Brick Squad Monopoly
| 1017 Records | |
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1017 Records' logo
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Gucci Mane |
| Status | Active |
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Various Atlantic Records (Gucci Mane only) |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Brick Squad Monopoly | |
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| Parent company | 1017 Brick Squad Records |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Waka Flocka Flame |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Official website | wakaflockabsm |
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1017 Brick Squad, also known as 1017 Eskimo or simply 1017, is an American record label founded by Gucci Mane after his departure from Mizay Entertainment and the closing of So Icey. The label itself has been a home to a roster of prominent hip hop artists that included Waka Flocka Flame, OJ da Juiceman, Chief Keef, Young Thug, and Young Scooter.
Gucci Mane opened the record label after signing with Mizay Entertainment in 2007, following the release of his independent album, Trap-A-Thon. On May 4, 2010, Mane announced he had closed So Icey Entertainment and left Mizay Entertainment due to business problems with Debra Antney.
Gucci Mane stated that he was starting his own record label and that his employer, Jerry Alvarado, was already signing a distribution deal with Asylum Records. The first artists to sign up to 1017 Brick Squad were OJ Da Juiceman, Wali Da Great, and Waka Flocka Flame, who signed up whilst they were still signed to Mizay Entertainment.
Juiceman's debut album was unofficially released through the Brick Squad record label (officially it was released through Asylum Records and Mizay Entertainment). Brick Squad's first mainstream success occurred in 2009, when Gucci released The State vs. Radric Davis. Brick Squad also signed Waka Flocka Flame, who released his debut album, Flockaveli, through Brick Squad, Mizay Entertainment, and Warner Bros. On September 28, 2010, Mane released his third studio album, The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted.
On December 16, 2011, member Slim Dunkin was shot and killed at an Atlanta recording studio preparing to shoot a music video. He was shot while arguing with another person in the building, who has been identified as another Atlanta rapper, Young Vito. On February 25, 2013, Young Vito was acquitted of murdering Slim Dunkin, but he was given a 25-year sentence for aggravated assault and possession of a firearm.
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