Roc Nation

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Roc Nation, LLC
TypePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedApril 1, 2008; 15 years ago (April 1, 2008)
FounderShawn Carter
Headquarters
540 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
[1]
OwnerShawn Carter
Divisions
  • Team Roc
  • Equity Latin
  • Roc Nation Unified
  • Roc Nation United
  • Roc Nation TV&Films
  • Roc Nation Sports
  • Roc Nation Sports International
  • Roc Nation Management, LLC
  • Roc Nation Records, LLC
  • Roc Nation Publishing, LLC
  • Paper planes
  • Roc Lit 101
  • Three Six Zero Entertainment
  • S10 Entertainment & Media
  • Equity Distribution
  • Arrive
  • ESM Productions, LLC
  • Édition
  • Roc Nation school of Music, Sports & Entertainment
  • Roc Nation High school
  • Monogram
  • Roc Nation Rock
  • Made In America Festival
Websitewww.rocnation.com

Roc Nation is an entertainment agency founded and owned by Jay-Z in 2008. The company is headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, with additional offices in Los Angeles, California and London, England. Roc Nation comprises a comprehensive talent agency, sports agency, record label, management agency, television and film enterprises, fashion clothing line, and educational and philanthropic endeavors.

History[edit]

In 2008, Roc Nation was founded by Jay-Z with the intent of signing pop and rap artists and succeeding his previous label, Roc-A-Fella Records.

In February 2009, Roc Nation signed its first artist, rapper J. Cole.

In April 2013, Roc Nation supporting ally and close family member to its founder Jay-Z, A.G. Fahrenheit, assisted Roc Nation in forming a new sports management division, Roc Nation Sports, a subsidiary dedicated to sports representation for professional athletes.[2] Shortly thereafter, Roc Nation Sports also launched a boxing promotion division.[3] After the Sony Music deal expired, in April 2013, Roc Nation signed a multi-year partnership with Universal Music.[4]

In February 2015, Roc Nation And Three Six Zero Group announced the formation of Three Six Zero Entertainment, a management division for representing clients in film, television, and the literary arts.[5]

In 2016, Roc Nation briefly supported Arliss Network, which is a service that does almost the same thing & later released the app, www.arlissnetwork.net.[citation needed]

In July 2017, Roc Nation collaborated with art collective MSFTSrep.[citation needed]

In August 2019, Roc Nation announced a long-term partnership with the National Football League. The company will be the live-music entertainment strategist for the league and will focus on enhancing the league's live game-day experience, as well as augment social justice efforts through the Inspire Change initiative.[6]

In 2020, Roc Nation partnered with Long Island University in Brooklyn to begin a program called the Roc Nation School for Music, Sports, and Entertainment.[7][8]

In 2021, Roc Nation teamed up with American Greetings to create custom greeting cards.[9] Roc Nation also announced plans to launch a new brand and multimedia platform named EDITION in partnership with Modern Luxury Media.[10]

Roster[edit]

Management[edit]

Former artists[edit]

Publishing[edit]

Arrive[edit]

Roc Nation also operates an in-house venture capital arm called Arrive, which is masterminded by Neil Sirni, the group's co-founder and president.[65] As of May 2021, the company had reportedly made 29 investments in fintech, insurtech, edtech, health and wellness, social media, and gaming.[65]

Equity Distribution[edit]

