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In 2002, New York City rapper 50 Cent was signed to Aftermath by Dr. Dre through a joint venture with Eminem's Shady Records. His major-label debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' , was released on February 6, 2003 through the three labels.
Feb 20, 2014 · 450. 50 Cent announced today (February 20) that he and G-Unit Records have signed an exclusive worldwide distribution and services agreement with Caroline/Capitol/UMG, according to The Sacramento...
Nov 23, 2020 · 50 Cent Leaves Aftermath Records. In February 2014, 50 Cent was adamant that he was going to continue making music but it wasn’t going to be under the control of Aftermath/Interscope after several disagreements had left to his projects getting pushed back on too many occasions.
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Before signed to Eminem and Dr. Dre's joint venture of Shady/Aftermath, Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson learned from Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay and signed to Columbia Records.50's debut album with Columbia, Power of the Dollar, was initially released in 2000. A couple of days before shooting the album's lead single, Thug Love featuring Destiny's Child, 50 w...
50 Cent eventually left Shady/Aftermath in 2014, and now, he's signed to Caroline. "It's the freedom to invest in your own ideas," he told FORBESabout his decision. "If ever I had a horse that I was betting on at the track, I'd like to be the horse. Let it be me, goddammit, because I'm going to run as hard as I can." However, 50, Dre, and Eminem st...
Before Aftermath, Busta Rhymes was signed to J Records, a Sony Music subsidiary that once homed the likes of Maroon 5, Erick Sermon, Pitbull, Cassidy, and many others. He left the label to join Dr. Dre's Aftermath family in 2004 and released his seventh album, The Big Bang, in 2006. Busta Rhymes worked with A-list producers like Dre, Sha Money XL, ...
Busta Rhymes left Aftermath in 2008 due to interpersonal disagreements between him and Jimmy Iovine, the CEO of Aftermath's label parent Interscope, about creative approaches. He was signed to Cash Money Records at one point but left in 2014 due to, again, creative differences. There's no bad blood going on between Busta and Dre, though. In Februar...
California rapper Hittman was another Dr. Dre's protege that never really blew up. You might recognize him from the latter one-minute segment at the end of Forgot About Dre music video. He was signed to Aftermath back in 1998. Despite Dre's attempt to boost him by heavily featuring him on his classic 2001project in 1999, he failed to secure an albu...
Hittman eventually parted ways with the imprint due to creative differences, and it's a massive shame that he's never fulfilled his potential. He was signed to Scott Storch's manager Hustler Foundation in 2003 but never released any project. "If he (Dre) is focused (on his album), all your energy is focused on helping him see his vision. Once he do...
Rakim is a godly rapper and one of the most influential emcees before signing to Dre's Aftermath. Over the years, he has been consistently regarded in the highest echelon of MC. The way he built his rhymes schemes was something that hasn't been done before. Rakim is known for pairing up with Eric B. and their 1987 collective debut album, Paid In Fu...
The reason? Creative difference. "We had two different ideas of how the album was supposed to sound. Dre, at the time, his formula was gangsta rap," Rakim recalled. "And, you know, that's his formula, but I thought at that point I should be doing something different. I was maturing at the time." As for now, Rakim has turned his creative direction i...
Joel Ortiz is one of the most underrated veteran rappers around. Before signing to Aftermath, the former Slaughterhouse member was featured on The Source's Unsigned Hype column back in 2004. In 2006, Dre signed the New York rapper to Aftermath. "So far, it's been great, and I'm glad people are feeling me now, but I know I have a long way to go befo...
However, there's no bad blood going on between the two. After parting ways with Aftermath, Joel Ortiz formed Slaughterhouse with Joe Budden, Kxng Crooked, and Royce da 5'9," and signed to Eminem's Shady Records in 2001. Shady and Aftermath shared the same umbrella, Interscope, and that eventually led them to reunite. "I remember when Slaughterhouse...
Feb 10, 2023 · On January 7, 2003, 50 Cent, along with Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment, released “In da Club”, which became a massive hit instantly and shot the Queens rapper into worldwide...
On February 20, 2014, 50 Cent announced he left Interscope Records, which included his deal with Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment, in which he is now signed to Caroline Records. On August 25, 2014, a press release on Eminem's official website announced an upcoming compilation album by Shady Records, titled Shady XV.
In June of 2002, 50 Cent signed on the dotted line for a reported $1 million, and was the first rapper to be promoted by Shady/Aftermath Records, Eminem's personal record label. According to Serpick, it was a "match made in hip-hop heaven."
