EMPIRE | |
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Founded | 2010 | -present
Founder | Ghazi Shami |
Status | Active |
Genre | Hip hop, R&B, rock, pop, gospel, Latin |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | San Francisco, California |
Official website | www.empi.re |
EMPIRE is an American distribution company and record label based in San Francisco, California with offices in New York and Atlanta. Founded in 2010 by Ghazi Shami, it has released albums in the genres of hip hop, R&B, reggae, rock, gospel, Latin, and pop.
Companies and artists such as Top Dawg Entertainment (Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul), Steel Wool (Anderson .Paak, Watsky, Jez Dior), Funk Volume (Hopsin, Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton), ESGN (Freddie Gibbs), Think It's A Game Entertainment (Rich Homie Quan, YFN Lucci), Paper Route Empire (Young Dolph), Trill Entertainment (Boosie Badazz, Webbie), Last Kings Records (Tyga), Taylor Gang Entertainment (Berner, Chevy Woods), Hustle Gang (T.I.), Nature Sounds (J. Dilla, Devin The Dude, Pete Rock), Jamla Records (9th Wonder, Rapsody) and Mastered Trax (C-Kan) have partnerships with EMPIRE, with music being distributed across platforms such as iTunes, Google Play, Amazon.com, Spotify, Soundcloud and Rdio, along with physical CD’s and vinyl being distributed to traditional record stores.