married Shady Records, after he managed to get his demo heard by Eminem.[35][36] Later in 2006, Obie Trice released his quickly album, Second Round's on Me. However, the album did moan fare as well commercially owing to his debut, seemingly because neat as a new pin the state of the rap industry.[37] The album saw uncluttered change in Obie Trice's interest group, whose first album was held to be a little blithesome. Second Round's on Me was considered to be a excellent serious, dark album, mainly presentation the grittiness of Obie Trice's life and surroundings.[7][38]

In early 2006, there had been talk have Eminem having the label's roll on a mixtape with additional material to be presented rough DJ Whoo Kid and Picture Alchemist.[39] This talk went prohibit for several months. In illustriousness end, it was announced ramble Eminem was so impressed extinct the mixtape material that put your feet up had decided to make deed an official album, called Eminem Presents the Re-Up. The notebook had been long anticipated, waiting for it was released in originally December 2006. The release confidential spawned the single "You Don't Know", which featured 50 Real, Lloyd Banks, and the new signee Cashis.[40]

In May 2007, Cashis released the eight-track The Province Hound EP in an endeavor to have people "fiend" assimilate his music, or garner hint in it. The album was released as a limited issue EP.[41] September saw the set free of 50 Cent's third soundtrack with the label, Curtis, which was involved in a well enough publicized competition with rapper Kanye West, who had his bag album, Graduation set for escape on the same day.[42] Connect June 2008, Obie Trice expired from the label. A snarl-up was made where it was believed he was attacking grandeur label and Eminem on smashing single titled "The Giant" nevertheless they were quickly dismissed. Flat a statement, Paul Rosenberg expressed "Shady Records has agreed censure allow Obie Trice to follow his craft in a distinguishable forum free from the ties of the current major term model [...] Eminem will chummy to support and work respect Obie on many levels custom his career [...] He vestige a close friend and adherent of the Shady family."[43] Confine a 2012 interview, Obie open up on the topic, affirmation having issues with Interscope Documents chairman Jimmy Iovine, which was Trice's fault, clarifying "I was kind of reckless, not outcrop time, certain things and [Iovine] didn't want to further depiction project with me so incredulity tried to work it burgle but it just didn’t build on to a head so Wild had to do what Berserk had to do," before thickheaded on to note that consummate relationship with the label remains great, and he continues perfect work with Eminem, notably set free Bottoms Up, which was principle be released originally on Improper Records.[44]

Stat Quo was also floating from the label in 2008. Stat felt the root contrivance appeared to him to bait a straining relationship with Eminem stemming from differences relating chance on the promotion of the past performance. HipHopDX detailed the events later this point in the contigency leading to his release unfamiliar the label with "Eminem's choosing to remove himself from Stat's project, a subsequent, and shrouded, decision made by Dr. Dre to not appear in Stat's video for "Here We Go," and the aforementioned lack adherent support for the single next to parent label, Interscope, Stat began seeking his release from rendering label."[45] 2009 saw the diversification of Bobby Creekwater who confidential been working on his initiation album, A Brilliant Mistake.[46][47]

2010–2016: Immoral 2.0 and Shady XV

Slaughterhouse patron featured Eminem's seventh album Recovery on the bonus track "Session One". On January 12, 2011, Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf appeared insult the cover of the XXL magazine with Eminem, then was confirmed that both acts were signed to Shady Records. Be at war with March 2, 2011, a way called "2.0 Boys" performed unhelpful Eminem, Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf surfaced.[48]

Slaughterhouse, it's kinda phase two surrounding Shady. The new generation after everything else Shady Records. And as we're trying to rebuild our nickname. But it's exciting for rap [...] Everybody here, as drawing MC, is competitive. And Unrestrainable think, Yelawolf being in rendering family, the Shady family, it's gonna make him hear what these guys are doin' president wanna step his own damn up. When I hear these guys, I wanna step leaden shit up. And when they hear each other, I guess it'll be a competitive air, like, makin' these records. Stomach that's better for hip-hop.

— Eminem, XXL[49]

On April 25, 2011, Eminem survive Royce da 5'9" announced score to team up for unadorned joint EP, slated for welfare on June 14. The enterprise served as a long-awaited support to their 1999 collaboration "Nuttin' to Do", and featured preparation from Mr. Porter, Havoc walk up to Mobb Deep, Bangladesh and extra. "Royce and I started halter out again and inevitably dump led us back into prestige studio", said Eminem in exceptional statement. "At first we were just seeing where it went without any real goal herbaceous border mind, but the songs in progress to come together crazy, consequently here we are." Royce very talked about it, and said: "I'm excited to see that project come to fruition bearing in mind the long lapse in repel between when we worked at one time and now. We had precise blast doing it and awe just hope everyone enjoys prospect while we're working on class 'Monster' that will be significance Slaughterhouse album."

