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| parent = It's a Wonderful World Music Group
| founded = 2009
| founded = {{start date|2008}}
| founder = 9th Wonder
| founder = 9th Wonder
| status = Active
| distributor = [[Empire Distribution]]
| distributor = [[Empire Distribution]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[Rhythm and blues]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[rhythm and blues]]
| country = [[United States]]
| country = U.S.
| location = [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
| location = [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], U.S.
| url = {{url|facebook.com/iwwmusicgroup}}
| website = {{URL|jamlarecords.com}}
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'''It's A Wonderful World Music Group (IWWMG)''' is an independent record label, founded by hip hop producer ''' Patrick Douthit''' ([[9th Wonder]]) in 2009.
'''It's a Wonderful World Music Group''' is an independent record label, founded by hip hop producer [[9th Wonder]] in 2008.


==History==
== History ==
9th Wonder founded It's a Wonderful World Music Group shortly after leaving the group [[Little Brother (group)|Little Brother]]. The idea of starting his own label was given to him by a fiance of one of the members of his production team.<ref>{{cite web|last1=S.|first1=Nathan|title=9TH WONDER: THE JAMLA RECORDS ORIGIN STORY, MASTA ACE & MORE #A3CPROAUDIO|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/news/entry/9th-wonder-jamla-records-original-story-a3c-video|website=djbooth.net|publisher=The DJ Booth, LLC|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> The company initially had distribution from [[Warner Music Group]] under [[Asylum Records|Asylum]] and [[Warner Bros. Records]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Adams|first1=Gregory|title=9th Wonder to Finally Release 'Wonder Years'|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/9th_wonder_to_finally_release_wonder_years|website=exclaim.ca|publisher=Exclaim!|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> However, creative differences between 9th and Asylum Records were the primary delay behind the release of his 2011 album ''The Wonder Years''. He then left the company and sought distribution from Traffic Entertainment Group and [[The Orchard (company)|The Orchard]] for the physical release of It's a Wonderful World's first offering, Big Remo's 2010 album ''Entrapment'' and his long-delayed ''The Wonder Years''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Physical Release Schedule|url=http://dailyrindblog.com/newsletter/physreleaseschedule/onesheets/2011%20sheets/1108/11.8%20Traffic%20one%20sheets.pdf|website=dailyrindblog.com|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref>
In January 2009, 9th Wonder initially announced plans to start two independent record labels, '''Jamla''' and '''The Academy''', under the IWWMG imprint. ''Jamla'' originally consisted of [[Skyzoo]], [[2005–06 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|GQ]], [[Rapsody]], Tyler Woods, and Big Remo, while ''The Academy'' consisted of HaLo, Heather Victoria, Thee Tom Hardy, Actual Proof (Sundown & Enigma), TP & [[The Away Team (group)|The Away Team]] ([[Khrysis]] & [[Sean Boog]]). ''The Academy'' artists were later folded into the ''Jamla'' label.


