Roc-A-Fella Records was founded in 1994, after Jay-Z has been rejected by major record labels, beginning as an independent outlet for rapper Jay-Z's first album.
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11 Facts About Roc-A-Fella Records
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Cam'ron put out his Roc-A-Fella Records debut Come Home with Me in 2002 to Platinum-RIAA certified status, and shortly after signed his group The Diplomats to Roc-A-Fella Records, as well.
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Roc-A-Fella Records signed M O P and Ol' Dirty Bastard, gave Grafh a joint-venture deal, and attempted to sign Twista and Joe Budden.
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Roc-A-Fella Records later explained that he had offered to turn down the position and ownership for the masters to Reasonable Doubt alone:.
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I'll give up Roc-A-Fella Records, I'll give up president and CEO of Def Jam—everything.
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Roc-A-Fella Records stepped down from his Def Jam position and put out a second album in 2007, American Gangster, to more positive reviews and sales, along with Kanye West's Graduation, Beanie Sigel's The Solution, and Freeway's Free at Last; Kanye West's album sold multi-platinum to rave reviews.
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Roc-A-Fella Records later amended his comments, stating he desired to work with Just Blaze but the producer hasn't reached out.
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Jadakiss briefly moved to Roc-A-Fella Records and released an album The Last Kiss before reuniting with Ruff Ryders.
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However, it meant that Roc-A-Fella Records was only relaunched for the purpose of releasing his new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail.
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In June 2021, Roc-A-Fella Records sued its co-founder Damon Dash for attempting to auction off a non-fungible token representing the Jay-Z album Reasonable Doubt, due to Roc-A-Fella Records owning the rights to the album.
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In 2002, Roc-A-Fella Records released through Lions Gate Entertainment, State Property.
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