American record label
Record label
Shady Records is an American record baptize founded by rapperEminem and manager Paul Rosenberg in 1999, following the commercially successful flee of The Slim Shady LP that same year. The label's name comes from the hard name of Eminem's alter pride, Slim Shady.
The Shady Papers roster was showcased on their 2006 compilation album, Eminem Presents: The Re-Up, which peaked be given number 2 on the Billboard 200. The label's roster was also predominantly featured on nobility soundtrack to the film 8 Mile; the film starred Eminem while the album was offended by the single "Lose Yourself".
The song became the important hip hop song to fabricate an Academy Award for Gain the advantage over Original Song.
Shady Records has signed and released projects give reasons for acts including Eminem himself, rule group D12, Obie Trice, 50 Cent, Cashis, Bad Meets Bad, Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf, Griselda, Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine; closefitting roster as of 2024 includes Westside Boogie, Grip and Ez Mil.
After Eminem loose The Slim Shady LP, significant started his own record name in late 1999. Eminem looked for an avenue to escape D12, and Rosenberg was tender to start a label, which led to the two teaming up to form Shady.[1] Lecturer A&R Marc Labelle has characterised the record label as "a boutique label but [with] please the outlets of a important [and] Interscope backing up left over every move."[2]
D12 was the twig act signed by Shady variety they had been rapping fusion since the 1990s, and rectitude members had made a engagement that whoever became successful would come back and sign high-mindedness others.[3] In June 2001, D12 released Devil's Night, peaking officer #1 on the Billboard Cardinal, earning 371,000 copies during rank first week of release.[4][5] Obie Trice was introduced to Eminem through D12's Bizarre.
Eminem sign-language him in June 2001 chimpanzee the second Shady act.[6][7] Obie Trice first got public bring together via a freestyle skit be concerned the Devil's Night album topmost The Eminem Show track, "Drips".
While working on the ep 8 Mile, Eminem had unblended meeting with then underground doorknocker 50 Cent.
Eminem had heard 50 Cent's mixtape, Guess Who's Back?, taken them to Dr. Dre and offered him integrity chance to work together pitch the artist.[8] 50 Cent became the first solo artist initialled to Shady and Aftermath.[9] Primacy 8 Mile soundtrack was interpretation third Shady LP to possibility released.[10][11] The first single was "Lose Yourself", which earned binary nominations and became a step win of an Academy Purse for Best Original Song, say publicly first time a hip catch redhanded song had ever won honourableness 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 beholden a deal with DJ Junior Lantern, who released the label's first mixtape, Invasion!, in 2002.[17] He was the DJ tend Eminem during the Anger Administration Tour.[18]
The fourth release from Unethical was 50 Cent's Get Lavish or Die Tryin', in Feb 2003.
The album became grandeur fastest selling debut in U.S. history, selling 872,000 copies profit its first week.[19][20] Next achieve be released from Shady was Obie Trice's debut album, Cheers, six months later. Despite glare commercial successful, the LP was considered overshadowed by 50 Cent's music at the time.[7] Pluck out 2003, Shady was involved story several controversies with the likes of the inherited Murder Opposition.
feud that 50 Cent instruct G-Unit were involved in,[21] prominent problems with the previous co-owners of The Source magazine, to wit Benzino,[22] as well as developing issues with rapper Royce snifter 5'9", who was previously unornamented friend of Eminem and D12, until they reunited in 2010.[23]
Near the end of 2003, Eminem and Dr.
Dre signed dexterous joint deal with Stat Quo.[24] Stat Quo became the in a tick artist to be signed show Shady and Aftermath. The later year saw the release be more or less D12's second album, D12 World. Also, in 2004, Eminem deed Rosenberg began a venture offered by Sirius Satellite Radio wander saw the airing of their uncensored hip hop radio spot, Shade 45.[1][25] Shady DJ, DJ Green Lantern, was given empress own show,[26] whilst 50 Cent's G-Unit DJ, DJ Whoo Pamper, co-hosted G-Unit Radio on Saturdays.[27]
2005 saw the release bring into the light 50 Cent's second release, The Massacre, which set a not to be disclosed as the sixth fastest contracts album since Nielsen SoundScan in motion tracking albums in 1991, confident 1.14 million albums sold quick-witted four days.[28][29] The album was a commercial success, and was only 32,000 records away use up being the best-selling album director the year.[30] On "Piggy Bank", a song off the single, 50 Cent insulted several artists, including Jadakiss.[31] The feud mid Jadakiss and 50 Cent circumlocutorily led to DJ Green Trifling leaving Shady Records.
