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{{short description|American record label}}
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{{Infobox record label
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| name        = {{color|white|Aftermath Entertainment}}
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| parent      = [[Universal Music Group]]
| founded     = {{start date and age|1996|03|22}}
| status      = Active
| founder     = [[Dr. Dre]]
| distributor = {{ubl|[[Interscope Records]]|{{small|(US)}}|[[Polydor Records]]|{{small|(UK and France)}}|[[Universal Music Group]]|{{small|(international)}}|[[12Tone Music]]/[[Warner Music Group|Warner]]|{{small|([[Anderson .Paak]] releases)}}}}
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| country     = United States
| location    = [[Santa Monica]], [[California]], U.S.
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'''Aftermath Entertainment''' is an American [[record label]] founded by rapper and record producer [[Dr. Dre]] in 1996. It operates as a [[subsidiary]] of [[Universal Music Group]], and is distributed through [[Interscope Records]].

The label's roster includes artists such as [[Eminem]], [[Marsha Ambrosius]], [[Anderson .Paak]], and [[Ez Mil]], while former artists include [[50 Cent]] and [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[Busta Rhymes]] among others.

== History ==
Upon his departure from [[Death Row Records]] on March 22, 1996, Dr. Dre quickly launched Aftermath Entertainment through Death Row's former parent label, Interscope Records. It was founded as a "boutique label" that prides itself on "quality over quantity", focusing on small numbers of high-profile releases.<ref name="hitquarters.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_AngeloSanders.html |title=Interview With Angelo Sander |publisher=[[HitQuarters]] |date=December 19, 2005 |access-date=June 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103055717/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_AngeloSanders.html |archive-date=January 3, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''[[Dr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath]]'' was the label's first release. The compilation, featuring artists who were amongst the label's first signees, was released on November 26, 1996. The album entered the charts at #6 and went platinum.

A few months prior to the album's release Dr. Dre had grabbed the cover of the Source Magazine. The title of the issue was "Dr. Dre Leaves Death Row" and in the article he alludes to a couple of tracks that Dre was cooking up for the album—"East Coast/West Coast Killaz" and RBX "Blunt Time". The first single/video for the album was the aforementioned "East Coast/West Coast Killaz" which was one of the more timely tracks in hip-hop history, as it was released amidst the height of the East/West rap wars and nearly to the date of 2pac's murder. The track featured A-list artists from both coasts—B-Real, RBX, Nas, KRS1—under the name Group Therapy—and the music video even featured a cameo from Southern rap star Scarface, as people in a smoke-filled room talked about a secret plan to shut down hip-hop. The track appealed to artists to "Kill that Noise" and end the East/West beef before it was too late. Though critically acclaimed, the track failed to make a major impression in mainstream radio play and influence. The same holds true for Dr. Dre's second single for the album in which Dre performs every verse for the track as a solo artist. The song "Been There, Done That" received some moderate video play on MTV and BET, but featured a more subdued and laid back version of Dre, that failed to make a huge impact commercially. These singles were released well ahead of the album—along with a feature segment on Dre and his Aftermath Presents Compilation that ran repeatedly on MTV. The hype did earn Dre a top 10 album upon its release, another platinum plaque, yet somehow was still considered to be a flop according to Dre's exorbitantly high expectations. It remains somewhat of a cult classic to this day. Most the artists on the album wouldn't be around when the label would take off a couple years later on the back of Eminem, but Mel-Man appears as a solo rapper/producer for the cut "Shttin On The World" and would remain a key producer for the label on upcoming hit projects.

A year later, on October 21, 1997, Aftermath released the only collaborative project by hip hop [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[The Firm (hip-hop group)|The Firm]], composed of [[Nas]], [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]], [[AZ (rapper)|AZ]] and [[Nature (rapper)|Nature]]. Despite the highly anticipated album featuring production and cameo appearances by Dr. Dre himself, debuting atop the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and being certified platinum,<ref name="RIAA-Firm"/> it sold below commercial expectation. The group was subsequently dropped from Aftermath and later disbanded.

Upon recommendation from Interscope co-founder and Dre's close friend, [[Jimmy Iovine]], he signed [[Eminem]] to Aftermath on March 9, 1998.<ref>{{cite web|author=XXL Staff|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/the-8-biggest-moment-eminem-signs-to-aftermath/|title=The #8 Biggest Moment: Eminem Signs To Aftermath|publisher=[[XXL Magazine]]|date=2008-02-05|access-date=2021-12-26}}</ref> On February 23, 1999, Eminem's major-label debut album, ''[[The Slim Shady LP]]'' was released. The album debuted at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number one on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart, went on to be certified quadruple platinum, and arguably became the label's first successful album release. Also in 1999, on November 16, after a seven-year hiatus from releasing an album, Aftermath released ''[[2001 (Dr. Dre album)|2001]]'', Dr. Dre's follow-up to his 1992 album, ''[[The Chronic]]''. The album went on to be certified sextuple platinum.

