Dreamville Records
| Dreamville Records | |
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| Parent company | Interscope Geffen A&M Records |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | J.Cole |
| Distributor(s) | Interscope Records |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Official website | dreamville |
Dreamville Records is an American record label founded by North Carolina-based rapper J. Cole. There are currently six artists signed to the label, including Ari Lennox, Bas, Cozz, Omen, Lute and Cole himself. Dreamville also houses producers Elite, Ron Gilmore, K-Quick and Cedric Brown.
J. Cole and Omen first met when they were teenagers on a blog, where they used to share rhymes and battle each other. They later met in person when the Dreamville brand was created with J. Cole and Ibrahim Hamad. Cole released three mixtapes, The Come Up (2007), The Warm Up (2009), and Friday Night Lights (2010), and Omen released two mixtapes, Delayed (2010) and Afraid of Heights (2011).
J. Cole released his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story on September 27, 2011, selling 218,000 copies in the first week of its release. His sophomore album, Born Sinner was released on June 18, 2013, selling 297,000 copies in its first week of release.
On January 28, 2014, J. Cole announced that his record label Dreamville Records had signed AES a distribution deal with Interscope Records, while releasing the first Dreamville collaborative mixtape, Revenge of the Dreamers. On the same day he announced the signing of Queens-based rapper, Bas. His debut album, Last Winter was released on April 29, 2014.
On June 26, 2014, J. Cole officially announced the signing of Los Angeles-based rapper, Cozz. His debut album was titled Cozz & Effect and was released on October 3, 2014. On December 9, J. Cole released his third album titled 2014 Forest Hills Drive, which marks as the label's first platinum album.
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