American entertainment company
Roc Nation, LLC Company type Private Industry Entertainment Founded April 1, 2008; 16 years ago (April 1, 2008 ) Founder Jay-Z Headquarters Area served
Worldwide Key people
[1] Owner Shawn Carter Divisions Team Roc Equity Latin Roc Nation Unified Roc Nation United Roc Nation TV&Films Roc Nation Sports Roc Nation Sports International Roc Nation Management, LLC Roc Nation Records, LLC Roc Nation Publishing, LLC Paper planes Roc Lit 101 Three Six Zero S10 Entertainment & Media Equity Distribution Arrive ESM Productions, LLC Édition Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment Roc Nation High School Monogram Roc Nation Rock Made In America Festival Website www .rocnation .com
Roc Nation is an American entertainment company founded by Jay-Z in 2008. Headquartered in New York City , with additional offices in Los Angeles and London . It serves as a record label, talent agent , media production firm, a clothing line, a school and philanthropic programs.
History
In 2008, Roc Nation was founded by Jay-Z with the intent of signing pop and hip hop artists, succeeding his previous label, Roc-A-Fella Records . Unlike Roc-A-Fella, Jay-Z served as the company's sole proprietor. In February 2009, Roc Nation signed its first artist, rapper J. Cole .
In April 2013, Roc Nation supporting ally and close family member to its founder Jay-Z , A.G. Fahrenheit assisted Roc Nation in forming a new sports management division, Roc Nation Sports , a subsidiary dedicated to sports representation for professional athletes.[2] Shortly thereafter, Roc Nation Sports also launched a boxing promotion division.[3] After the Sony Music deal expired, in April 2013, Roc Nation signed a multi-year partnership with Universal Music .[4]
In February 2015, Roc Nation And Three Six Zero Group announced the formation of Three Six Zero Entertainment, a management division for representing clients in film, television, and the literary arts.[5]
In 2016, Roc Nation supported Arliss Network for a short time. It is a service that does similar things, and later released the app, www.arlissnetwork.net.[citation needed ]
In July 2017, Roc Nation collaborated with art collective MSFTSrep.[citation needed ]
In August 2019, Roc Nation announced a long-term partnership with the National Football League . The company will be the live-music entertainment strategist for the league, as well as augment social justice efforts through the Inspire Change initiative.[6]
In 2020, Roc Nation partnered with Long Island University in Brooklyn to begin a program called the Roc Nation School for Music, Sports, and Entertainment.[7] [8]
In 2021, Roc Nation teamed up with American Greetings to create custom greeting cards.[9] Roc Nation also announced plans to launch a new brand and multimedia platform named EDITION in partnership with Modern Luxury Media.[10]
Notable artists
Management
Former artists
Publishing
Arrive
Roc Nation also operates an in-house venture capital arm called Arrive, which is led by Neil Sirni, the group's co-founder and president.[62] As of May 2021, the company had reportedly made 29 investments in fintech , insurtech, edtech, health and wellness, social media, and gaming.[62]
Equity Distribution
In 2018, Roc Nation launched an independent label named Equity Distribution. The first artist to release a project under the independent label was Jay-Z's mentor, Jaz-O .[63] In 2019, Equity also acquired the rights to Jay-Z's 1996 debut Reasonable Doubt for release on digital and streaming platforms.[64]
See also
References
^ "ROC Nation LLC - Company Profile and News" . Bloomberg.com .
^ "With New Move, Jay-Z Enters a Sports Agent State of Mind" . The New York Times . 2 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013 .
^ "Roc Nation Sports Signs 6 New Boxers" . Sports Agent Blog. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015 .
^ "Universal Music Group strikes global partnership with Roc Nation" . Universal Music. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2014 .
^ "Jay Z's Roc Nation and Three Six Zero Partner to Launch Film and Television Management Arm" . Billboard . 12 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015 .
^ "Jay-Z's Roc Nation entering partnership with NFL" . NFL.com . Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019 .
^ "Roc Nation Partners With Brooklyn's LIU to Launch New School" . billboard . 6 August 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021 .
^ Young, Julius (5 August 2020). "Jay-Z's Roc Nation, Long Island University to launch new school for music, sports and entertainment" . Fox Business . Retrieved 5 April 2021 .
^ "Roc Nation Pairs With American Greetings For Custom Card Line" . Billboard . Retrieved 2 August 2021 .
^ "Jay Z's Roc Nation to launch new multimedia brand, Edition" . Music Business Worldwide . 22 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021 .
^ "Belly" . rocnation.com . Retrieved 21 August 2020 .
