Grand Hustle Signs Veteran Rap Duo
June 25, 2008
- RB Hip-Hop
By Hillary Crosley, N.Y.
T.I.'s independent label, Grand Hustle, has signed veteran rap duo, 8Ball & MJG. Grand Hustle co-founder Jason Geter tells Billboard that the company will most likely partner with an independent distributor to release the group's next album.
"We don't want to be slowed by a major label system," says Geter. "We'd also want to own our own masters and have the freedom to release material as we please."
The group was previously signed to Bad Boy but were released from their contract in April 2008. 8Ball & MJG's last album, 2007's "Ridin High," has sold 169,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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