CTE World

Corporate Thugz Entertainment
Parent company	The Universal Music Group
Founded	2001
Founder	Kinky B Young Jeezy
Distributor(s)	The Island Def Jam Music Group Def Jam Recordings
Genre	Hip hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

CTE New World (acronym for Corporate Thugz Entertainment, formerly CTE World) is an American record label founded by rapper Jeezy and his former business partner Kinky B in 2001. In December 2012, the label signed a joint venture deal with Atlantic.^[1][2] The label has signed artists including YG, Freddie Gibbs, Blood Raw, Scrilla, and Jeezy's group, USDA. The group's member, Boo Rossini was appointed as the label's president in 2016.^[3]

History

Corporate Thugz was launched in 2001 by Young Jeezy and his business partner, Kinky B. The label independently released two albums in 2001 and 2003, Young Jeezy's Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.) and Come Shop wit Me, respectively. In 2005, Young Jeezy got a deal with Def Jam South and The Island Def Jam and released his 1st major label studio album Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101. Then in 2006 he released his 2nd major label studio album The Inspiration and in 2007 formed the rap group United Streets Dopeboyz of America (USDA) and signed Slick Pulla, Blood Raw, 211, JW and Boo Rossini to Corporate Thugz and released his label's 3rd studio album and USDA's debut studio album Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer. In 2008 Young Jeezy released The Recession.

In 2011, Young Jeezy signed Freddie Gibbs, Tone Trump, and Scrilla to Corporate Thugz. Freddie Gibbs left Corporate Thugz in late 2012, and after leaving the label Gibbs said "Anything he (Young Jeezy) tells you is fake." This laid the groundwork for Gibbs's album ESGN and the diss records directed at Jeezy.^[4] On New Year's Eve 2012 Scrilla announced that he had asked for and received his release from Corporate Thugz, and that there were no hard feelings.^[5] First action in the new imprint deal with Atlantic, Craig Kallman and Jeezy named Steven "Steve-O" Carless as A&R of Atlantic and President of Corporate Thugz.^[6] In early 2013 Young Jeezy signed Detroit hip hop group Doughboyz Cashout^[7] and later that year West Coast rapper YG was added to the record label.^[8] On August 13, 2013, the label released a compilation mixtape featuring Jeezy, Doughboyz Cashout, and YG titled Boss Yo Life Up Gang.^[9] The mixtape was supported by the singles "My Nigga" by YG and "Mob Life" by Doughboyz Cashout, both featuring Young Jeezy. On November 20, 2013 Young Jeezy and Corporate Thugz via Twitter announced he had signed the label to Roc Nation.

Roster

Artists

• Young Jeezy
• Lil' Will
• Slick Pulla
• Boo Rossini
• Boston George
• Haiti Babii
• Medicnally Grown
• 2Eleven (2006–12)^[10]
• Blood Raw (2005–09)
• Freddie Gibbs (2011–12)
• Roccett (2006–09)^[11]
• Wink Loc (2012–14)^[12]
• Tone Trump (2012–14)^[13]
• Yung Kee (2008–13)
• Scrilla (2011–12)
• JW (2009-2013)^[14]
• Screwww (2008-?)^[15]
• B.A.M.A. (2009–10)^[16]
• Doughboyz Cashout (2013-2016)
• YG (2013-2017)

Discography

• Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.) (2001) by Jeezy
• Come Shop wit Me (2003) by Jeezy
• Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005) by Jeezy
• The Inspiration (2006) by Jeezy
• Cold Summer (2007) by U.S.D.A.
• My Life: The True Testimony (2008) by Blood Raw
• The Recession (2008) by Jeezy
• Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away (2011) by Freddie Gibbs
• The After Party (2011) by U.S.D.A.
• Thug Motivation 103 (2011) by Jeezy
• Boss Yo Life Up Gang (2013) by CTE World
• My Krazy Life (2014) by YG
• Seen It All: The Autobiography (2014) by Jeezy
• Church In These Streets (2015) by Jeezy
• Still Brazy (2016) by YG
• Blow Talk (2017) by Boston George
• Baking Soda Boston: Tha Bricktape (2019) by Boston George
• TM 104 (2019) By Jeezy
• Baking Soda Boston 2 (2020) By Boston George

References

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This page was last edited on 28 January 2024, at 02:29