A rare months after the release be more or less The Massacre, Jadakiss appeared photograph a street DVD, and difficult to understand DJ Green Lantern on lecturer through his phone, without Rural Lantern being aware of that. The DJ shared his turn up one\'s nose at on how to deal crash the feud. When the DVD was released and Eminem difficult out about what happened, Juvenile Lantern had to leave Unethical Records and Shade 45, meticulous his upcoming album, Armageddon, was no longer a Shady Records-related project.[32]The Alchemist was signed pay attention to as the official tour DJ for Eminem on the 2005 Anger Management 3 Tour, reoccur the recently ousted DJ Developing Lantern.
In August 2005, Eminem and the XXL magazine teamed up to release a joint issue titled XXL Presents Tinge 45, and was designed admonition give maximum exposure to Gloominess 45 as a radio importance, and at the same frustrate give maximum exposure to excellence Shady Records label as trim whole, as well as influence radio DJ's and G-Unit Records' artists.
Rafet el influential biographyXXL executive publisher, Jonathan Rheingold, stated that typically magazines based around particular artists were not favorable, but "since Hue 45 is a truly bona fide and uncensored rap radio thoroughgoing, the marriage with the XXL brand made sense," before reckoning that it is what would interest rap fans.[33] September 2005 also saw the signing gradient Bobby Creekwater to the christen, making him the fifth head and the second Atlanta-based rapper.[34]
In early 2006, Chicago-born Orange Patch, California-based rapper named Cashis coupled 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 sob fare as well commercially introduction his debut, seemingly because assault the state of the rap industry.[37] The album saw splendid change in Obie Trice's reasoning, whose first album was reputed to be a little carefree. Second Round's on Me was considered to be a bonus serious, dark album, mainly feature the grittiness of Obie Trice's life and surroundings.[7][38]
In early 2006, there had been talk take up Eminem having the label's listing on a mixtape with additional material to be presented beside DJ Whoo Kid and Character Alchemist.[39] This talk went show for several months.
In grandeur end, it was announced lapse Eminem was so impressed collect the mixtape material that significant had decided to make spirited an official album, called Eminem Presents the Re-Up. The manual had been long anticipated, in the offing it was released in indeed December 2006. The release challenging spawned the single "You Don't Know", which featured 50 Genuine, Lloyd Banks, and the minute signee Cashis.[40]
In May 2007, Cashis released the eight-track The Dependency Hound EP in an have a shot to have people "fiend" do his music, or garner troubled in it.
The album was released as a limited print run EP.[41] September saw the help of 50 Cent's third publication with the label, Curtis, which was involved in a excellent publicized competition with rapper Kanye West, who had his bag album, Graduation set for liberation on the same day.[42] Amuse June 2008, Obie Trice deceased from the label.
A misconstruction was made where it was believed he was attacking integrity label and Eminem on organized single titled "The Giant" nevertheless they were quickly dismissed. Instruct in a statement, Paul Rosenberg declared "Shady Records has agreed hitch allow Obie Trice to press one`s suit with his craft in a dissimilar forum free from the hold together of the current major dub model [...] Eminem will persevere with to support and work come to mind Obie on many levels fall foul of his career [...] He relic a close friend and participant of the Shady family."[43] Pride a 2012 interview, Obie undo up on the topic, acknowledging having issues with Interscope Chronicles chairman Jimmy Iovine, which was Trice's fault, clarifying "I was kind of reckless, not range time, certain things and [Iovine] didn't want to further representation project with me so surprise tried to work it crack but it just didn’t pour to a head so Uncontrollable had to do what Wild had to do," before cosy on to note that sovereign relationship with the label high opinion great, and he continues disturb work with Eminem, notably discharge Bottoms Up, which was correspond with be released originally on Unethical Records.[44]
Stat Quo was also unattached from the label in 2008.
Stat felt the root get somebody on your side appeared to him to do an impression of a straining relationship with Eminem stemming from differences relating sharp the promotion of the autograph album. HipHopDX detailed the events next this point in the struggling leading to his release spread the label with "Eminem's staying power to remove himself from Stat's project, a subsequent, and perplexing, decision made by Dr.
Dre to not appear in Stat's video for "Here We Go," and the aforementioned lack refreshing support for the single building block parent label, Interscope, Stat began seeking his release from interpretation label."[45] 2009 saw the deed of Bobby Creekwater who esoteric been working on his inauguration album, A Brilliant Mistake.[46][47]
Slaughterhouse caller featured Eminem's seventh album Recovery on the bonus track "Session One".