Several more artists were signed to, and later dropped from Aftermath, including Hittman, [[Rakim]], [[King T]], [[Dawn Robinson]] and [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]], due to production, creative or business conflicts. Following the June 25, 2002 release of her debut album under Aftermath, ''[[Truthfully Speaking]]'', singer [[Truth Hurts (singer)|Truth Hurts]], Dr. Dre and producer [[DJ Quik]] faced a multi-million dollar lawsuit from [[Lata Mangeshkar]] over the unauthorized usage of one of her songs as a sample for her hit single, "[[Addictive (song)|Addictive]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=2002-10-31 |title=Indian Composer Sues Over Truth Hurts Sample |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/indian-composer-sues-over-truth-hurts-sample-73635/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> This caused sales from her debut album to dwindle and Truth Hurts to subsequently cut ties with the label soon after.<ref name="AM-Truth">{{cite web|date=November 10, 2008 |url=http://www.aftermathmusic.com/blog/interviews/2003/truth-hurts-september-2003/ |title=Truth Hurts |publisher=Aftermath Entertainment |access-date=December 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529064001/http://www.aftermathmusic.com/blog/interviews/2003/truth-hurts-september-2003/ |archive-date=May 29, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Judge Rules Truth Hurts' Album Must Be Pulled Or Stickered |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/ycdaye/judge-rules-truth-hurts-album-must-be-pulled-or-stickered |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105064704/https://www.mtv.com/news/ycdaye/judge-rules-truth-hurts-album-must-be-pulled-or-stickered |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref>

In 2002, [[New York City]] rapper [[50 Cent]] was signed to Aftermath by Dr. Dre through a joint venture with Eminem's [[Shady Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2014/02/50-cent-leaves-interscope-rescords-signs-with-caroline-capitol-umg|title=50 Cent Parts Ways with Interscope Records, Signs Independent Deal with Caroline/Capitol/UMG|website=[[Complex Networks]] |access-date= May 28, 2022}}</ref> His major-label debut album, ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album)|Get Rich or Die Tryin']]'', was released on February 6, 2003, through the three labels. It mainly featured production from Dr. Dre and Eminem, who also executive produced the album. Highly anticipated and anchored by the success of the singles "[[21 Questions]]", "[[If I Can't]]" and the number one hit, "[[In da Club]]", the album debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. Selling 872,000 copies in its first week, the album went on to be certified 9× Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] in 2020 with "In da Club" going diamond in 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lamarre |first=Carl |date=2023-11-01 |title=Party Like It's Your Birthday, Because 50 Cent's 'In Da Club' Earns RIAA Diamond Status |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/50-cent-in-da-club-riaa-diamond-1235461341/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Compton, California|Compton]] rapper [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] signed with the label in mid-2003 through a joint venture with 50 Cent's [[G-Unit Records]], after a negotiation between Dre and Iovine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilang |first=Rafly |date=2020-05-20 |title=50 Cent To The Game: What Dr. Dre's Former Aftermath Artists Are Up To Now |url=https://www.thethings.com/dr-dre-former-aftermath-artists-record-company-50-cent-the-game-eminem-snoop-tupac-kendrick-lamar/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=TheThings |language=en}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=May 2024}} On January 18, 2005, Aftermath and G-Unit released his debut album, ''[[The Documentary]]'', to commercial and critical acclaim. It stood upon the ''Billboard'' 200's number one position for a total of two weeks and went on to sell two million copies in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=9 facts about The Game's 'The Documentary' that you didn't know |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2020-01-18/82066/9-facts-about-the-games-the-documentary-that-you-didnt-know/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=REVOLT |language=en-US}}</ref> Shortly after the release of ''The Documentary'', tensions between the Game and 50 Cent ignited, with the latter dropping the former from his G-Unit imprint during an interview on a radio show, which provoked a shooting causing Game's friend to sustain a non-fatal bullet wound in his leg.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Robby Seabrook IIIRobby Seabrook IIIContributing Authors: Trent |date=2023-02-28 |title=50 Cent and The Game's Beef Results in Shooting at Hot 97 - Today in Hip-Hop |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/today-in-hip-hop-50-cent-the-game-beef-hot-97-shooting/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}</ref> After a truce,<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=2005-03-09 |title=50 Cent, The Game Call A Truce In Harlem |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/50-cent-the-game-call-a-truce-in-harlem-63788/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> Game and 50 continued to clash through interviews and diss tracks, with the former catapulting the catchphrase, "G-Unot", a parody and boycott of [[G-Unit]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Game Ends 50 Cent Truce With Verbal Attacks At Summer Jam |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/6czdfz/game-ends-50-cent-truce-with-verbal-attacks-at-summer-jam |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419202002/https://www.mtv.com/news/6czdfz/game-ends-50-cent-truce-with-verbal-attacks-at-summer-jam |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref> This action resulted in Dr. Dre forcing the Game off of Aftermath in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-11-24 |title=THE GAME SAYS HE OWES IT ALL TO DR. DRE |url=https://www.dailypress.com/2006/11/24/the-game-says-he-owes-it-all-to-dr-dre/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Daily Press |language=en-US}}</ref> Game was transferred from Interscope to its subsidiary, [[Geffen Records]], which is also a part of Universal Music's [[Interscope Geffen A&M Records]], to help terminate his contractual obligations with Aftermath and G-Unit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-07-28 |title=The Game Drops Aftermath, Signs Deal With Geffen? |url=https://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/forum/topic/9042-the-game-drops-aftermath-signs-deal-with-geffen/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince Forum |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first1=Insanul|last1=Ahmed|author2=Ornah|last3=Ross|first3=Eric|first4=Lauren|last4=Nostro|author5=Tenchanters |title=16 Label Changes That Shocked The Rap Game |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/insanul-ahmed/16-label-changes-that-shocked-the-rap-game |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref>

