Roc-A-Fella Records

Summary

Roc-A-Fella Records is a record label^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,954 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Roc-A-Fella Records is in the country of United States^[3].
• Roc-A-Fella Records's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• Roc-A-Fella Records's founder is recorded as Jay-Z^[5].
• Roc-A-Fella Records's founder is recorded as Damon Dash^[6].
• Roc-A-Fella Records's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[7].
• 1203 marks the founding of Roc-A-Fella Records^[8].
• Roc-A-Fella Records was dissolved in 2013^[9].
• Roc-A-Fella Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group^[10].
• Roc-A-Fella Records's distributed by is recorded as Def Jam Recordings^[11].
• Roc-A-Fella Records's official website is recorded as http://www.rocafella.com^[12].
• Roc-A-Fella Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roc-A-Fella'}^[13].

Product Details

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• Type: Original Production^[14]

• Country: US^[15]

• Began / founded: 1996^[16]

• Ended / dissolved: 2013^[17]

• Genre(s): east coast hip hop, hip hop^[18]

• Community tags: east coast hip hop, hip hop^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4cccc72a-0bd0-433a-905e-dad87871397d^[20]

Body

Founding

Founders include Jay-Z^[5] and Damon Dash^[6]. 1203 marks the founding of Roc-A-Fella Records^[8].

Identity

Roc-A-Fella Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roc-A-Fella'}^[13].

Operations

Roc-A-Fella Records's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group^[10].

Dissolution

Roc-A-Fella Records was dissolved in 2013^[9].

Why It Matters

Roc-A-Fella Records ranks in the top 1% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,954 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]