In January 2008, 9th Wonder initially announced plans to start two independent record labels, '''Jamla''' and '''The Academy''', under the It's a Wonderful World imprint. The names of the two labels referenced his background: ''The Academy'' referred to his position as a college professor, while ''Jamla'' was a nod to [[Motown Records]]' original name [[Tamla Records]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=S.|first1=Nathan|title=9TH WONDER: THE JAMLA RECORDS ORIGIN STORY, MASTA ACE & MORE #A3CPROAUDIO|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/news/entry/9th-wonder-jamla-records-original-story-a3c-video|website=djbooth.net|publisher=The DJ Booth, LLC|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> Jamla originally consisted of Brooklyn rapper [[Skyzoo]], [[2005–06 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team]] player Quentin Thomas – better known as the moniker GQ,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chase|first1=Chris|title=Former UNC player Quentin Thomas tries his hand at rapping|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Former-UNC-player-Quentin-Thomas-tries-his-hand-?urn=ncaab,176230|website=sports.yahoo.com|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=[Interview] GQ talks "Death Threats and Love Notes," the stigma of basketball players rapping, and working with 9th Wonder |url=http://thecomeupshow.com/2013/04/10/interview-gq-talks-death-threats-and-love-notes-the-stigma-of-basketball-players-rapping-and-working-with-9th-wonder/|website=thecomeupshow.com|date=April 10, 2013|publisher=The Come Up Show|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> rapper [[Rapsody]], R&B singer Tyler Woods, and hardcore rapper Big Remo. The Academy consisted of rapper HaLo, singer Heather Victoria, Thee Tom Hardy, North Carolinian duo Actual Proof, TP & [[The Away Team (group)|The Away Team]]. The Academy artists were later folded into the Jamla label. In 2012, It's a Wonderful Music Group obtained distribution from its current distributor, Empire Distribution. The first album released under the deal was Rapsody's debut ''[[The Idea of Beautiful]]''. Jamla also had a short-lived joint venture deal with [[Buckshot (rapper)|Buckshot]]'s [[Duck Down Music]] to distribute albums by Skyzoo<ref>{{cite web|last1=Starbury|first1=Allen|title=Rapper Skyzoo Lands Deal with 9th Wonder's Jamla Records |url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/09/rapper-skyzoo-lands-deal-with-9th-wonders-jamla-records/|website=ballerstatus.com|date=May 9, 2009|publisher=Baller Status|access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> and The Away Team.
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In July 2010, 9th Wonder officially debuted his production team for IWWMG. '''The Soul Council''' consists of [[Khrysis]], E. Jones, Fatin "10" Horton, Ka$h Don't Make Beats, AMP, Eric G., & 9th Wonder himself.<ref>{{cite web|title=9th Wonder Presents The Soul Council|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj5HKeWGAhQ|publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=2012-03-18}}</ref> In August 2014, 9th Wonder announced Nottz as being the newest member of The Soul Council.<ref>{{cite web|title=9th Wonder Calls Nottz "Arguably The Best" Producer On Earth, Welcomes Him To Jamla's The Soul Council|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.30293/title.9th-wonder-calls-nottz-arguably-the-best-producer-on-earth-welcomes-him-to-jamla-s-the-soul-council|website=hiphopdx.com|publisher=Hip Hop DX|accessdate=2014-08-24}}</ref>


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In July 2010, 9th Wonder officially debuted his production team for IWWMG. '''The Soul Council''' consists of [[Khrysis]], E. Jones, Fatin "10" Horton, Ka$h Don't Make Beats, AMP, Eric G., & 9th Wonder himself.<ref>{{cite web|title=9th Wonder Presents The Soul Council|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj5HKeWGAhQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/zj5HKeWGAhQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|publisher=youtube.com|access-date=March 18, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In August 2014, 9th Wonder announced Nottz as being the newest member of The Soul Council.<ref>{{cite web|title=9th Wonder Calls Nottz "Arguably The Best" Producer On Earth, Welcomes Him To Jamla's The Soul Council|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.30293/title.9th-wonder-calls-nottz-arguably-the-best-producer-on-earth-welcomes-him-to-jamla-s-the-soul-council|website=hiphopdx.com|publisher=Hip Hop DX|access-date=August 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824121707/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.30293/title.9th-wonder-calls-nottz-arguably-the-best-producer-on-earth-welcomes-him-to-jamla-s-the-soul-council|archive-date=August 24, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2015, [[Hi-Tek]] was announced as the newest member of The Soul Council.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hernandez|first1=Victoria|title=Hi-Tek Joins The Soul Council|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.36213/title.hi-tek-joins-the-soul-council|website=hiphopdx.com|date=November 10, 2015|publisher=Cheri Media|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref>
==Artists==
*[[9th Wonder]] - President/CEO