[[Busta Rhymes]] was signed and released one album on June 13, 2006, [[The Big Bang (Busta Rhymes album)|''The Big Bang'']], which would later debut at number one, becoming his first and only album in his career to make the number one slot on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=2006-06-21 |title=Busta's 'Bang' Crowns Three Album Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bustas-bang-crowns-three-album-charts-58059/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2008, after internal conflict with Jimmy Iovine over the delaying of his planned eighth studio album, ''Blessed'', Busta Rhymes was released from Interscope, causing him to lose his deal with Aftermath.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/01/30/busta-rhymes-clears-up-rumors-of-argument-with-jimmy-iovine/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718155441/http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/01/30/busta-rhymes-clears-up-rumors-of-argument-with-jimmy-iovine/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |title=Busta Rhymes Clears Up Rumors Of Argument With Jimmy Iovine |last=Starbury |first=Allen |work=BallerStatus.com |date=January 30, 2009 |access-date=January 4, 2012 }}</ref> The album would later be reworked into ''[[Back on My B.S.]]'' which would later be released in the spring of 2009, under Interscope's now-defunct sister label, [[Universal Motown Records|Universal Motown]], in conjunction with his own label, Flipmode Entertainment (now [[Conglomerate (record label)|Conglomerate]]).<ref name="bustasnewlabel">Jokesta (September 18, 2008). [http://www.defsounds.com/news/Busta_rhymes_inks_new_deal_jay_z_starts_yet_another_label Busta Rhymes Inks New Deal, Jay Z Starts Yet Another Label?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316085443/http://www.defsounds.com/news/Busta_rhymes_inks_new_deal_jay_z_starts_yet_another_label |date=March 16, 2009 }} DefSounds. Accessed September 18, 2008.</ref>

[[Stat Quo]], a rapper from [[Atlanta]], was released from Aftermath and Eminem's [[Shady Records]] in 2008 after being a part of the joint deal for five years, citing differences in direction over whether or not to release his debut album, ''[[Statlanta]]''.<ref name="statquo">[https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.7949/title.stat-quo-to-release-300-400-unreleased-dr-dre-tracks Stat Quo To Release "300-400" Unreleased Dr. Dre Tracks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303074628/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7949/title.stat-quo-to-release-300-400-unreleased-dr-dre-tracks/p.1 |date=March 3, 2009 }}. HipHopDX.com. Accessed December 26, 2021.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=((Team 24x7)) |date=2017-02-08 |title=Stat Quo Reveals Getting Dropped from Aftermath After Arguing with Eminem over a Chorus |url=https://hiphop24x7.com/interview/stat-quo-revealed-getting-dropped-from-aftermath-after-arguing-with-eminem-over-a-chorus/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=HipHop24x7 {{!}} Hip Hop News & Music |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Simmons |first=Ted|date=2017-02-07 |title=Stat Quo Tells the Story of Getting Dropped From Aftermath - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/stat-quo-aftermath-arguing-eminem/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}</ref> The album was later reworked and released independently in the summer of 2010.