In 2018, Roc Nation launched an independent label named Equity Distribution. The first artist to release a project under the independent label was Jay-Z's mentor, Jaz-O.[66] In 2019, Equity also acquired the rights to Jay-Z's 1996 debut Reasonable Doubt for release on digital and streaming platforms.[67]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "With New Move, Jay-Z Enters a Sports Agent State of Mind". The New York Times. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  3. ^ "Roc Nation Sports Signs 6 New Boxers". Sports Agent Blog. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  4. ^ "Universal Music Group strikes global partnership with Roc Nation". Universal Music. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  5. ^ "Jay Z's Roc Nation and Three Six Zero Partner to Launch Film and Television Management Arm". Billboard. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  6. ^ "Jay-Z's Roc Nation entering partnership with NFL". NFL.com. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  7. ^ "Roc Nation Partners With Brooklyn's LIU to Launch New School". billboard. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Young, Julius (5 August 2020). "Jay-Z's Roc Nation, Long Island University to launch new school for music, sports and entertainment". Fox Business. Retrieved 5 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Roc Nation Pairs With American Greetings For Custom Card Line". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  10. ^ "Jay Z's Roc Nation to launch new multimedia brand, Edition". Music Business Worldwide. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
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  12. ^ "Casanova". rocnation.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Dorothy". rocnation.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  14. ^ "G4SHI". Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Roc Nation Announces Signing of Brookyln Rapper HDBeenDope, Shares "Paper Planes" Freestyle". Complex Networks. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  16. ^ "J. Cole". rocnation.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  17. ^ Aswad, Jem (14 July 2017). "Jaden Smith Drops Two New Songs as Roc Nation Announces Partnership With His and Willow's MSFTSrep Collective". Variety. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Jay Electronica". rocnation.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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  20. ^ "Mozart La Para". rocnation.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  21. ^ "Nicole Bus". Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  22. ^ Ortiz, Edwin. "Rapsody Signs With Jay Z's Roc Nation". www.complex.com. Complex. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  23. ^ Somajor, Kim. "JAY-Z SIGNS JAMLA'S REUBEN VINCENT TO ROC NATION". the source.com. The Northstar Group. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
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  29. ^ "Kay Young". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  30. ^ "Christina Aguilera Signs With Roc Nation Management". Billboard.
  31. ^ Huerta, Heidi. "You'll Be Seeing A Lot More Of Roc Nation's Brazilian Pop Artist, Claudia Leitte". MTV.com. MTV Networks. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  32. ^ "DJ Khaled signs management deal with Roc Nation". The Verge. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  33. ^ "Fabolous Signs Management Deal With Roc Nation". BET. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  34. ^ "Fat Joe Signs Management Deal With Roc Nation". Billboard. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  35. ^ "Fred Ball". Roc Nation.
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  37. ^ "Jim Jones". Roc Nation.
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  40. ^ "Maxo Kream". rocnation.com. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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  42. ^ Alex Robert Ross (13 September 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion signs management deal with Roc Nation". The Fader. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  43. ^ "DJ Mustard - Ronation". rocnation.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  44. ^ "Rapman". Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  45. ^ a b Brandle, Lars (November 11, 2015). "Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas Manager Partners with Roc Nation: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  46. ^ "The-Dream". rocnation.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  47. ^ "Tinashe Signs With Roc Nation for Management". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  48. ^ "Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn Sign Roc Nation Management Deal". Complex.
  49. ^ "Yo Gotti". Roc Nation.
  50. ^ Corner, Lewis (August 5, 2016). "Whatever happened to Alexis Jordan?". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  51. ^ "Ceraadi". Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  52. ^ "Freeway Signs with Roc Nation". www.rapup.com. Rap-Up. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  53. ^ "i have something to tell you + please dont hate me for it!". YouTube. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20.
  54. ^ "Grimes". rocnation.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  55. ^ "Jarren Benton". rocnation.com. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  56. ^ "Jay Park". rocnation.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  57. ^ "Mariah Carey Signs With Jay-Z's Roc Nation for Management". Variety. 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  58. ^ "Mayaeni". rocnation.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  59. ^ Saponara, Michael. "Emerging DMV Rapper Q Da Fool Signs Record Deal With Roc Nation: Exclusive". billboard.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  60. ^ "Romans". rocnation.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  61. ^ "Romeo Santos at Roc Nation". rocnation.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  62. ^ "Shakira at Roc Nation". rocnation.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  63. ^ "Welcome Tiwa Savage to the Roc Nation Family!". Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  64. ^ "Yellow Claw". rocnation.com. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  65. ^ a b "More Than Just Brunch With Jay-Z? A Look Into Roc Nation's Investment Strategy". Afrotech. May 3, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  66. ^ Ortiz, Edwin. "What You Need to Know About Equity, Roc Nation's Independent Distribution Platform". complex.com. Complex Networks. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  67. ^ Cowen, Trace William. "JAY-Z's 'Reasonable Doubt' Now Available on YouTube Music Premium, SoundCloud, and More Streaming Services". finance.yahoo.com. Yahoo. Retrieved 2021-10-24.

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