Aside from 9th Wonder being the President and CEO, other members of Jamla hold executive positions as well. The Away Team member Sean Boog was named as label manager in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Paine|first1=Jake|title=9th Wonder Names Sean Boog Label Manager For Jamla Records|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.24109/title.9th-wonder-names-sean-boog-label-manager-for-jamla-records-|website=hiphopdx.com|date=May 28, 2013|publisher=Complex Music|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> In April 2015, recording engineer [[Young Guru]] was named as the Director of Operations.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harris|first1=Christopher|title=Young Guru Joins 9th Wonder's Jamla Records|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.33238/title.young-guru-joins-9th-wonders-jamla-records|website=hiphopdx.com|date=April 3, 2015|publisher=Complex Music|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> The Soul Council producer AMP is also the label's artwork director, while Khrysis is the label's in-house recording engineer as well as mixing and mastering engineer.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barrow|first1=Jerry|title=17 Things Khrysis Wants You To Know In 2015|url=http://watchloud.com/khrysis-wiki/|website=watchloud.com|publisher=Electus LLC|access-date=December 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128065219/http://watchloud.com/khrysis-wiki/|archive-date=January 28, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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===Jamla Records===
*GQ
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*[[Rapsody]]
*Big Remo
*Heather Victoria
*HaLo
*TP
*Actual Proof
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*[[Add-2]]


[[Roc Nation]] signed Rapsody in 2016 <ref>{{cite web|title=RAPSODY SIGNS TO ROC NATION|url=http://thesource.com/2016/07/16/rapsody-signs-to-roc-nation/|website=the source.com|date=16 July 2016|publisher=The Northstar Group|access-date=2016-07-20}}</ref> and Reuben Vincent in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Somajor |first1=Kim |title=JAY-Z SIGNS JAMLA’S REUBEN VINCENT TO ROC NATION |url=https://thesource.com/2021/12/22/jay-z-signs-jamlas-reuben-vincent-to-roc-nation/ |website=the source.com |publisher=The Northstar Group |access-date=2021-11-26}}</ref>
===The Soul Council (Producers)===
*[[9th Wonder]]
*[[Fatin production discography|Fatin "10" Horton]]
*Ka$h
*[[AMP production discography|AMP]]
*E. Jones
*[[Khrysis]]
*Eric G.
*[[Nottz]]


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== Jamla Records ==
===Former Artists===
*[[9th Wonder]] – President/CEO<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crates|first1=Jake|title=9th Wonder Talks About SXSW, Updates Fans on Plans with Jamla Label|url=http://allhiphop.com/2012/03/18/9th-wonder-talks-about-sxsw-updates-fans-on-plans-with-jamla-label/|website=allhiphop.com|date=March 18, 2012|publisher=Complex Music|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Skyzoo]]
*Thee Tom Hardy
*Tyler Woods


=== Notable artists ===
==Discography==
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* [[Rapsody]]


===Albums===
=== Past artists ===
*2009: [[Skyzoo]] - [[The Salvation]] (Jamla/Duck Down)
* [[Skyzoo]]
* [[The Away Team (group)|The Away Team]]
*2010: Big Remo - Entrapment (Jamla)
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* [[Add-2]]
*2010: [[Skyzoo]] & [[Illmind]] - [[Live From The Tape Deck]] (Jamla/Duck Down)
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*2010: [[9th Wonder]] - 9th's Opus: It's a Wonderful World Music Group
*2011: Median - The Sender (Foreign Exchange Music/Jamla/Fat Beats)
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*2011: [[9th Wonder]] - [[The Wonder Years (9th Wonder album)|The Wonder Years]]
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*2011: The Away Team - [[Scars & Stripes|Scars and Stripes]] (Jamla/Duck Down)
*2012: Actual Proof - Black Boy Radio
*2012: Big Remo - Sleepwalkers
*2012: Sean Boog - Sean Boogie Nights (Jamla)
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*2012: 9th Wonder & Buckshot - [[The Solution (9th Wonder and Buckshot album)|The Solution]] (Jamla/Duck Down)
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*2012: Murs & 9th Wonder - [[The Final Adventure]]
*2012: Rapsody - The Idea Of Beautiful
*2013: GQ - Death Threats & Love Notes (Jamla)
*2014: Jamla Is The Squad Compilation
*2014: GQ - Rated Oakland
*2014: Halo (guest starring Masta Killa) - Mansa Musa