[[Philadelphia]] rapper Eve, who had returned to the label in 2004, following her previous label, [[Ruff Ryders Entertainment]], ending their distribution deal with Interscope, also ended her relationship with Aftermath for the second time, leaving the label in December 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eve Leaves Aftermath, Signs with Geffen |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2007/04/16/eve-leaves-aftermath-signs-with-geffen/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Rap-Up |language=en-US}}</ref> The first time Eve joined Aftermath and was later dropped in 1998 in exchange for the label signing would-be labelmate, Eminem, she claimed to be "devastated".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=2020-09-08 |title=Eve says she was "devastated" after Dr. Dre dropped her from Aftermath |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/eve-says-she-was-devastated-after-dr-dre-dropped-her-for-eminem-aftermath-2747970 |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> The second time is over Interscope and Geffen's constant delaying of her fourth studio album, ''Here I Am'', which was set to be released under Aftermath, [[Swizz Beatz]]'s [[Full Surface Records]] and Interscope's Geffen. Following a falling out with Interscope co-founder Jimmy Iovine, Eve parted ways with Interscope Geffen A&M in December 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hova |first=Tray |date=2010-04-26 |title=V Exclusive: Eve On Rocky Interscope Relationship: 'People Promised Me Sh*t' |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/v-exclusive-eve-rocky-interscope-relationship-people-promised-me-sht-52297/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=VIBE.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and went on a four-year hiatus from music, before returning with her reworked fourth album, now titled ''[[Lip Lock]]'', released independently in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tracklisting: Eve - 'Lip Lock' |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2013/04/05/tracklisting-eve-lip-lock/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Rap-Up |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2010, it was revealed that [[Bishop Lamont]] had left the label, due to the repeated delaying of his debut, ''The Reformation'',<ref name="Bishop Leaves">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tenerifehotel.net/en/aftermathmusic.html|title=Aftermath Music dot com &#124; Dr. Dre Eminem 50 Cent Busta Rhymes Stat Quo Eve Bishop Lamont G.A.G.E.|website=www.tenerifehotel.net|access-date=November 5, 2019}}</ref> while singer [[Marsha Ambrosius]] had also left the label the same year to sign with the now-defunct [[J Records]].<ref name="Marsha Leaves">{{cite web|url=http://www.soulculture.co.uk/featuredbanner/in-her-own-words-marsha-ambrosius-confirms-signing-to-j-records-forthcoming-collaborations-new-album/|title=In Her Own Words: Marsha Ambrosius on signing to J Records + New Album|work=SoulCulture|access-date=March 9, 2015|archive-date=January 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115172049/http://www.soulculture.co.uk/featuredbanner/in-her-own-words-marsha-ambrosius-confirms-signing-to-j-records-forthcoming-collaborations-new-album/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In March 2012, it was announced that Kendrick Lamar had signed with the label jointly through [[Top Dawg Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.18953/title.kendrick-lamar-black-hippy-sign-to-aftermath-interscope |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125165637/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.18953|archive-date=2013-01-25 |title=Kendrick Lamar & Black Hippy Sign To Aftermath & Interscope|publisher=HipHop DX |date=2012-03-08 |access-date=2021-12-26 }}</ref> That October, his album, ''[[Good Kid, M.A.A.D City]]'', was released. It received commercial and critical acclaim, becoming one of the best hip hop albums of that year and the 2010s overall.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dana |first=Joe |date=2023-10-22 |title=Kendrick Lamar's 'Good Kid, mAAd City': A Lesson In Storytelling |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/kendrick-lamars-good-kid-maad-city/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2013, [[Jon Connor]] announced his signing to Aftermath during the [[2013 BET Hip Hop Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1715655/jon-connor-dr-dre-aftermath-label/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509035026/http://www.mtv.com/news/1715655/jon-connor-dr-dre-aftermath-label/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 9, 2014|title=Jon Connor's Record Deal With Dr. Dre Isn't About The Money|work=MTV News|access-date=December 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-29 |title=Dr. Dre Signs Jon Connor To Aftermath - Rap Radar |url=https://rapradar.com/2013/09/29/dr-dre-signs-jon-conner-to-aftermath/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=rapradar.com |language=en-US}}</ref> However, in May 2019, he parted ways with the label after the constant delaying of his planned debut album, ''Vehicle City'', ending his four-year relationship with Dre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeLawrence |first=Jacob |date=2022-06-08 |title=The People's Rapper: A Reasonable Conversation With Jon Connor |url=https://stillcrew.com/reasonable-conversation-jon-connor-aftermath-kay-slay-8648b62fd651 |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ClayClay |date=2018-11-07 |title=Jon Connor Waiting To Get Out of Aftermath "Shackles" |url=https://club937.com/jon-connor-waiting-to-get-out-of-aftermath-shackles/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Club 93.7 |language=en}}</ref> On February 20, 2014, 50 Cent announced his departure from Interscope Records, which included his joint deal with Aftermath and Shady.<ref>{{cite web|author=Keith Nelson Jr|url=https://allhiphop.com/headlines/50-cent-leaves-interscope-records-new-album-coming-june-3rd/ |title=50 Cent Leaves Interscope Records, New Album Coming June 3rd |publisher=AllHipHop.com |date=2014-02-20 |access-date=2021-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenburg |first=Zack O'Malley |title=50 Cent Leaves Interscope, Takes G-Unit Records Independent |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/02/20/50-cent-leaves-interscope-takes-g-unit-records-independent/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Cent Leaves Interscope Records |url=https://www.bet.com/article/c7rqzt/50-cent-leaves-interscope-records |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=BET |language=en}}</ref> He later signed to his own imprint, G-Unit Records, in a new distribution deal with Interscope's sister label, [[Capitol Records]]' former independent faction, [[Caroline Records]] (now [[Virgin Music]]).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramirez |first=Erika |date=2014-02-20 |title=50 Cent Leaves Interscope, Brings G-Unit Imprint to Capitol's Caroline |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/50-cent-leaves-interscope-brings-g-unit-imprint-to-capitols/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

On March 15, 2015, Kendrick Lamar's third studio album, ''[[To Pimp a Butterfly]]'', was released a week earlier than expected, due to a marketing error on behalf of Interscope.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-03-16 |title=Kendrick drops To Pimp A Butterfly early a week early |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-31906086 |access-date=2023-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitz-Gerald |first=Sean |date=2015-03-16 |title=Kendrick Lamars To Pimp a Butterfly Released a Week Early [Updated] |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/03/kendrick-lamars-butterfly-released-a-week-early.html |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> Despite this, the album received widespread acclaim and debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming Lamar's first in his career to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-01 |title=Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Becomes Highest-Rated Album Of All Time |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/kendrick-lamar-to-pimp-a-butterfly-highest-rated-album-all-time |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}</ref> On August 7, after fifteen years and nine months of not releasing an official album, Dr. Dre released his latest album, ''[[Compton (album)|Compton]]'', in promotion for the year's biopic, [[Straight Outta Compton (film)|''Straight Outta Compton'']], which chronicled the rise and fall of Dre's previous group, [[N.W.A]]''.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1820704/dr-dre-announces-compton-the-soundtrack-explains-why-detox-never-came-out/news/|title=Dr. Dre Announces New Album Compton: The Soundtrack, Explains Why Detox Never Came Out|date=2015-08-01|work=Stereogum|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> The album debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-17 |title=Straight outta Nashville? Luke Bryan tops Dr. Dre's 'Compton' on Billboard chart |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-luke-bryan-dr-dre-compton-billboard-20150817-story.html |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Through the album, [[Anderson .Paak]], one of its core features, was in talks to sign with Aftermath. The deal did not complete until January 2016.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=2016-01-31 |title=Watch Dr. Dre Welcome Anderson .Paak to Aftermath Roster |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/dr-dre-anderson-paak-compton-malibu-aftermath-entertainment/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> However, Anderson was not signed to Interscope through the imprint, instead signing a management deal with [[Doug Morris]]' 12Tone Music.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Variety Staff |date=2018-03-27 |title=Anderson.Paak Pacts With Doug Morris' New 12 Tone Label |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/anderson-paak-pacts-with-doug-morris-new-12-tone-label-1202737237/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Through these labels, he released two albums, [[Oxnard (album)|''Oxnard'']] (2018) and [[Ventura (Anderson .Paak album)|''Ventura'']] (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Méndez |first=Chris Malone |title=Anderson .Paak's 'Ventura' Album: What's Old Is New Again |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cmalone/2019/04/12/anderson-paaks-ventura-album-whats-old-is-new-again/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2022, Kendrick Lamar announced his final album under Top Dawg, a double album titled ''[[Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-20 |title=Kendrick Lamar Says He's Producing His "Final TDE Album" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kendrick-lamar-says-hes-producing-his-final-tde-album/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> It was released under TDE and Aftermath without further input from Dr. Dre nor Top Dawg affiliates. It is unclear whether if this album is also Lamar's final album under Aftermath as he recently shifted his focus on his own production label, [[PGLang]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mckinney |first=Jessica |title=What Is pgLang? Kendrick Lamar's Mysterious New Company, Explained |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-mckinney/what-is-pglang-kendrick-lamar |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref>