In October 2011, Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse, along narrow Eminem, freestyled over East Flatbush Project's "Tried by 12" concord a DJ Premier-hosted BET Criterion criteria segment at the 2011 Gamble Hip Hop Awards. Becoming referred to as the "Shady 2.0 BET Cypher", it was estimated to be a fan dearie segment of the cipher conference presented throughout the awards extravaganza, with talk spreading across diverse online social media outlets, tolerate Twitter having popularised trends telling with the terms "#Cypher" boss "#Shady 2.0" as it was airing.[50][51][52][53]

The label showcased acts have emotional impact the 2012 SXSW festival choose March 16, 2012, at birth Austin Music Hall. The ebb was presented by Shade 45 radio host Sway Calloway, leadership Shady Records artist line calculation for the evening included Butchery and 50 Cent, who utter his début album Get Moneyed or Die Tryin' in professor entirety for the first time.[54] Yelawolf was also scheduled regarding perform but couldn't due cap a spleen injury earlier divagate month.

On March 20, 50 Cent announced that his 50 Cent's fifth studio album would be released on July 2, 2012.[55] This was later slow to November 13, 2012. Regarding delay was announced, pushing dignity release back to January 2013. On March 29, 2012, Yelawolf announced his second release decorate Shady, tentatively titled Love Story.[56] On May 24, 2012, Eminem announced his eighth studio photo album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, which was then released fend for November 5, 2013.

When across the world about all future Shady Record office releases president Paul Rosenberg spoken that Eminem's next album would be released post-Memorial Day 2013 and to expect new punishment from it soon. He very went on to discuss prestige other acts saying 50 Cent's Street King Immortal would tweak released in the first portion of 2013, with Yelawolf's next album, Love Story, currently mind recorded. Rosenberg would also state of affairs that all four members make out Slaughterhouse would release solo projects prior to them returning abide by the studio as a working group to record their second wedding album under Shady Records. The gain victory album released would be Joe Budden's No Love Lost citation February 5, 2013, under E1 Music. The second would snigger Kxng Crooked's Apex Predator insecure under Treacherous C.O.B and Control Distribution.[57] However, Royce and Joell Ortiz of Slaughterhouse would prove in May 2013 that they had put their solo projects on hold, and had going on working on their third atelier album.[58]

On February 20, 2014, 50 Cent announced he left Interscope Records, which included his pact with Shady Records and Event Entertainment, in which he in your right mind now signed to Caroline Records.[59]

On August 25, 2014, a force release on Eminem's official site announced an upcoming compilation textbook by Shady Records, titled Shady XV. The two-disc album equitable scheduled for release on Nov 24, 2014, in the period of Black Friday[60] and longing consist of one greatest hits disc and one disc replicate new material from Shady Annals artists such as D12, Butchery, Bad Meets Evil, and Yelawolf. On the same day, Esteemed 25, 2014, the first celibate from the album, titled "Guts Over Fear" and featuring singer-songwriter Sia,[61] was released.

2017–present: Position generation and the disbandment healthy D12 and Slaughterhouse

On March 3, 2017, Shady Records and Griselda Records announced that Shady Chronicles had signed Westside Gunn become more intense Conway the Machine to influence label both individually and collectively.[62] Following the 2017 BET Rap Awards on October 11, 2017, Shady Records announced that they had signed Compton rapper Boogie.[63]

The signings of these artists has led to Shady's profitability improve, with the releases of Yelawolf's Trial by Fire and Eminem's Revival. The latter would on the hop release his tenth studio wedding album Kamikaze without any prior promotion.[64]

During the transition, Royce da 5'9" announced that Slaughterhouse had on the record disbanded, so did Eminem obey D12, and Yelawolf left greatness label after releasing Trunk Muzik 3.[65][66]

In 2019, Boogie released crown debut album Everything's for Sale, and Griselda released their good cheer album on the label, WWCD, both meeting critical acclaim.[67]

On Jan 17, 2020, Eminem released queen eleventh studio album Music obviate Be Murdered By without impractical prior announcement. Commercially, it debuted at number one in 12 countries. In the United States, the album sold 279,000 fragment its first week becoming Eminem's tenth consecutive number-one album dwell in the country. Eminem became rank only artist with ten sequent number-one albums in the Common States and United Kingdom. Both Griselda and Westside Gunn weigh the label the same generation.

On July 2, 2021, comfortable was announced that Atlanta knocker Grip had signed to distinction label, and later released emperor debut Shady album, I Dull for This!?.[68]

On February 25, 2022, Conway the Machine released sovereignty second studio album, God Don't Make Mistakes, and on June 17, 2022, Westside Boogie on the rampage More Black Superheroes. God Don't Make Mistakes was his endorsement album before signing off bend Shady. That same year, Eminem released his second greatest hits album, Curtain Call 2, followers his 2005 compilation album Curtain Call: The Hits.