===EPs===
== Discography ==
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{{Main|It's a Wonderful World Music Group discography}}
*2010: Actual Proof - The FreEP (The Academy)
*2011: Heather Victoria - Hip Hop Soul Lives
*2011: GQ - Trouble Man
*2012: Rapsody - The Black Mamba EP
*2013: Add-2 & Khrysis - Between Heaven and Hell EP
*2014: Rapsody - (TBA) - October 2014


===The Instrumental Albums===
=== Notable albums ===
*2009: Skyzoo – ''[[The Salvation (Skyzoo album)|The Salvation]]'' (Jamla/Duck Down)
*2011: Eric G - Stars & Lights
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*2011: 9th Wonder – ''[[The Wonder Years (9th Wonder album)|The Wonder Years]]''
*2012: Eric G - The Jamla Collection Vol. 1
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*2011: The Away Team – ''[[Scars & Stripes]]'' (Jamla/Duck Down)
*2012: Eric G - The Jamla Collection Vol. 2
*2012: Eric G - The Jamla Collection Vol. 3
*2012: Rapsody – ''[[The Idea of Beautiful]]''
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*2012: 9th Wonder & Buckshot – ''[[The Solution (Buckshot and 9th Wonder album)|The Solution]]'' (Jamla/Duck Down)
*2012: Ka$h - The Jamla Files
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*2012: Murs & 9th Wonder – ''[[The Final Adventure]]''
*2012: Khrysis - fuNkwhatchuheard
*2012: 9th Wonder - Tutankhamen: Valley of the Kings (Jamla)
*2015: Murs & 9th Wonder – ''[[Brighter Daze]]''
*2017: Rapsody – ''[[Laila's Wisdom]]'' (Jamla/[[Roc Nation]])
*2012: AMP - AMP on the Beat Like Vol. 1 (Jamla)
*2019: Rapsody – ''[[Eve (Rapsody album)|Eve]]'' (Jamla/[[Roc Nation]])
*2013: E. Jones - Music Never Stops (Jamla)
*2013: Khrysis - Merry Khrysmas (Jamla)
*2014: Eric G - Speechless (Jamla)


===Upcoming Albums===
== See also ==
*Big Remo - Hero (January 2015)
*TP - Flying Into The Future (TBA)
*Actual Proof - All God's Children Got Rhythm (TBA)
*Heather Victoria - Black Girl Story (2015)
*Add-2 - TBA (November 2014)

==See also==
*[[9th Wonder production discography]]
*[[9th Wonder production discography]]
*[[Khrysis production discography]]
*[[Khrysis production discography]]
*[[AMP production discography]]
*[[Fatin production discography]]
*[[Nottz production discography]]
*[[It's a Wonderful World Music Group discography]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://9thwonder.com 9thwonder.com]
*[http://9thwonder.com/ 9thwonder.com]
*[http://iwwmgroup.com iwwmgroup.com]
*[http://iwwmgroup.com/ iwwmgroup.com]
{{9th Wonder}}
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{{It's A Wonderful World Music Group}}
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 13 December 2024

It's a Wonderful World Music Group
Founded2008 (2008)
Founder9th Wonder
Distributor(s)Empire Distribution
GenreHip hop, rhythm and blues
Country of originU.S.
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Official websitejamlarecords.com

It's a Wonderful World Music Group is an independent record label, founded by hip hop producer 9th Wonder in 2008.

History

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9th Wonder founded It's a Wonderful World Music Group shortly after leaving the group Little Brother. The idea of starting his own label was given to him by a fiance of one of the members of his production team.[1] The company initially had distribution from Warner Music Group under Asylum and Warner Bros. Records.[2] However, creative differences between 9th and Asylum Records were the primary delay behind the release of his 2011 album The Wonder Years. He then left the company and sought distribution from Traffic Entertainment Group and The Orchard for the physical release of It's a Wonderful World's first offering, Big Remo's 2010 album Entrapment and his long-delayed The Wonder Years.[3]

