Dead Game Records
Dead Game Records is an American independent record label in founded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by Tommy Jones and Travis Johnson. The label started in 2002 when Jones noticed an opening and lapse in marketing by other local and regional labels.[1] The label has included Kevin Gates[2] and Max Minelli.[3]
Dead Game Records | |
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Founded | 2002 |
Founder | Travis Johnson, Tommy Jones |
Genre | Hip hop, R&B, gangsta, dance |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Official website | deadgamerecords |
History
Johnson was a classmate of Kevin Gates at Kenilworth Middle School in Baton Rouge. Johnson encouraged him to take rapping and his skills more seriously. In 2005 Gates signed to Dead Game Records as the labels main artist for over half a decade.[2] With financial support and strategic marketing Gates flourished.[4] Releasing six mixtapes, including features with Boosie Bad Azz, who was from the same neighborhood as Johnson and Jones.
In the absence of Gates for two years, Dead Game joined former Koch Entertainment[5] artist Max Minelli to release The Heart of a King and The Leak. In 2011, after his release from incarceration, Gates resumed his career with a new inspired style and an intense effort to release a multitude of projects in a short period of time. This was noticed by Artist Publishing Group which entered a joint venture partnership with Dead Game allowing Gates to be distributed by Atlantic Records.
Roster
- Kevin Gates
- Baby Joe
- The Voice
- BeezyKKK
- Adam Dollars
Former
- Racked up Ready (Deceased)[6]
- Kevin Gates
- Max Minelli
Mixtapes
Title | Album details |
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Kevin Gates - Its My Time |
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Kevin Gates - Pick of the Litter |
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Kevin Gates - All or Nuthing | |
Kevin Gates - All In | |
Kevin Gates - Behind Enemy Lines |
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Kevin Gates and Max Minelli - The Leak [12] |
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Kevin Gates - I Don't Know What 2 Call it Vol1 | |
Kevin Gates - Make Em Believe | |
Lil One The Champ - Loyalty |
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Lil One The Champ - Quida Mae [18] |
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Albums
Title | Album details |
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Max Minelli - Heart of a King |
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Kevin Gates - Islah |
See also
References
- "Dead Game Records LLC - LouisianaCorporates – Company Profiles of Louisiana". Louisianacorporates.com.
- "Question in the Form of an Answer: An Interview with Kevin Gates". Passionweiss.com. 7 February 2013.
- "Max Minelli Returns with New Track "If It Wasn't for Love" [Audio]". Hiphopwired.com. 28 September 2010.
- "Erik Tee Talks with Dead Game Records About Kevin Gates Diss [NSFW , VIDEO]". 107jamz.com. 21 August 2013.
- "Max Minelli Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- "Rising Baton Rouge rapper Racked Up Ready -- father of 4 and a 'momma's boy' -- among 2 killed in Bogalusa shooting". Theadvocate.com. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- "All Or Nuthin Mixtape by Kevin Gates - // Free Mixtapes @". Datpiff.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- "Kevin Gates - All or Nuthin Mixtape | CrackMixtapes.com". Archived from the original on 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- "All In Mixtape by Kevin Gates Hosted by Ya Boy Earl - // Free Mixtapes @". Datpiff.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- "Kevin Gates - All in | Spinrilla". Archived from the original on 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- "Behind Enemy Lines Mixtape by Kevin Gates Hosted by Dead Game & Blu Boy Ent - // Free Mixtapes @". Datpiff.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- "The Leak Mixtape by Kevin Gates, Max Minelli Hosted by Dead Game Records Presents". DatPiff.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- "I Dont Know What 2 Call It Vol .1 Mixtape by Kevin Gates Hosted by DJ Chill - // Free Mixtapes @". Datpiff.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- "Kevin Gates - I Don't Know What to Call It Vol. 1 | Spinrilla". Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- "Make Em Believe Mixtape by Kevin Gates Hosted by DJ Ya Boy Earl - // Free Mixtapes @". Datpiff.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- "Make Em' Believe - Kevin Gates". Spinrilla.com. 17 April 2012.
- "Loyalty Mixtape by LiL One The Champ - // Free Mixtapes @". Datpiff.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- "MyMixtapez WebPlayer". mymixtapezwebplayer.vuziqsrv.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-15.
- "Hip Hop Album Sales: Rihanna, Kevin Gates & G-Eazy". Hiphopdx.com. 8 February 2016.
- "Kevin Gates Drops "Time for That" Video, Reveals "Islah" Album is Certified Platinum". Xxlmag.com. 8 September 2016.