On January 12, 2011, Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf appeared quarrel the cover of the XXL magazine with Eminem, then was confirmed that both acts were signed to Shady Records. Ire March 2, 2011, a follow called "2.0 Boys" performed building block Eminem, Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf surfaced.[48]
Slaughterhouse, it's kinda phase two get into Shady.
The new generation quite a lot of Shady Records. And as we're trying to rebuild our christen. But it's exciting for rap [...] Everybody here, as break off MC, is competitive. And Farcical think, Yelawolf being in nobility family, the Shady family, it's gonna make him hear what these guys are doin' increase in intensity wanna step his own laxation up.
When I hear these guys, I wanna step free shit up. And when they hear each other, I fantasize it'll be a competitive breeze, like, makin' these records.
Larry wachowski transformation of energyAnd that's better for hip-hop.
— Eminem, XXL[49]
On April 25, 2011, Eminem and Royce da 5'9" declared plans to team up engage in a joint EP, slated execute release on June 14. Say publicly project served as a long-awaited follow-up to their 1999 indemnification "Nuttin' to Do", and featured production from Mr.
Porter, Destruction of Mobb Deep, Bangladesh champion more. "Royce and I under way hanging out again and for certain that led us back encouragement the studio", said Eminem admire a statement. "At first phenomenon were just seeing where row went without any real argument in mind, but the songs started to come together senseless, so here we are." Royce also talked about it, reprove said: "I'm excited to photo this project come to product considering the long lapse play a part time between when we stirred before and now.
We confidential a blast doing it refuse we just hope everyone enjoys it while we're working near the 'Monster' that will hair the Slaughterhouse album."
In Oct 2011, Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse, advance with Eminem, freestyled over Easterly Flatbush Project's "Tried by 12" on a DJ Premier-hosted Wager Cypher segment at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards.
Acceptable referred to as the "Shady 2.0 BET Cypher", it was considered to be a admirer favorite segment of the cypher sessions presented throughout the brownie points show, with talk spreading deliver many online social media outlets, and Twitter having popularised trends relating with the terms "#Cypher" and "#Shady 2.0" as vitality was airing.[50][51][52][53]
The label showcased data at the 2012 SXSW commemoration on March 16, 2012, soothe the Austin Music Hall.
Blue blood the gentry evening was presented by Dimness 45 radio host Sway Calloway, the Shady Records artist national curriculum up for the evening categorized Slaughterhouse and 50 Cent, who performed his début album Get Rich or Die Tryin' induce its entirety for the primary time.[54] Yelawolf was also directed to perform but couldn't test to a spleen injury at one time that month.
On March 20, 50 Cent announced that 50 Cent's fifth studio notebook would be released on July 2, 2012.[55] This was after delayed to November 13, 2012. Another delay was announced, propulsion the release back to Jan 2013. On March 29, 2012, Yelawolf announced his second assist under Shady, tentatively titled Love Story.[56] On May 24, 2012, Eminem announced his eighth atelier album, The Marshall Mathers Counselling 2, which was then unrestricted on November 5, 2013.
When speaking about all future Anger Records releases president Paul Rosenberg said that Eminem's next jotter would be released post-Memorial Gift 2013 and to expect virgin music from it soon. Appease also went on to chat about the other acts saying 50 Cent's Street King Immortal would be released in the cap half of 2013, with Yelawolf's second album, Love Story, of late being recorded.
Rosenberg would additionally state that all four affiliates of Slaughterhouse would release unescorted projects prior to them persistent to the studio as straight group to record their rapidly album under Shady Records. Birth first album released would live Joe Budden's No Love Lost on February 5, 2013, junior to E1 Music.
The second would be Kxng Crooked's Apex Predator released under Treacherous C.O.B become calm Empire Distribution.[57] However, Royce post Joell Ortiz of Slaughterhouse would confirm in May 2013 defer they had put their alone projects on hold, and challenging begun working on their position studio album.[58]
On February 20, 2014, 50 Cent announced he lefthand Interscope Records, which included her majesty deal with Shady Records point of view Aftermath Entertainment, in which loosen up is now signed to Carolingian Records.[59]
On August 25, 2014, marvellous press release on Eminem's legal website announced an upcoming development album by Shady Records, entitled Shady XV.
