Knockout Entertainment
Knockout Entertainment is singer Ray J's vanity label, founded in 2001. The label specializes in R&B, hip hop, and gospel. Originally released under Sanctuary Records, a press release in December 2007 announced a new partnership with E1 Records.[1] Before this, he mentioned his label on his 2001 album This Ain't A Game.
| Knockout Entertainment | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Ray J |
| Distributor(s) | RED Distribution |
| Genre | R&B, hip hop, gospel |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, California |
The label's debut, Ray J's Raydiation album—released September 2005—included the top twenty hit "One Wish"[2] and went on to sell 1 million copies worldwide. Other releases include Willie Norwood's gospel album titled I Believe, which was not released in conjunction with any other label, and was only available as a digital download or through CD Baby and top-twenty albums Ray J's All I Feel and sister Brandy's Human.
Roster
Artists
- FiNaTTicZ
- Ray J
- Yung Berg
- Shorty Mack
- Willie Norwood
- TruthKO
- Tasha Scott
- Jason Miller
Discography
Albums
| Year | Artist | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |||
| 2005 | Ray J | Raydiation | ||
| 2006 | Willie Norwood | I Believe | ||
| 2008 | Ray J | All I Feel | ||
| Brandy | Human | |||
| 2009 | Ray J | For the Love of Ray J | ||
| 2011 | Brandy & Ray J | A Family Business [3] | ||
Future albums
- Shorty Mack - Tha Purp Man (TBA)
- Ray J - Raydiation 2 (TBA) [4][5]
Singles
- From Raydiation (2005)
- singles: "One Wish", "What I Need"
- From I Believe (2006)
- single: "I Believe"
- From All I Feel (2008)
- single: "Sexy Can I", "Gifts"
- From Human (2008)
- single: "Right Here (Departed)", "Long Distance"
- From For the Love of Ray J (2009)
- single: "Sexy Ladies", "For the Love of Ray J"
- From Sahyba (2012)
- single: "Marco Polo"
- From I Hit It First (2013)
- single: "I Hit It First"
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References
- Press release, RayJ.com
- Ray J. album chart history, Billboard online
- Billboard.com - Artist Biography - Billboard Bits: Brandy/Ray J, Paisley/Underwood: Brandy announced today (Oct. 2) on New York radio station Hot 97 (WQHT) that she is planning on partnering with her brother Ray J for a collaborative album tentatively titled "R&B." The title is a nod to the siblings' respective first initials as well as their chosen style of music.
- - Ray J's MySpace: Ray J's highly anticipated fifth album, tentatively called Raydiation 2, will be released in the summer of 2009.
- - Billboard.com - Artist Biography - Ray J: In 2009 the singer announced he would be starring in his own dating series on VH1 titled For the Love of Ray J and releasing a new album, Raydiation 2.
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