Taylor Gang Entertainment

Taylor Gang Entertainment
Founded 2008
Founder Wiz Khalifa
Distributor(s) Empire Distribution
Genre Hip hop
Country of origin United States
Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Official website taylorgang.com

Taylor Gang Ent. is an American entertainment company. It operates an independent record label, music management, music production and film company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania founded by rapper Wiz Khalifa.[1] The record label is home to artists such as Chevy Woods, Berner, Project Pat, Ty Dolla $ign, Tuki Carter, J.R. Donato, Courtney Noelle, and Academy Award winner and Three 6 Mafia member Juicy J who serves as A&R for the label.[2][3] The production side of the company is home to Sledgren, Ricky P and Cozmo.

History

The Taylor Gang was originally coined in 2006 to refer to "Taylor's" who are supporters of Wiz Khalifa.[4] Taylor Gang Ent. was founded in 2008 by Khalifa.[1][5] The record label was named after Khalifa's alma mater, Taylor Allderdice High School, and his affinity for Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star sneakers.[6][7] Taylor Gang Ent. began as Khalifa's fan base network, street team and home to his crew. The entity later became a full entertainment company encompassing record label, management services, production & film companies. Chevy Woods, Berner, Courtney Noelle and Tuki Carter alls signed to the record label in 2011.[8][9][10] In December 2012, Juicy J joined the entertainment company.[11][12] In 2013, Ty Dolla $ign joined the company as well.[13] In 2014, J.R. Donato signed to the label.[14]

The record label also doubles as a super group and announced plans to release an album as a group in 2016.[15]

Taylor Gang Ent. partnered with brands to create licensing deals, most notably, Grenco Science in 2014 for a series of vaporizer products and Neff to produce a special 26-piece apparel collection composed of T-shirts, jerseys and hats, which were a creative collaboration among the label's artists and Neff.[16]

Members

Current

Ty Dolla Sign (left) and Chevy Woods (right) performing with founder Wiz Khalifa in December 2013.

In-house producers

Alumni

Discography

Studio albums

Wiz Khalifa

Album Title Year
Show and Prove 2006
Deal or No Deal 2009
Rolling Papers 2011
Mac and Devin Go to High School (with Snoop Dogg) 2011
O.N.I.F.C. 2012
Blacc Hollywood 2014
Khalifa 2016
Rolling Papers 2 2016

Juicy J

Album Title Year
Hustle Till I Die 2009
Stay Trippy 2013
Pure THC: The Hustle Continues 2015

Project Pat

Album Title Year
Mista Don't Play 2: Everythangs Money 2015

Taylor Gang

Album Title Year
Taylor Gang: The Album[26] 2016

Ty Dolla $ign

Album Title Year
Free TC 2015

EPs

Artist Album title Year
Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y Live in Concert 2013
Ty Dolla Sign Beach House 2014
Wiz Khalifa & Ty Dolla Sign Talk About It In The Morning 2015

Mixtapes

Wiz Khalifa[27]

Album Title Year
Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania 2005
Grow Season 2007
Prince of the City 2 2007
Star Power 2008
Flight School 2009
How Fly (with Curren$y) 2009
Burn After Rolling 2009
Kush & Orange Juice 2010
Cabin Fever 2011
Taylor Allderdice 2012
Cabin Fever 2 2012
28 Grams 2014
Cabin Fever 3 2015

Chevy Woods[28]

Album Title Year
Pilot Shit 2010
Red Cup Music 2011
The Cookout (with Wiz Khalifa) 2011
Gangland 2012
Gangland 2 2013
Gangland 3 2015
And The Story Goes... 2016

Juicy J[29]

Album Title Year
Play Me Some Pimpin (with Project Pat) 2009
The Realist Nigga in the Game 2009
Play Me Some Pimpin 2 2009
Cut Throat (with Project Pat) 2009
Cut Throat 2 (Dinner Thieves) (with Project Pat) 2010
Convicted Felons (with Project Pat and Bank Mr. 912) 2010
Rubba Band Business (with Lex Luger) 2010
Rubba Band Business 2 (with Lex Luger) 2011
Young Nigga Movement (with Lex Luger and V.A.B.P.) 2011
Blue Dream & Lean 2011
Blue Dream & Lean: Reloaded 2012
Blue Dream & Lean 2 2015
100% Juice 2015
O's to Oscars 2015
Rubba Band Business 3 2016

Project Pat

Album Title Year
Cheez N Dope 2013
Cheez N Dope 2 2013
Cheez N Dope 3: Street God 2014
Pistol & A Scale 2015
Street God: Street Testimony 2015
Street God 2: God Bless the Streets 2016