In 2023, it was announced and later confirmed that after 50 Cent and Stat Quo, Filipino rapper [[Ez Mil]] has officially signed to Aftermath and Shady.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EZ MIL SIGNS TO SHADY RECORDS/AFTERMATH ENTERTAINMENT/INTERSCOPE RECORDS |url=https://www.shadyrecords.com/2023/07/26/ez-mil-signs-to-shady-records-aftermath-entertainment-interscope-records/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Shady Records |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schube |first=Will |date=2023-07-28 |title=Ez Mil Inks Deal With Shady, Aftermath, And Interscope Records |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/ez-mil-shady-aftermath-interscope-records/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Surej |date=2023-07-27 |title=Ez Mil signs with Eminem and Dr. Dre's Shady/Aftermath labels |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/ez-mil-eminem-dr-dre-shady-aftermath-interscope-label-3474058 |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=NME |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2021, Dr. Dre confirmed that he had finished recording ''[[Casablanco]]'', an album with [[Marsha Ambrosius]], with both artists describing the finished product as some of their “best work”.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/dr-dre-confirms-collaboration-with-marsha-ambrosius-this-is-some-of-my-best-work-3118027 | title=Dr. Dre confirms collaboration with Marsha Ambrosius: "This is some of my best work!" | website=[[NME]] | date=December 13, 2021 }}</ref> The album was released in June 2024 to critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/marsha-ambrosius-casablanco-dr-dre-65d4452a574743fc9600b674009dbbbc | title=Marsha Ambrosius' new 'CASABLANCO' album is just what Dr. Dre ordered | website=[[Associated Press News]] | date=June 28, 2024 }}</ref>

In 2024, [[Snoop Dogg]], Dr. Dre's lifetime collaborator since 1992, signed with the label to record his upcoming twentieth studio album ''[[Missionary (album)|Missionary]]'', entirely produced by Dr. Dre. The album was released on December 13, 2024, via Dr. Dre's then-defunct founded and Snoop Dogg-revived record label [[Death Row Records]]. The album is a [[Spiritual successor|spiritual sequel]] to his debut studio album ''[[Doggystyle]]'' (1993), while he was then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg.

==Roster==
===Current acts===
{|class="wikitable"
|- 
! Act
! Years
! Releases
|-
|[[Dr. Dre]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Founder
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
|[[Eminem]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1998–present
|style="text-align:center;"|13
|-
|[[Marsha Ambrosius]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/marsha-ambrosius-dr-dre-casablanco-album-update-1234823681/ | title=Marsha Ambrosius Says Her "Brand New Classic" Album 'Casablanco' is "On the Way" | date=November 28, 2023 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2006–2009<br/>2023–present
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[Anderson .Paak]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Peters |first1=Mitchell |title=Watch Dr. Dre Welcome Anderson .Paak to Aftermath Roster |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/dr-dre-anderson-paak-compton-malibu-aftermath-entertainment/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 26, 2021 |date=January 31, 2016}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2016–present
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
|[[Ez Mil]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2023–present
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|}

