| Takeover Roc Nation | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Takeover Entertainment Ltd Roc Nation, LLC |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Tinchy Stryder Jay-Z |
| Status | Inactive |
| Distributor(s) | Universal Music Distribution |
| Genre | Various |
| Location | Norwich (UK & E.U.) New York City (US) |
Takeover Roc Nation was an American-British entertainment company, which acts as a co-owned subsidiary of Takeover Entertainment and Roc Nation. It was founded in June 2010 by American rapper and entrepreneur Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and English rapper and entrepreneur Kwasi "Tinchy Stryder" Danquah III of the company, Takeover Entertainment Limited.[1] The partnership was dissolved in 2013 with the shutdown of Takeover Entertainment.[citation needed]
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History
In June 2010, Carter and Roc Nation signed a joint venture deal with Danquah's company, Takeover Entertainment Limited, to create a European record label and entertainment company. The independent record label was named Takeover Roc Nation. It handled management, merchandise, records and live bookings for its recording artists. The company published music through Takeover/Cloud 9, distributed record releases through Sony Music Entertainment and partnered with Live Nation, StarRoc/Stargate[2] and Three Six Zero Group[3] for all other aspects of the business.[1][4][5][6]
Takeover Roc Nation was headquartered at Danquah's Takeover Entertainment recording studio, in Norwich and London, UK with satellite offices at Carter's recording studio in Los Angeles, and Roc the Mic, in Manhattan, New York City, United States.[1] In 2013, the joint venture dissolved as so Takeover Entertainment.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Jay-Z and Tinchy Stryder team up on Takeover Roc Nation". BBC News. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (23 September 2008). "Jay-Z Quietly Launches StarRoc Label With Norwegian Production Duo Stargate". MTV. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ Cardew, Ben (18 January 2011). "Three Six Zero signs Roc Nation deal". Music Week. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ Hobbs, Linda (14 June 2010). "Jay-Z links up with Tinchy Stryder". Music Week. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Tinchy Stryder Signs Deal With Jay-Z". MTV. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Paine, Andre (9 June 2010). "Jay-Z, Tinchy Stryder Launch Takeover Roc Nation". Billboard. (Reuters). Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
External links
- Tinchy Stryder talks through Jay-Z business deal collected news and commentary at BBC News
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