In January 2008, 9th Wonder initially announced plans to start two independent record labels, Jamla and The Academy, under the It's a Wonderful World imprint. The names of the two labels referenced his background: The Academy referred to his position as a college professor, while Jamla was a nod to Motown Records' original name Tamla Records.[4] Jamla originally consisted of Brooklyn rapper Skyzoo, 2005–06 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team player Quentin Thomas – better known as the moniker GQ,[5][6] rapper Rapsody, R&B singer Tyler Woods, and hardcore rapper Big Remo. The Academy consisted of rapper HaLo, singer Heather Victoria, Thee Tom Hardy, North Carolinian duo Actual Proof, TP & The Away Team. The Academy artists were later folded into the Jamla label. In 2012, It's a Wonderful Music Group obtained distribution from its current distributor, Empire Distribution. The first album released under the deal was Rapsody's debut The Idea of Beautiful. Jamla also had a short-lived joint venture deal with Buckshot's Duck Down Music to distribute albums by Skyzoo[7] and The Away Team.

In July 2010, 9th Wonder officially debuted his production team for IWWMG. The Soul Council consists of Khrysis, E. Jones, Fatin "10" Horton, Ka$h Don't Make Beats, AMP, Eric G., & 9th Wonder himself.[8] In August 2014, 9th Wonder announced Nottz as being the newest member of The Soul Council.[9] In November 2015, Hi-Tek was announced as the newest member of The Soul Council.[10]

Aside from 9th Wonder being the President and CEO, other members of Jamla hold executive positions as well. The Away Team member Sean Boog was named as label manager in 2013.[11] In April 2015, recording engineer Young Guru was named as the Director of Operations.[12] The Soul Council producer AMP is also the label's artwork director, while Khrysis is the label's in-house recording engineer as well as mixing and mastering engineer.[13]

Roc Nation signed Rapsody in 2016 [14] and Reuben Vincent in 2021.[15]

Jamla Records

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Notable artists

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Past artists

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Discography

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Main article: It's a Wonderful World Music Group discography

Notable albums

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ S., Nathan. "9TH WONDER: THE JAMLA RECORDS ORIGIN STORY, MASTA ACE & MORE #A3CPROAUDIO". djbooth.net. The DJ Booth, LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Adams, Gregory. "9th Wonder to Finally Release 'Wonder Years'". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "Physical Release Schedule" (PDF). dailyrindblog.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  4. ^ S., Nathan. "9TH WONDER: THE JAMLA RECORDS ORIGIN STORY, MASTA ACE & MORE #A3CPROAUDIO". djbooth.net. The DJ Booth, LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Chase, Chris. "Former UNC player Quentin Thomas tries his hand at rapping". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "[Interview] GQ talks "Death Threats and Love Notes," the stigma of basketball players rapping, and working with 9th Wonder". thecomeupshow.com. The Come Up Show. April 10, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  7. ^ Starbury, Allen (May 9, 2009). "Rapper Skyzoo Lands Deal with 9th Wonder's Jamla Records". ballerstatus.com. Baller Status. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  8. ^ "9th Wonder Presents The Soul Council". youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  9. ^ "9th Wonder Calls Nottz "Arguably The Best" Producer On Earth, Welcomes Him To Jamla's The Soul Council". hiphopdx.com. Hip Hop DX. Archived from the original on August 24, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  10. ^ Hernandez, Victoria (November 10, 2015). "Hi-Tek Joins The Soul Council". hiphopdx.com. Cheri Media. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  11. ^ Paine, Jake (May 28, 2013). "9th Wonder Names Sean Boog Label Manager For Jamla Records". hiphopdx.com. Complex Music. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  12. ^ Harris, Christopher (April 3, 2015). "Young Guru Joins 9th Wonder's Jamla Records". hiphopdx.com. Complex Music. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  13. ^ Barrow, Jerry. "17 Things Khrysis Wants You To Know In 2015". watchloud.com. Electus LLC. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  14. ^ "RAPSODY SIGNS TO ROC NATION". the source.com. The Northstar Group. July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  15. ^ Somajor, Kim. "JAY-Z SIGNS JAMLA'S REUBEN VINCENT TO ROC NATION". the source.com. The Northstar Group. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  16. ^ Crates, Jake (March 18, 2012). "9th Wonder Talks About SXSW, Updates Fans on Plans with Jamla Label". allhiphop.com. Complex Music. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
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