===Former artists===
<!-- This list should only include artists with a Wikipedia page or that are reliably sourced.-->
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Act
! Years on<br/>the label
! Releases<br/>under the label
|-
|[[RBX]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1996–1999
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[King T]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1996–2001
|style="text-align:center;"|–{{efn|group=upper-alpha|The album was originally titled 'The Kingdom Come' and was slated for a release on 'June 30, 1998', on Aftermath Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.1106/title.king-tee-releases-aftermath-album|title = King Tee: Releases Aftermath Album|date = 7 August 2002}}</ref>}}
|-
|[[The Firm (hip-hop group)|The Firm]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1997–1998
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[Dawn Robinson]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1997–1998
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[Eve (rapper)|Eve]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1998–1999, 2004–2007
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|Hittman
|style="text-align:center;"|1998–2001
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[Rakim]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/1428236/rakim-signs-with-dr-dres-aftermath-records/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151019031739/http://www.mtv.com/news/1428236/rakim-signs-with-dr-dres-aftermath-records/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= October 19, 2015 |title=Rakim Signs With Dr. Dre's Aftermath Records |last1=Johnson |first1=Elon |last2=Parry |first2=Heather |work=MTV.com |date=October 27, 2000 |access-date=December 26, 2021}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|2000–2003
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[The Last Emperor (rapper)|The Last Emperor]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2000–2003
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|Shaunta
|style="text-align:center;"|2000–2003
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[Truth Hurts (singer)|Truth Hurts]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2001–2003
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|Joe Beast
|style="text-align:center;"|2001–2003
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|Brooklyn
|style="text-align:center;"|2001–2003
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[50 Cent]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2002–2014
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
|[[Ice Cube]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.1216/title.ice-cube-speaks-on-dre-aftermath#:~:text=Ice%20Cube%20recently%20spoke%20to,I%20think%20that's%20something%20exciting. |title=Ice Cube speaks on Dre & Aftermath |magazine=HipHopDX |date=2002-09-22 |access-date=2025-01-07}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|2002–2004
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2002–2005
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[Stat Quo]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2003–2008
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[Busta Rhymes]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2004–2008
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|Suga Suga
|style="text-align:center;"|2005–2009
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[Dion Jenkins|Dion]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/hi-tek-groomed-dion-inks-with-aftermath-58272/ |title=Hi-Tek Groomed Dion Inks With Aftermath |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2021-12-26}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|2005–2007
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|G.A.G.E.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tenerifehotel.net/en/aftermathmusic.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122162609/http://www.aftermathmusic.com/blog/category/former-artists/gage/|url-status=dead|title=Aftermath Music dot com &#124; Dr. Dre Eminem 50 Cent Busta Rhymes Stat Quo Eve Bishop Lamont G.A.G.E.|archive-date=January 22, 2011|website=www.tenerifehotel.net|access-date=November 5, 2019}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|2005–2007
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[Bishop Lamont]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2005–2010
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[Joell Ortiz]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2006–2008
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|YV
|style="text-align:center;"|2006–2012
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|Bohagon
|style="text-align:center;"|2008–2012
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|Hayes<ref>{{cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/1627866/timbaland-teams-with-dr-dre-to-introduce-detroit-mc-hayes/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141124065143/http://www.mtv.com/news/1627866/timbaland-teams-with-dr-dre-to-introduce-detroit-mc-hayes/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= November 24, 2014 |title=Timbaland Teams With Dr. Dre To Introduce Detroit MC Hayes - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=2009-12-09 |access-date=2021-12-26}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|2009–2010
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[Slim the Mobster]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2009–2012
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[Kendrick Lamar]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2012–2022
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
|[[Jon Connor]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2013–2019
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|Justus
|style="text-align:center;"|2015–2016
|style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|[[Silk Sonic]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2021–2022
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[Snoop Dogg]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2023–2024
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|}

===Former producers===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Producer
! Years on<br/>the label
|-
|[[Chris Taylor (music producer)|Chris "The Glove" Taylor]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1996–1999
|-
|[[Bud'da]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1996–2001
|-
|[[Mel-Man]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1996–2004
|-
|Flossy P
|style="text-align:center;"|1996–1999
|-
|Stu-B-Doo
|style="text-align:center;"|1996–1999
|}