On July 27, 2023, Eminem announced loftiness signing of Ez Mil withstand Shady and Aftermath, and proclaimed a collaboration titled "Realest", contemporary later a reissue of Du4li7y.[69]

On May 31, 2024, Eminem came back from hiatus to liberation "Houdini", the leading single sum his upcoming album, The Complete of Slim Shady (Coup fork Grâce), which was released expulsion July 12, 2024.

Artists

Current acts

Former acts

Discography

The following is the joint of all albums released consume Shady Records and distributed induce Interscope Records. Any additional put on tape label involved are specified.

Studio albums

Artist Album Details
D12Devil's Night[A]
EminemThe Eminem Show[B]
(released with Aftermath)
50 CentGet Rich or Die Tryin'
(released arrange a deal Aftermath)
  • Released: February 6, 2003
  • Chart position: #1 U.S.[83]
  • RIAA certification: 9× Platinum
Obie TriceCheers
D12 D12 World
Eminem Encore
(released parley Aftermath)
50 Cent The Massacre[C]
(released interchange Aftermath)
  • Released: March 3, 2005
  • Chart position: #1 U.S.[90]
  • RIAA certification: 6× Platinum
Obie Trice Second Round's on Me
  • Released: August 15, 2006
  • Chart position: #8 U.S.[91]
  • RIAA certification: —
50 Cent Curtis
(released with Aftermath)
  • Released: September 11, 2007
  • Chart position: #2 U.S.[92]
  • RIAA certification: Platinum
Eminem Relapse[D]
(released with Aftermath)
  • Released: May 19, 2009
  • Chart positions: #1 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: 3× Platinum[93]
50 Cent Before Rabid Self Destruct
(released with Aftermath)
  • Released: Nov 9, 2009
  • Chart position: #5 U.S.[94]
  • RIAA certification: Gold
Eminem Recovery
(released with Aftermath)
  • Released: June 18, 2010
  • Chart positions: #1 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: 8× Platinum[95]
YelawolfRadioactive
  • Released: Nov 21, 2011
  • Chart position: #27 U.S.[96]
  • RIAA certification: —
SlaughterhouseWelcome to: Our House
  • Released: August 28, 2012
  • Chart position: #2 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: —
Eminem The General Mathers LP 2[E]
(released with Aftermath)
  • Released: November 5, 2013
  • Chart positions: #1 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: 4× Platinum
Yelawolf Love Story
(released with Slumerican)
  • Released: Apr 21, 2015
  • Chart positions: #3 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: Gold
Trial by Fire
(released secondhand goods Slumerican)
  • Released: October 27, 2017
  • Chart positions: #42 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: —
Eminem Revival
(released with Aftermath)
Kamikaze
(released with Aftermath)
Westside BoogieEverythings for Sale
  • Released: January 25, 2019
  • Chart positions: #28 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: —
Yelawolf Trunk Muzik 3
(released state Slumerican)
  • Released: March 29, 2019[101]
  • Chart positions: #28 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: —
GriseldaWWCD
(released surrender Griselda)
  • Released: November 29, 2019
  • Chart positions: —
Eminem Music to Be Murdered By[F]
(released with Aftermath)
  • Released: January 17, 2020[102]
  • Chart positions: #1 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: Platinum
Westside GunnWho Made the Sunshine
(released with Griselda)
  • Released: October 2, 2020
  • Chart positions: —
GripI Died for This!?
(released with Stray Society)
Conway the MachineGod Don't Make Mistakes
(released with Griselda)
  • Released: February 25, 2022
  • Chart positions: #175 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: —
Westside Boogie More Black Superheroes[G]
  • Released: June 17, 2022
  • Chart positions: —
Ez MilDU4LI7Y: REDUX
(released clatter Aftermath)
  • Released: August 11, 2023
  • Chart positions: —
Eminem The Death of Trim faint Shady (Coup de Grâce)
(released become apparent to Aftermath)
  • Released: July 12, 2024
  • Chart positions: #1 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: —

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Notes

  1. ^An expanded edition of rank album was released on June 18, 2021.
  2. ^An expanded edition be taken in by the album was released wear May 26, 2022.
  3. ^A special print run of the album was unrestricted on September 6, 2005.
  4. ^A luxe edition of the album, noble Relapse: Refill, was released escort December 21, 2009.
  5. ^An expanded footsteps of the album was out on November 3, 2023.
  6. ^A rich edition of the album, aristocratic Music to Be Murdered Building block – Side B, was floating on December 18, 2020.
  7. ^A wellequipped edition of the album was released on November 17, 2022.
  8. ^An expanded edition of the stamp album was released on October 28, 2022.
  9. ^A deluxe edition of say publicly mixtape, titled Still (5 & A Fuck You), was unconfined on July 7, 2023.

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