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TVT Records Folds, Uncertain Future For Artists

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
By: Kenny Rodriguez


TVT RecordsTVT Records – once home to Lil Jon, Pitbull, and the Ying Yang Twins – has announced it will be folding after filing for bankruptcy this week, according to label president Steve Gottlieb.

The New York-based label has fought several legal battles in recent years, including a lawsuit against Def Jam over an unreleased Ja Rule album from 2001, and later with Slip-N-Slide Records over a Pitbull LP.

According to a press release, the label made the move “in order to address urgent financial challenges and to support its future development,” and it plans to “continue to market and promote its current projects and schedule upcoming releases.”

There is no word yet on whether Lil Jon’s album, “Crunk Rock,” will still be released on the label, despite being postponed since 2006. However, other projects by Pitbull and the Ying Yang Twins are still underway.

Meanwhile, affiliate company TVT Music Publishing has announced it will not be closing its doors.

TVT was founded in 1985, and although it became famous for releasing music by rock groups Nine Inch Nails and KMFDM, in the mid-1990s its roster included rappers Mic Geronimo and Ja Rule (under the group Cash Money Click).

More recently, the label was home to artists Yo Gotti, Teedra Moses, Lumidee, Jacki-O, and 213 (Snoop Dogg, Warren G, and Nate Dogg).


(15) Comments | Post a comment »



Good the whole F*ck*n label sucks i hope they F*ck*n fold. Yo gotti is the only good artist they have. Memphis stand up!!!!!
Posted by white noyz
This record label screwed themselves by pissing off their artist. Sevendust was their best selling act, but unfortunately they tried to make them be something they weren't.
Posted by Edwards
Drop lil jon and all them crunk n*ggaz
Posted by gpx60
Oh no! another label with so many quality artists! lil' jon, pitbull, and the ying yang twins?!
Posted by Shawn Corleone
...and none of 'em sexy too????
Posted by Shawn Corleone
Yall some hatin ass muthafukaz, lol
Posted by Brian
^^i just hate n*ggaz that aint as sexy as me that's all
Posted by Shawn Corleone
Damn.......da whole label...................damn......lil john dats my n*gga........pitbulll................... ..........he wateve......................ying yang twins................................... .........now thats just sum bull sh!t............................shoudent of pissed dat F*ck*n rappers of din day wouldent have a F*ck*n problem............F*ck*n sad
Posted by yung-n-black
This just the beginning of the record labels fall..karma is a Bia'ch
Posted by dj blendz
Good. No talent having m$%^h#$%
Posted by Antilliano
Man yo gotti is the only good artist on the label from what i heard and seen. The rest of them n*ggas is so-so. It wont be hard for yo gotti to get signed to an new label.
Posted by Christopher Williams
Thank you jesus. You arrived on black people time but you finally got the job done like we knew you would. Now, if you could only make it so that those artists were 'accidently' killed everything would be perfect.
Posted by Raw
^^^"the lord works in mysterious ways,my dear son.i will see what can be done for your next request."
Posted by Jesus
Better sell the house in the hamptons steve, this is what you get for screwing bands and your employees for so many years
Posted by sped
Tvt is a waste of space. Steve gotleib is a racist jackass, his a&r people except patricia are wack as hell!!! nobody is in the office!!! thats what they get.
Posted by FUCK TVT

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