== Discography ==
===Studio albums===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Artist
!Album
!class="unsortable"|Details
|-
|[[The Firm (hip-hop group)|The Firm]]
|''[[The Album (The Firm album)|The Album]]''
|
*Released: October 21, 1997
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.<ref>Billboard, "[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the firm|chart=all}} Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album]" ''Billboard.com''</ref>
*RIAA certification: Platinum<ref name="RIAA-Firm">[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=&artist=The%20Firm&perPage=25 "Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database – The Firm"]. [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. Retrieved November 29, 2010.</ref>
|-
|[[Eminem]]
|''[[The Slim Shady LP]]''
|
*Released: February 23, 1999
*Chart positions: #2 U.S.<ref>Billboard, [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eminem|chart=all}} "The Slim Shady LP"]. Billboard.com.</ref>
*RIAA certification: 5× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22slim%20shady%22 |title=RIAA – Searchable Database: Slim Shady |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=December 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019190604/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22slim%20shady%22 |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |df=mdy }}</ref>
|-
|[[Dr. Dre]]
|''[[2001 (Dr. Dre album)|2001]]''
|
*Released: November 16, 1999
*Chart positions: #2 U.S.<ref>Billboard, "[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dr. dre|chart=all}} 2001]" ''Billboard.com''</ref>
*RIAA certification: 7× Platinum<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Dr.%20Dre%202001&artist=&perPage=25 "Gold &Platinum: Searchable Database – Dr. Dre 2001"]. [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. Retrieved September 10, 2010.</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|Eminem
|''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]''
|
*Released: May 23, 2000
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.<ref>Billboard, [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eminem|chart=all}} "The Marshall Mathers LP"]. Billboard.com.</ref>
*RIAA certification: Diamond<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Marshall%20Mathers%22 |title=RIAA – Searchable Database: Marshall Mathers |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=December 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019190604/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Marshall%20Mathers%22 |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |df=mdy }}</ref>
|-
|''[[The Eminem Show]]''<br/><small>(released with [[Shady Records|Shady]])</small>
|
*Released: May 26, 2002
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.<ref>Billboard, [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eminem|chart=all}} "The Eminem Show"]. Billboard.com.</ref>
*RIAA certification: Diamond<ref>{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Eminem%20Show%22 |title=RIAA – Searchable Database: Eminem Show |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=December 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019190604/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Eminem%20Show%22 |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
|-
|[[Truth Hurts (singer)|Truth Hurts]]
|''[[Truthfully Speaking]]''
|
*Released: June 25, 2002
*Chart positions: #5 U.S.<ref>Billboard, "[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=truth hurts|chart=all}} Truthfully Speaking]" ''Billboard.com''</ref>
*RIAA certification: —
|-
|[[50 Cent]]
|''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin']]'' <br/><small>(released with Shady and [[G-Unit Records|G-Unit]])</small>
|
*Released: February 6, 2003
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.<ref>Billboard, "[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=50 cent|chart=all}} Get Rich or Die Tryin']" ''Billboard.com''</ref>
*RIAA certification: 9× Platinum<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
|-
|Eminem
|''[[Encore (Eminem album)|Encore]]'' <br/><small>(released with Shady)</small>
|
*Released: November 12, 2004
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.<ref>Billboard, "[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eminem|chart=all}} Encore]" ''Billboard.com''</ref>
*RIAA certification: 5× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=Encore |title=RIAA – Searchable Database: Encore |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=December 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019190604/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=Encore |archive-date=October 19, 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|[[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]
|''[[The Documentary]]'' <br/><small>(released with G-Unit)</small>
|
*Released: January 18, 2005
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.<ref>James Montgomery, 2005-01-26, "[http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1496275/20050126/game_the.jhtml Straight Outta Compton, Straight To #1: The Game Tops Albums Chart] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020033331/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1496275/20050126/game_the.jhtml |date=October 20, 2008 }}" ''VH1.com''</ref>
*RIAA certification: 2× Platinum<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=The%20Documentary&artist=&perPage=25 "Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database – The Documentary"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019190604/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=The%20Documentary&artist=&perPage=25 |date=October 19, 2015 }}. [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. Retrieved November 3, 2010.</ref>
|-
|50 Cent
|''[[The Massacre]]'' <br/><small>(released with Shady and G-Unit)</small>
|
*Released: March 3, 2005
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.<ref>Billboard, "[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=50 cent|chart=all}} The Massacre]" ''Billboard.com''</ref>
*RIAA certification: 6× Platinum<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=The%20Massacre&artist=&perPage=25 "Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database – The Massacre"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019190604/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=The%20Massacre&artist=&perPage=25 |date=October 19, 2015 }}. [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. Retrieved September 10, 2010.</ref>
|-
|[[Busta Rhymes]]
|''[[The Big Bang (Busta Rhymes album)|The Big Bang]]''<br/><small>(released with [[Conglomerate (record label)|Flipmode]])</small>
|
*Released: June 13, 2006
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=busta rhymes|chart=all}} "The Big Bang - Busta Rhymes"]. Billboard.com. Retrieved January 2, 2011.</ref>
*RIAA certification: Gold<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Bang&artist=Rhymes&perPage=25 "Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database – The Big Bang"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019190604/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Bang&artist=Rhymes&perPage=25 |date=October 19, 2015 }}. [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. Retrieved January 2, 2011.</ref>
|-
|50 Cent
|''[[Curtis (50 Cent album)|Curtis]]'' <br/><small>(released with Shady and G-Unit)</small>
|
*Released: September 11, 2007
*Chart positions: #2 U.S.<ref>Geoff Mayfield (September 18, 2007). [https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kanye-crushes-50-cent-in-huge-album-sales-week-1049182/ Kanye Crushes 50 Cent in Huge Album Sales Week]. ''Billboard''. Accessed December 26, 2021.</ref>
*RIAA certification: Platinum<ref>{{cite news|last=Crosley|first=Hillary|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-leaks-idUSN1126044820080712|title=Music industry insiders find upside in album leaks|work=Reuters|publisher=[[Reuters Group]]|date=July 12, 2008|access-date=December 26, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|Eminem
|''[[Relapse (Eminem album)|Relapse]]'' <br/><small>(released with Shady)</small>
|
*Released: May 15, 2009
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.
*RIAA certification: 3× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=Relapse |title=RIAA – Searchable Database: Relapse |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=December 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019190604/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=Relapse |archive-date=October 19, 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|50 Cent
|''[[Before I Self Destruct]]'' <br/><small>(released with Shady and G-Unit)</small>
|
*Released: November 9, 2009
*Chart positions: #4 U.S.
*RIAA certification: Gold<ref name="RIAA-search">[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Before%20I%20Self%20Destruct&perPage=25 "Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019190604/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Before%20I%20Self%20Destruct&perPage=25 |date=October 19, 2015 }}. [[Recording Industry Association of America]].</ref>
|-
|Eminem
|''[[Recovery (Eminem album)|Recovery]]'' <br/><small>(released with Shady)</small>
|
*Released: June 18, 2010
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.
*RIAA certification: 8× Platinum<ref name="RIAA-Recovery">{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=Recovery |title=RIAA – Searchable Database: Recovery |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=December 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019190604/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=Recovery |archive-date=October 19, 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Kendrick Lamar]]
|''[[Good Kid, M.A.A.D City]]'' <br/><small>(released with [[Top Dawg Entertainment|Top Dawg]])</small>
|
*Released: October 22, 2012
*Chart positions: #2 U.S.
*RIAA certification: 3× Platinum
|-
|Eminem
|''[[The Marshall Mathers LP 2]]'' <br/><small>(released with Shady)</small>
|
*Released: November 5, 2013
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.
*RIAA certification: 4× Platinum<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=The+Marshall+Mathers+LP+2#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|work=RIAA|access-date=2017-09-12|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Kendrick Lamar
|''[[To Pimp a Butterfly]]'' <br/><small>(released with Top Dawg)</small>
|
*Released: March 15, 2015
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.
*RIAA certification: Platinum
|-
|Dr. Dre
|''[[Compton (album)|Compton]]''
|
*Released: August 7, 2015
*Chart positions: #2 U.S.
*RIAA certification: Gold
|-
|Kendrick Lamar
|''[[Damn (Kendrick Lamar album)|Damn]]'' <br/><small>(released with Top Dawg)</small>
|
*Released: April 14, 2017
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.
*RIAA certification: 3× Platinum<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA|access-date=November 5, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|Eminem
|''[[Revival (Eminem album)|Revival]]'' <br/><small>(released with Shady)</small>
|
*Released: December 15, 2017
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.
*RIAA certification: Platinum<ref>"[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Eminem+Revival#search_section Revival RIAA certification]". ''[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]''. Retrieved January 21, 2020.</ref> 
|-
|''[[Kamikaze (Eminem album)|Kamikaze]]'' <br/><small>(released with Shady)</small>
|
*Released: August 31, 2018
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.
*RIAA certification: Platinum<ref>"[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Eminem&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section Kamikaze RIAA certification]". ''[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]''. Retrieved January 21, 2020.</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Anderson .Paak]]
|''[[Oxnard (album)|Oxnard]]'' <br/><small>(released with 12Tone Music)</small>
|
*Released: November 16, 2018
*Chart positions: #11 U.S.
*RIAA certification: —
|-
|''[[Ventura (Anderson .Paak album)|Ventura]]'' <br/><small>(released with 12Tone Music)</small>
|
*Released: April 12, 2019
*Chart positions: #4 U.S.
*RIAA certification: —
|-
|Eminem
|''[[Music to Be Murdered By]]'' <br/><small>(released with Shady)</small>
|
*Released: January 17, 2020
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.
*RIAA certification: Platinum
|-
|[[Silk Sonic]]
|''[[An Evening with Silk Sonic]]'' <br/><small>(released with [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]])</small>
|
*Released: November 12, 2021
*Chart positions: #2 U.S.
*RIAA certification: Platinum
|-
|Kendrick Lamar
|''[[Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers]]'' <br/><small>(released with Top Dawg and [[PGLang]])</small>
|
*Released: May 13, 2022
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.
*RIAA certification: Gold
|-
|[[Ez Mil]]
|''[[DU4LI7Y: REDUX]]''<br/><small>(released with Shady)</small>
|
*Released: August 11, 2023
*Chart positions: —
|-
|[[Marsha Ambrosius]]
|''[[Casablanco]]''<br/>
|
*Released: June 28, 2024
*Chart positions: —
|-
||Eminem
|''[[The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)]]''<br/><small>(released with Shady)</small>
|
*Released: July 12, 2024
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.
*RIAA certification: —
|-
||[[Snoop Dogg]]
|''[[Missionary (album)|Missionary]]''<br/><small>(released with [[Death Row Records|Death Row]])</small>
|
*Released: December 13, 2024
*Chart positions: #20 U.S.
|-
|}

