CTE World

CTE World
Parent company	Warner Music Group
Founded	1998
Founder	Young Jeezy, Kinky B
Distributor(s)	Atlantic Records (In the US)
Genre	Hip hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	Atlanta, Georgia

CTE World also known as Corporate Thugz Entertainment, is an American record label founded by American rapper Young Jeezy and his childhood friend Kinky B. As of December 2012 Young Jeezy had officially signed a distribution partnership between his CTE World imprint and Atlantic Records.^[1][2] The label has been home to artists such as Young Jeezy, YG, USDA, Tone Trump, Scrilla, Blood Raw, Freddie Gibbs, and 2Eleven.

History

Corporate Thugz Entertainment (now known as CTE World) released its first album in 2001 being Young Jeezy's Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.) followed by Come Shop wit Me. In 2005 Jeezy got a deal with Def Jam South and Island Def Jam and released he's first studio album Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101. Then in 2006 he released his second studio album The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102 and in 2007 formed the rap group USDA and signed Slick Pulla, Blood Raw, 211, JW and Boo Rossini to his Corporate Thugz family and released his label's third studio album and USDA's first album Cold Summer (The Authorized Mixtape). In 2008 Young Jeezy released The Recession.

In 2011 Young Jeezy signed Freddie Gibbs, Tone Trump, and Scrilla to CTE World. Freddie Gibbs would leave CTE World in late 2012, and after leaving the label Gibbs said "Anything he (Young Jeezy) tells you is fake." This laid the groundwork for Gibb's album ESGN and the diss records directed at CTE World CEO Young Jeezy.^[3] On New Year's Eve 2012 Scrilla announced that he asked for and received his release from CTE, and that there were no hard feelings.^[4] First action in the new imprint deal with Atlantic Records, Craig Kallman and Jeezy named Steven "Steve-O" Carless as A&R of Atlantic Records and President of CTE World. ^[5] In early 2013 Young Jeezy would sign Detroit hip hop group Doughboyz Cashout^[6] and later that year West Coast rapper YG was added to the record label.^[7] On August 13, 2013, the label released a compilation mixtape featuring Jeezy, Doughboyz Cashout, and YG titled Boss Yo Life Up Gang.^[8] The mixtape was supported by the singles "My Nigga" by YG and "Mob Life" by Doughboyz Cashout, both featuring Young Jeezy.

Roster

Current artists

• Young Jeezy
• USDA
  • Slick Pulla
  • Boo Rossini
• Wink Loc^[9]
• YG^[7]

Former artists

• 2Eleven (2006–12)^[10]
• Blood Raw (2005–09)
• Tone Trump (2011-14)
• Freddie Gibbs (2011–12)
• Roccett (2006–09)^[11]
• Scrilla (2011–12)
• Doughboyz Cashout (2013–16)

Discography

• Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.) (2001) by Young Jeezy
• Come Shop wit Me (2003) by Young Jeezy
• Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005) by Young Jeezy
• The Inspiration (2006) by Young Jeezy
• Cold Summer (2007) by U.S.D.A.
• My Life: The True Testimony (2008) by Blood Raw
• The Recession (2008) by Young Jeezy
• Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away (2011) by Freddie Gibbs
• The After Party (2011) by U.S.D.A.
• Thug Motivation 103 (2011) by Young Jeezy
• Boss Yo Life Up Gang (2013) by CTE World
• My Krazy Life (2014) by YG
• Seen It All: The Autobiography (2014) by Young Jeezy
• Church In These Streets (2015) by Young Jeezy

References

1. "Young Jeezy’s CTE World Inks Deal with Atlantic Records". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
2. "Young Jeezy Releases 'It's Tha World' Mixtape, Announces CTE World, Atlantic Records Deal". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
3. "Freddie Gibbs Blasts Young Jeezy, Says "Anything He Tells You, It's Going To Be Fake" - XXL". Xxlmag.com. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
4. HipHopDX (31 December 2012). "Scrilla Says He's Leaving Young Jeezy's CTE Imprint". HipHopDX.
5. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6236431/young-jeezy-posts-bail
6. "Young Jeezy Signs 'Ghetto Superstars' Doughboyz Cashout To CTE: Watch Now! - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
7. "YG Young Jeezy CTE". Complex. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
8. "Young Jeezy To Release Compilation Mixtape - XXL". Xxlmag.com. 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
9. Mikey Thurston (@MTMovieStar) (2012-09-26). "CTE Member Wink Loc On Meeting Young Jeezy Through Twitter". AllHipHop.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
10. HipHopDX (2 October 2012). "CTE's 2Eleven Says Game Sucker Punched Him At Lil Wayne's Birthday Party". HipHopDX.
11. "AllHipHop » Roccett: Explains Leaving Jeezy’s CTE". AllHipHop. C1 control character in |title= at position 45 (help)