^ "Casanova" . rocnation.com . Retrieved 30 June 2018 .
^ "Dorothy" . rocnation.com . Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "G4SHI" . Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020 .
^ "J. Cole" . rocnation.com . Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ Aswad, Jem (14 July 2017). "Jaden Smith Drops Two New Songs as Roc Nation Announces Partnership With His and Willow's MSFTSrep Collective" . Variety . Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Jay Electronica" . rocnation.com . Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Jay-Z" . rocnation.com . Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Mozart La Para" . rocnation.com . Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Nicole Bus" . Retrieved 9 February 2019 .
^ Ortiz, Edwin. "Rapsody Signs With Jay Z's Roc Nation" . www.complex.com . Complex . Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ a b "Rihanna at Roc Nation" . rocnation.com . Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Snoh Aalegra at Roc Nation" . Retrieved 26 March 2020 .
^ a b "The Lox" . rocnation.com . Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Vic Mensa" . rocnation.com . Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Willow" . rocnation.com . Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Kay Young" . www.bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 1 March 2020 .
^ "Aguilera Signs With Roc Nation Management" . Billboard .
^ Huerta, Heidi. "You'll Be Seeing A Lot More Of Roc Nation's Brazilian Pop Artist, Claudia Leitte" . MTV.com . MTV Networks . Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015 .
^ "DJ Khaled signs management deal with Roc Nation" . The Verge. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016 .
^ "Fabolous Signs Management Deal With Roc Nation" . BET. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2018 .
^ "Fat Joe Signs Management Deal With Roc Nation" . Billboard . 18 January 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018 .
^ "Fred Ball" . Roc Nation.
^ a b Eustice, Kyle (14 July 2018). "Jadakiss Signs With JAY-Z's Roc Nation" . HipHopDX . Retrieved 17 June 2020 .
^ "Jim Jones" . Roc Nation. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019 .
^ "Key Wane's official page at Roc Nation" . rocnation.com . Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Mack Wilds" . Roc Nation. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019 .
^ "Maxo Kream" . rocnation.com . Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019 .
^ "DJ Mustard - Ronation" . rocnation.com . Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ Alex Robert Ross (13 September 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion signs management deal with Roc Nation" . The Fader . Retrieved 13 September 2019 .
^ "Rapman" . Retrieved 9 February 2019 .
^ a b Brandle, Lars (11 November 2015). "Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas Manager Partners with Roc Nation: Exclusive" . Billboard . Retrieved 20 December 2015 .
^ "The-Dream" . rocnation.com . Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Tinashe Signs With Roc Nation for Management" . Billboard . Retrieved 7 November 2019 .
^ "Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn Sign Roc Nation Management Deal" . Complex .
^ "Yo Gotti" . Roc Nation.
^ Corner, Lewis (5 August 2016). "Whatever happened to Alexis Jordan?" . Digital Spy . Retrieved 9 February 2019 .
^ "Ceraadi" . Retrieved 14 June 2019 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Freeway Signs with Roc Nation" . www.rapup.com . Rap-Up . Retrieved 30 June 2018 .
^ "i have something to tell you + please dont hate me for it!" . YouTube . 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021.
^ "Grimes" . rocnation.com . Retrieved 13 June 2018 .
^ "Jarren Benton" . rocnation.com . Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019 .
^ "Jay Park" . rocnation.com . Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2022 .
^ "Mariah Carey Signs With Jay-Z's Roc Nation for Management" . Variety . 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017 .
^ "Mayaeni" . rocnation.com . Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ Saponara, Michael. "Emerging DMV Rapper Q Da Fool Signs Record Deal With Roc Nation: Exclusive" . billboard.com . Retrieved 14 May 2015 .
^ "Romans" . rocnation.com . Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Romeo Santos at Roc Nation" . rocnation.com . Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Shakira at Roc Nation" . rocnation.com . Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018 .
^ "Welcome Tiwa Savage to the Roc Nation Family!" . Retrieved 1 August 2019 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Yellow Claw" . rocnation.com . Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019 .
^ a b "More Than Just Brunch With Jay-Z? A Look Into Roc Nation's Investment Strategy" . Afrotech . 3 May 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021 .
^ Ortiz, Edwin. "What You Need to Know About Equity, Roc Nation's Independent Distribution Platform" . complex.com . Complex Networks. Retrieved 24 October 2021 .
^ Cowen, Trace William. "JAY-Z's 'Reasonable Doubt' Now Available on YouTube Music Premium, SoundCloud, and More Streaming Services" . finance.yahoo.com . Yahoo. Retrieved 24 October 2021 .
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