Desert Storm (record label)
Encyclopedia
Desert Storm Records is an American record label
headed by Skane Dollar, Duro
and DJ Clue?, a famous hip hop
DJ who is a regular on air personality at New York's Power 105.1
. The label was formerly distributed through Elektra Records
and Atlantic Records
and is currently distributed through Def Jam.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
headed by Skane Dollar, Duro
Ken Duro Ifill
Ken "Duro" Ifill is the CEO of Desert Storm Records and a six-time Grammy Award-winning mix engineer.-Desert Storm Records:In 1997, Duro, DJ Clue, and Skane developed Desert Storm Records. The labels first major artist is rapper, Fabolous. In September 2001, Fabolous released his debut album Ghetto...
and DJ Clue?, a famous hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
DJ who is a regular on air personality at New York's Power 105.1
WWPR-FM
WWPR-FM, also known as "Power 105.1", is an urban contemporary radio station that features hip hop and R&B licensed to New York City that serves the Greater New York area....
. The label was formerly distributed through Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
and Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
and is currently distributed through Def Jam.
Artists
- DJ Clue?
- DJ EnvyDJ EnvyDJ Envy is a mixtape DJ from New York. He is known as New York's leading mixtape gardener. He currently serves as the President & CEO of BLOK Entertainment, his own management and production company that has already produced tracks for such artist like DMX, Murderers, Funkmaster Flex, Foxy...
- FabolousFabolousJohn David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...
- Red CafeRed CafeJermaine Denny , better known as his stage name Red Café, is an American rapper. He was born to Afro-Guyanese parents and is signed to Akon's Konvict Muzik, Diddy's Bad Boy Records and DJ Clue's Desert Storm label.-Biography:...
- PapoosePapoose (rapper)Shamele Mackie , better known by his stage name Papoose , is an American rapper.-Biography:Born March 5, 1978 in Brooklyn, New York City by Sierra Leone and Native American parents, Papoose made his first attempts at rapping at the age of 7. He was given his name by his grandma Vivian because of...
- Dose
- 1st String1st String1st String is a rap group from Pittsburgh, PA signed to Desert Storm Records. The group consists of four members, Ray Al, S.M.P., Mahd, and Young Tone.. Desert Storm Records was formerly distributed through Elektra Records and Atlantic Records but is currently distributed through Def Jam...
- Bravo
- Paul Cain
- Ransom
Discography
| Year | Information |
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| 1998 | DJ Clue? - The Professional The Professional (album) The Professional is DJ Clue?'s debut studio album. It features appearances from the likes of DMX, M.O.P, Jay Z and more.- Track listing :# "Intro"# "Ruff Ryders' Anthem"...
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| 2000 | DJ Clue? - The Professional, Pt. 2
Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : Gold |
| 2001 | Fabolous - Ghetto Fabolous Ghetto Fabolous Ghetto Fabolous is the first album by East Coast hip hop artist Fabolous. The album was released on September 11, 2001 and was received critically by mixed views, but was a commercial success. It reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 143,180 copies sold and had three singles which were all... Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : Platinum Can't Deny It "Can't Deny It" is the debut single by American rapper Fabolous from his debut studio album Ghetto Fabolous. It features Nate Dogg and was produced by Rick Rock... ", "Young'n", "Trade It All", "Right Now & Later On" |
| 2003 | DJ Envy - The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party, Vol. 1
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| Fabolous - Street Dreams
Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : Platinum Can't Let You Go "Can't Let You Go" is the second single by American recording artist Fabolous from his second studio album Street Dreams. The song features Mike Shorey and Lil' Mo and was produced by Just Blaze.-Background:... ", "Into You Into You "Into You" is the third single by American rapper Fabolous from his second studio album Street Dreams. It is also on Tamia's album More. It reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the second single from the album to reach the Top 10.... ", "Trade It All (Part 2)" |
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| Fabolous - More Street Dreams, Pt. 2: The Mixtape More Street Dreams, Pt. 2: The Mixtape -Personnel:*Fabolous - Vocal, Producer, Executive Producer*DJ Clue - Producer, Executive Producer*DURO - Producer, Executive Producer*DJ Scratchator - Producer*Mr. Fingaz - Producer*Needlz - Producer*Paul Gregory - Engineer*Suzanne Burge - Product Manager... Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 2004 | Fabolous - Real Talk
Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : Gold Breathe (Fabolous song) "Breathe" is the first single of Fabolous' album Real Talk. Having the feel of the New York's five boroughs at its core and named to exhale the old music, "Breathe" was eventually released as an official single and reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 2004. The music has a big sound,... ", "Baby Baby (Fabolous song) "Baby" is a song by American rapper Fabolous featuring Mike Shorey. It is the second single from Fabolous' third studio album Real Talk. The song reached #17 in the Hot Rap Tracks chart and #22 in the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, although only managed #71 in the Billboard 100... ", "Do the Damn Thing", "Tit 4 Tat", "Round and Round" |
| 2006 | DJ Clue? - The Professional, Pt. 3 The Professional, Pt. 3 The Professional 3 is the third studio album from DJ and producer DJ Clue?. It was released December 19th, 2006 on Desert Storm Records, Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings.... Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
| 2007 | Fabolous - From Nothin' to Somethin' From Nothin' to Somethin' -Credits:* Chris Athens – mastering* Ashaunna Ayars – marketing* David Brown – engineer* Shari Bryant – marketing* Miguel Bustamante – mixing assistant* Don Cannon – producer, engineer* Jermaine Dupri – producer, mixing* Aaron Heick – saxophon... Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : Gold Diamonds (Fabolous song) "Diamonds" is the first single from Fabolous' album From Nothin' to Somethin. The song features Young Jeezy.The original version of the song featured Lil Wayne but was changed because of Def Jam Recordings, who wanted to have a Def Jam artist on the song. Fabolous confirmed he was shooting a video... ", "Return of the Hustle", "Make Me Better Make Me Better "Make Me Better" is the third single from Fabolous' album From Nothin' to Somethin. The song features Ne-Yo on the hook and is produced by Timbaland.-Song Content:Timbaland is quoted as saying that:The strings are sampled from Sherine's "Al Sa'ban Aleh"... ", "Baby Don't Go Baby Don't Go (Fabolous song) "Baby Don't Go" is the fourth single from Fabolous's fourth album From Nothin' to Somethin. The video features Jermaine Dupri and is produced by him also. T-Pain contributes to the radio and album version... " |
| 2009 | Fabolous - Loso's Way Loso's Way Loso's Way is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Fabolous, released on July 28, 2009.-Background:Fabolous planned on not having many guests on the album. The album was originally called Work Hard, Play Harder... Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : Gold Throw It in the Bag "Throw It in the Bag" is the first single from Fabolous' album Loso's Way. The song features The-Dream. The song leaked in March, and it was initially not supposed to be the lead single, but after the leak, Fabolous changed his mind because of the positive response he got from fans on... ", "My Time My Time (Fabolous song) "My Time" is the second single from Fabolous' album Loso's Way. The song features Jeremih, who also co-wrote the track with Fabolous. Jeremih uses the Auto-Tune effect in the song. The song "Money Goes, Honey Stay" featuring Jay-Z is featured as a B-Side for this single.-Music video:The video for... ", "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere Everything, Everyday, Everywhere "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" is the third official single off of rapper Fabolous's album, Loso's Way. It features Keri Hilson.The song is produced by Ryan Leslie, who is also heard on the intro.-Music video:... ", "Money Goes, Honey Stay (When the Money Goes Remix)", "Imma Do It" |