Ty Dolla $ign

Album Title Year
Beach House 2 2013
$ign Language 2014
Airplane Mode 2015

Berner

Album Title Year
Dirty Sneakers...Plenty of Ways to Get It 2007
Track Money and Pack Money (with Equipto) 2007
Drought Season (with The Jacka) 2008
Weekend at Bernies 2009
Drought Season 2 (with the Jacka) 2009
Blow (with Messy Marv) 2009
Traffic (with Ampichino) 2009
Traffic 2 (Trains Planes & Automobiles) (with Ampichino) 2010
Blow (Blocks and Boat Docks) (with Messy Marv) 2010
The White Album 2011
Border Wars (with The Jacka) 2012
Cookies & Cream (with San Quinn) 2013
Prohibition (with B-Real) 2014
Drought Season 3 (with The Jacka) 2015
Prohibition Part 2 (with B-Real) 2015
Hempire 2016

Tuki Carter

Album Title Year
Atlantafornication[30] 2012
Tuki 2014

Courtney Noelle

Album Title Year
Love on the Run 2014

J.R. Donato

Album Title Year
North Pole 2014
Fast Money & Freedom 2015

References

  1. 1 2 Gail Mitchell (August 18, 2014). "Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang Records signs distro deal with INgrooves". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang debuts vaporizers". Global License. December 19, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ Music News Desk (August 19, 2014). "Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Gang Records taps INgrooves Music Group for worldwide distribution". Broadway World. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Natali Bianco (November 6, 2012). "Wiz Khalifa brings the Taylor Gang to Civic Auditorium". The Gateway. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ Julian Sonny (June 25, 2015). "How Wiz Khalifa went from local rapper to international icon". Elite Daily. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ Trent Clark (September 15, 2015). "Wiz Khalifa surprises Taylor Allderdice High School with $45K worth of backpacks". Hip Hop Wired. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ JP DelaCuesta (January 24, 2012). "Chevy Woods: Taylor Gang’s general breaks down his army’s music & more". All HipHop. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ Ross Green (July 25, 2011). "Interview: Wiz Khalifa reveals his web secrets of success". NBC New York. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ Adelle Platon (March 4, 2014). "Taylor Gang’s Courtney Noelle unveils 'Love On The Run' mixtape artwork and tracklisting". VIBE. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ Michael A. Gonzales (May 15, 2014). "Courtney Noelle preps first album with Wiz Khalifa [INTERVIEW]". Ebony. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason. "Juicy J Stays Trippy: Inside The Rapper's Unlikely Comeback". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  12. ↑ Elva Aguilar (January 31, 2014). "Interview:Juicy J Talks About Lord Infamous, Katy Perry's "Dark Horse," & His Relationship With Taylor Gang". Complex. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ty Dolla $ign Officially Joins Taylor Gang". Vibe. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  14. ↑ Kev Ross (November 5, 2014). "J.R. Donato Releases New Video For "Couldn't Wait" Signs to Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang". Radio Facts. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  15. ↑ Horowitz, Steven J. (2013-02-21). "Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose Give Birth To Baby Boy Sebastian Taylor Thomaz | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  16. ↑ Nate Bodansky (June 6, 2014). "Neff x Taylor Gang Ent. launch new apparel collection". Hypebeast. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Mixtape: Tuki Carter "Atlantafornication"". Complex. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  18. ↑ Nigel D. (2013-01-11). "Wiz Khalifa Teams Up With Berner the Mexican American Rapper & Sketch For A New Clothing Line Called "Freshko" | RealTalkNY". Realtalkny.uproxx.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  19. ↑ Agnew, Thomas (September 18, 2012). "Courtney Noelle:Show the Queen Love". Jenesis Magazine.
  20. ↑ Tara, Segree (November 2011). "Taylor Gang:Built From the Ground UP!". Global Grind. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  21. ↑ http://www.dailychiefers.com/2013/08/31/wiz-khalifa-announces-j-r-donatos-signing-to-taylor-gang/
  22. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa Signs Ty Dolla $ign To Taylor Gang". XXL.
  23. ↑ "Sledgren Talks "Morocco," Taylor Allderdice, & 20 Unreleased Songs With Wiz Khalifa - XXL". Xxlmag.com. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  24. ↑ Jake Crates (2012-05-18). "Sledgren (Taylor Gang) – One Night In NewYork". AllHipHop.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  25. ↑ "Yo TM88 signed with Juicy J's production company". IGN Boards. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  26. ↑ "Twitter / RealTaylorGang: Taylor Gang group album". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  27. ↑ "Taylor Gang Records". Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  28. ↑ "Taylor Gang Records". Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  29. ↑ "Taylor Gang Records". Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  30. ↑ "Tuki Carter - Munchies - Listen & Download". Djbooth.net. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
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