Get Money Gang Entertainment
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| GMG (Get Money Gang) Entertainment | |
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| Parent company | EMI |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Twista |
| Distributor(s) | EMI Label Services |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | USA |
GMG Entertainment, or Get Money Gang Entertainment, is a hip hop and contemporary R&B record label founded in Chicago, Illinois by recording artist Twista. The label is chiefly distributed by EMI Label Services, and exists primarily as a vehicle to introduce new artists to the market.
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[edit] Signings and releases
Speedknot Mobstaz were the first artists to sign with the label, and are signed through Koch Records. They also provided the first release from the label, with the album Mobstability II: Nation Business.
Later signings to the label included long-time Twista hype man, B-Hype, as well as new Chicago artists Skooda Chose, Mello tha Guddamann, Anya, and the Green Girls. They were featured on the label's compilation mixtape album Who'$ Got Next, which was released at the end of 2008 to introduce these new artists. New artist Chicago ShowTime was signed in February 2010.
[edit] Artists
- Twista
- B-Hype
- Skooda Chose
- Gritz (R&b)
- Mello Tha Guddamann
- Cuzzo (Producer)
- ShowTime
- Shawnna (Management)
- Semaj
- Jamielle (R&b)
[edit] Producers
- Cuzzo
- Toxic
- Produkt
[edit] Discography
[edit] Past releases
| Album Title | Release Date | Artist | Singles | Chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobstability II: Nation Business | May 27, 2008 | Speedknot Mobstaz | "Gangstaz Don't Dance" "Money N Murda" "Money To Blow" |
None |
Last RIAA certification: (None) |
| Who'$ Got Next | November 11, 2008 | Compilation Mixtape/Album | "Skooda Chose-U Feelin Me" "Mello Tha Guddamann-Shawty Is A Ridah" |
None | Last RIAA certification: (None) |
| Category F5 | July 14, 2009 | Twista | "Wetter |
Debut #1 Rap & #8 on Top 200 Billboard The album had sold 110,000 copies as of September 2, 2009 |
Last RIAA certification: (None) |
| Money Over EviL | September 11, 2010 | Jo FloWroshus | "On My Gangsta" "What I Got", "Nobody But Me" |
Debut #174 on Top 200 Billboard Charts The indie album sold approximately 7,800 copies in the first week |
Last RIAA certification: (None) |
| The Perfect Storm | November 9, 2010 | Twista | "I Do" "Make A Movie" |
The album debuted #38 on Top 200 Billboard Charts with 14,939 sales | Last RIAA certification: (None) |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- http://fakeshoredrive.com/2008/11/twista-presents-get-money-gang-whos-got.html
- http://www.amazon.com/Who-Got-Next-Twista/dp/B001GF9M8Y/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1235789178&sr=8-1
- Twista Launches Get Money Gang Record Label
- Grammy-nominated hip-hop legend launches Get Money Gang Entertainment/EMI Music label with June 16, 2009 album