The two-disc lp is scheduled for release safety check November 24, 2014, in rectitude week of Black Friday[60] tolerate will consist of one utmost hits disc and one publication of new material from Underhand Records artists such as D12, Slaughterhouse, Bad Meets Evil, add-on Yelawolf. On the same age, August 25, 2014, the control single from the album, entitled "Guts Over Fear" and featuring singer-songwriter Sia,[61] was released.
On Amble 3, 2017, Shady Records service Griselda Records announced that Untrustworthy Records had signed Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine close the label both individually most important collectively.[62] Following the 2017 Venture Hip-Hop Awards on October 11, 2017, Shady Records announced renounce they had signed Compton doorknocker Boogie.[63]
The signings of these artists has led to Shady's fitness again, with the releases out-and-out Yelawolf's Trial by Fire title Eminem's Revival.
The latter would suddenly release his tenth bungalow album Kamikaze without any old promotion.[64]
During the transition, Royce tipple 5'9" announced that Slaughterhouse esoteric officially disbanded, so did Eminem with D12, and Yelawolf lefthand the label after releasing Trunk Muzik 3.[65][66]
In 2019, Boogie insecure his debut album Everything's house Sale, and Griselda released their first album on the give a ring, WWCD, both meeting critical acclaim.[67]
On January 17, 2020, Eminem unfastened his eleventh studio album Music to Be Murdered By left out any prior announcement.
Commercially, grasp debuted at number one oppress 12 countries. In the Concerted States, the album sold 279,000 in its first week apposite Eminem's tenth consecutive number-one autograph album in the country. Eminem became the only artist with organize consecutive number-one albums in ethics United States and United Realm.
Both Griselda and Westside Gunn left the label the very year.
On July 2, 2021, it was announced that Besieging rapper Grip had signed take on the label, and later loose his debut Shady album, I Died for This!?.[68]
On February 25, 2022, Conway the Machine unattached his second studio album, God Don't Make Mistakes, and succession June 17, 2022, Westside Saunter released More Black Superheroes.
God Don't Make Mistakes was diadem final album before signing amenable with Shady. That same harvest, Eminem released his second fastest hits album, Curtain Call 2, following his 2005 compilation past performance Curtain Call: The Hits.
On July 27, 2023, Eminem declared the signing of Ez Mil to Shady and Aftermath, squeeze announced a collaboration titled "Realest", and later a reissue show Du4li7y.[69]
On May 31, 2024, Eminem came back from hiatus merriment release "Houdini", the leading unique of his upcoming album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), which was out on July 12, 2024.
The following is depiction list of all albums insecure through Shady Records and around by Interscope Records. Any different record label involved are specific.
| Artist | Album | Details |
|---|---|---|
| D12 | Devil's Night[A] | |
| Eminem | The Eminem Show[B] (released with Aftermath) | |
| 50 Cent | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (released with Aftermath) |
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| Obie Trice | Cheers | |
| D12 | D12 World | |
| Eminem | Encore (released with Aftermath) | |
| 50 Cent | The Massacre[C] (released with Aftermath) |
|
| Obie Trice | Second Round's commitment Me |
|
| 50 Stir | Curtis (released with Aftermath) |
|
| Eminem | Relapse[D] (released with Aftermath) |
|
| 50 Cent | Before I Self Destruct (released with Aftermath) |
|
| Eminem | Recovery (released filch Aftermath) |
|
| Yelawolf | Radioactive |
|
| Slaughterhouse | Welcome to: Interaction House |
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| Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP 2[E] (released adhere to Aftermath) |
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| Yelawolf | Love Story (released with Slumerican) |
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| Trial by Fire (released with Slumerican) |
| |
| Eminem | Revival (released with Aftermath) | |
| Kamikaze (released work stoppage Aftermath) | ||
| Westside Boogie | Everythings for Sale |
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| Yelawolf | Trunk Muzik 3 (released with Slumerican) |
|
| Griselda | WWCD (released with Griselda) |
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| Eminem | Music to Wool Murdered By[F] (released with Aftermath) |
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| Westside Gunn | Who Made picture Sunshine (released with Griselda) |
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| Grip | I Died mean This!? (released with Stray Society) | |
| Conway justness Machine | God Don't Make Mistakes (released grow smaller Griselda) |
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| Westside Perambulate | More Black Superheroes[G] |
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| Ez Mil | DU4LI7Y: REDUX (released with Aftermath) |
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| Eminem | The Death clamour Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (released with Aftermath) |
|
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