Grand Hustle Records

Grand Hustle Records
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
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StatusActive
Distributor(s)
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Country of originUnited States
LocationAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Official websitehstlgng32.com

Grand Hustle Records (formerly Grand Hustle Entertainment), also known as Hustle Gang Music, is an American hip hop record label, founded in 2003, by American rapper and record executive T.I. and his manager Jason Geter.[1][2][3] The label was distributed by Atlantic Records until December 2012, and has since operated as an independent record label. Its roster has included acts such as 8Ball & MJG, B.o.B, Killer Mike, Young Dro, DJ Drama, Iggy Azalea, Meek Mill, Chip, Travis Scott,The OMG Girlz and Trae tha Truth,[citation needed] the latter of whom also served as the label's vice president. The label also houses a roster of record producers, which has included Lil' C, Mars and Nard & B.[citation needed]

The label has released 33 studio albums, with 14 of them certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[citation needed] The label has released seven albums that reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, namely King (2006), T.I. vs. T.I.P. (2007), Paper Trail (2008), The Adventures of Bobby Ray (2010), Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016) and Astroworld (2018) . Grand Hustle has released many Top 40 hit singles, including "Bring 'Em Out", "What You Know", "Shoulder Lean", "Dead and Gone", "Airplanes", "Magic", "Strange Clouds", "Both of Us", "Antidote" and many more. Among those singles, six of them went on to reach the number one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart – "Whatever You Like", "Live Your Life", "Nothin' On You", "Sicko Mode" and "Highest in the Room".[citation needed]

  1. ^ "T.I. Builds His Empire – XXL Issue 149 – XXL". Xxlmag.com. 2013-08-02. Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  2. ^ "T.I. Talks '$200 Million' Major Label Deal & 'G.D.O.D.' Mixtape". Billboard.com. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ^ "iTunes – Music – Problems (feat. T.I., B.o.B, Trae Tha Truth, Mac Boney & Young Dro) – Single by T.I". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-07-11. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-08-25.