===Compilation albums===
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|-
!Artist
!Album
!class="unsortable"|Details
|-
|rowspan="2"|Various Artists
|''[[Dr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath]]''
|
*Released: November 26, 1996
*Chart positions: #6 U.S.<ref name=autogenerated1>Billboard, "[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dr. dre|chart=all}} Dr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath]" ''Billboard.com''</ref>
* [[RIAA certification]]: Platinum<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=DR.%20DRE%20PRESENTS...%20THE%20AFTERMATH&artist=&perPage=25 "Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database – Dr. Dre Presents: the Aftermath"]. [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. Retrieved September 10, 2010.</ref>
|-
|''[[The Wash (soundtrack)|The Wash]]''
|
*Released: November 6, 2001
*Chart positions: #19 U.S.<ref>Billboard, "[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=soundtrack|chart=all}} The Wash Soundtrack]" ''Billboard.com''</ref>
*RIAA certification: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=The+Wash#search_section |title=RIAA – Searchable Database: The Wash |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=December 26, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|[[Eminem]]
|''[[Curtain Call: The Hits]]'' <br/><small>(released with [[Shady Records|Shady]])</small>
|
*Released: December 6, 2005
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.<ref>Billboard, [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eminem|chart=all}} "Curtain Call: The Hits"]. Billboard.com.</ref>
*RIAA certification: Diamond<ref>{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Curtain%20Call%22 |title=RIAA – Searchable Database: Curtain Call |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=December 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019190604/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Curtain%20Call%22 |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
|-
|[[Kendrick Lamar]]
|''[[Untitled Unmastered]]'' <br/><small>(released with [[Top Dawg Entertainment|Top Dawg]])</small>
|
*Released: March 4, 2016
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.
*RIAA certification: —
|-
|[[50 Cent]]
|''[[Best of 50 Cent]]''<br /><small>(released with Shady)</small>
|
*Released: March 31, 2017
*Chart position: #119 U.S.
*RIAA certification: —
|-
|Various Artists
|''[[Black Panther (soundtrack)|Black Panther]]'' <br/><small>(released with Top Dawg)</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/black-panther-the-album-music-from-and-inspired-by/1440906927|title=Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By Kendrick Lamar, SZA|access-date=November 5, 2019|via=music.apple.com}}</ref>
|
*Released: February 9, 2018
*Chart positions: #1 U.S.
*RIAA certification: Platinum
|-
|Eminem
|''[[Curtain Call 2]]'' <br/><small>(released with Shady)</small>
|
*Released: August 5, 2022
*Chart positions: #6 U.S.
*RIAA certification: —
|-
|}

== Notes ==
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