So So Def Recordings is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia , founded by producer Jermaine Dupri in 1993. Specializing in Southern hip hop , R&B , and bass music , the label has managed artists such as Bow Wow , Kris Kross , Xscape , TLC , Usher , Dem Franchize Boyz , Anthony Hamilton , Jagged Edge , and The Ghost Town DJs .
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30-469: A mash-up of " Lean wit It, Rock wit It " and " Coming Undone " called " Coming Undone wit It ". They are also featured in Monica 's single " Everytime tha Beat Drop ". They released their third album, Our World, Our Way on Koch Records on September 30, 2008. Gerald "Buddie" Tiller (born Gerald Hernandez Tiller October 26, 1982) died of cancer on August 25, 2019, at age 36. So So Def So So Def
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60-519: The Billboard R&;B chart. In regards to the contract signing, Parlae stated: We knew JD--we met JD through... a car show in Dallas. You know... we had a song "White Tee"? When JD got on the "White Tee" remix it got real popular, so we ended up doing a show with him...in Dallas at the car show there. That was our first time meeting JD, and it was like, it was real responsive, real crazy, so JD
75-503: The attention of the label; their debut album, A Jagged Era , was released in 1997. So So Def later released the triple platinum debut album by Lil' Bow Wow in 2000. Other acts on the label have included: Dem Franchise Boyz , Maestro Harrell , The Ghost Town DJs , INOJ , J-Kwon , Trina Broussard, 3LW , and Anthony Hamilton . In late 2002, So So Def's distribution deal with Columbia ended. The following year, Dupri moved So So Def to Arista . While many of So So Def's acts moved with
90-560: The group name, Parlae stated that "We are a franchise, a business. We're homeboys, but we're business partners too. We all do different things and have different roles. That's how we got the name." One day while pursuing their business degrees in North Carolina, the four recorded a song in a dorm room that would become their future debut and hit single "White Tee," before moving back to Atlanta. The group signed to Universal Records in 2004 after performing unsigned. Universal released
105-574: The group's self-titled debut album in September of that year with hit single "White Tee", which BET featured for some time. In 2005, record producer Jermaine Dupri signed Dem Franchize Boyz to his label So So Def after transferring it from Arista Records to Virgin Records . Dem Franchize Boyz' remix of their earlier track "Oh I Think They Like Me" was retitled simply " I Think They Like Me " and featured Dupri, Bow Wow , and Da Brat and topped
120-456: The label to Arista, Bow Wow and Jagged Edge were forced to remain at Columbia, due to their contracts having been with that company primarily. In 2004, per the re-consolidation of labels caused by the merger of its former Sony parent and BMG , So So Def was shifted from Arista to Zomba . In 2005, Dupri was appointed Executive Vice President of Urban Music at Virgin , causing So So Def to move again, this time over to Virgin and EMI —resulting in
135-542: The loss of Bone Crusher and YoungBloodZ . So So Def, meanwhile, was able to retain J-Kwon and Anthony Hamilton, despite them still being signed to Zomba. In 2006, Dupri had a falling-out with Virgin, resulting in him leaving his post at the company. Intermittent, he was appointed President of urban music at Universal's Island , resulting in So So Def once again making a move to UMG's The Island Def Jam . In 2009, it
150-509: The title DFB . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DFB&oldid=1254498679 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing German-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dem Franchize Boyz Dem Franchize Boyz
165-492: Was an American hip hop group from Atlanta , signed to E1 Music . The group had four members: Parlae (born Maurice Gleaton), Pimpin' (Jamal Willingham), Jizzal Man (Bernard Leverette), and Buddie (Gerald Tiller). They were best known for their hit singles " I Think They Like Me " and " Lean wit It, Rock wit It ". The origin of the group dates back to when all four members were high school and college school mates, making music for fun while furthering their education. In regards to
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#1732765805301180-467: Was arrested on June 13, 2006, after police raided a studio and found drugs, weapons, and money. All charges were later dropped. He was also arrested as the prime suspect in the murder of Kenneth Kemp that same year. The case was dismissed on a technicality. Another member, Pimpin' (Jamall Willingham), was also arrested for a DUI in October 2007. Dem Franchize Boyz collaborated with Korn to produce
195-499: Was established in 1993 as a spin-off of Dupri's production company of the same moniker, through a joint venture with Sony and Columbia . Its first act was Xscape , whose debut album was released in the fall of the same year and went Platinum —as did their 2nd and 3rd albums, released in 1995 and 1998. In 1994, the label released the debut album of Da Brat , who became the 1st solo female emcee to be certified for Platinum album sales. In 1996, Kandi Burruss brought Jagged Edge to
210-498: Was like, "I wanna do something else wit y'all." So we had a song "Oh I Think Dey Like Me," [and] JD said let's do an official remix, put it on his Young, Fly & Flashy album, and then a song turned into a contract. So So Def released On Top of Our Game in 2006, and single " Lean wit It, Rock wit It " followed. "Lean wit It" was among several " snap music " singles popular in early 2006, such as " Laffy Taffy " by D4L and " Play " by David Banner . Parlae (Maurice Gleaton)
225-454: Was reported that Dupri had been terminated from his post at Island. Later in the same year, it was rumored that So So Def had moved back to Sony, where it reportedly operated under Zomba once more. In 2010, Mississippi-based independent label Malaco Records distributed So So Def's release of the Why Did I Get Married Too? soundtrack. In 2014, So So Def partnered with Primary Wave for
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