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S. Carter Records | |
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Founder | Jay-Z |
Defunct | 2009 (2009) |
Country of origin | United States |
S. Carter Records was arecord label formed byJay-Z. The label includedFoxy Brown. The label was formed afterThe Island Def Jam Music Group, holding a 50% stake in theRoc-A-Fella Records, bought the last 50% of the company. They also appointed Jay-Z the president ofDef Jam Recordings, soon afterDamon "Dame" Dash andKareem "Biggs" Burke were released as the co-founders of Roc-A-Fella Records. Dash and Burke have started up Dame Dash Music Group since, which was also distributed by Island Def Jam. In 2009, S. Carter Records dissolved and went out of business after Jay-Z createdRoc Nation in 2008, which was actually a 10-year contract agreement between him and concert promotion companyLive Nation. Despite the closure, the name still bears copyright on later Jay-Z releases, albeit as "S. Carter Enterprises".
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