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Polo Grounds Music
Polo Grounds Music is a hip hop and R&B record label, distributed by Sony Music's RCA Records. Founded in 2006 by Bryan Leach, Polo Grounds Music is a full-service entertainment company with a focus in publishing, management, marketing and promotions.
In 2006, Bryan Leach, a longtime native of Harlem, New York City, had formed a limited liability company called Polo Grounds Music, named after Polo Grounds Towers (the apartment complex where Leach grew up during his adolescence, which was built on the former site of the Polo Grounds stadium).
After securing a joint venture partnership with Clive Davis' J Records, the label's first signee was Baton Rouge rapper Hurricane Chris, who in 2007, would give the label its first platinum hit single with "A Bay Bay". It was followed up by the release of Chris' debut, 51/50 Ratchet, that November. Leach was also given an offer to become senior vice president of RCA Records, but he declined, choosing to be in charge of his own label fully.
In 2009, Polo Grounds signed Pitbull, following the bankruptcy and closure of his previous label, TVT Records; founder Bryan Leach had previously had involvement with TVT as he was the vice president of A&R since 1998 until 2005. Upon signing, he was granted his own imprint, Mr. 305, Inc. That August, Pitbull released Pitbull Starring in Rebelution, which garnered its multi-platinum hit single, "Hotel Room Service", helping the album top the Billboard rap album chart.[citation needed] The song's success followed up two years later with the release of Planet Pit, and its singles, "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" and "Give Me Everything".
On October 7, 2011, J Records' parent company, Sony Music, completed the progress of merging its labels belonging to the RCA Music Group. J was included. With the merger and apparent absorption of J, Arista and Jive Records, Polo Grounds Music and the entirety of its roster (along with other labels and artists that were associated with J, Arista or Jive) were now deferred to release new music for RCA Records.
Following the merger of J into RCA and Polo Grounds being moved to the new brand, the label continued its streak, beginning in January 2012 with the release of Yo Gotti's album, Live from the Kitchen. Unfortunately, the album underperformed after selling 16,000 copies in its first week. After the album's subpar performance, Yo Gotti was dropped from Polo Grounds.[citation needed]
After previously releasing the music video for "Purple Swag", Polo Grounds founder Leach was among other label executives cornering ASAP Rocky with contractual offers, resulting in the two launching a close friendship. That October, Rocky decided to join the Polo Grounds imprint while it was distributed under J Records, a few days before the label was folded into RCA. The deal wasn't made public until October 14. The label acquired majority rights to distribute and reissue Rocky's "Purple Swag" single, which they did on October 24 through all digital platforms and radio networks.[citation needed] The single's re-release would be followed by the release of Rocky's mixtape, Live. Love. ASAP, on Halloween. The mixtape had since been reissued for streaming services by Polo Grounds ten years later for its anniversary with slight alterations.
ASAP Rocky's signage with Polo Grounds/RCA and his growing success also granted him and ASAP Mob co-founder ASAP Yams (1988–2015) their own label, ASAP Worldwide, when they agreed to sign affiliate ASAP Ferg to both labels.
Polo Grounds Music
Polo Grounds Music is a hip hop and R&B record label, distributed by Sony Music's RCA Records. Founded in 2006 by Bryan Leach, Polo Grounds Music is a full-service entertainment company with a focus in publishing, management, marketing and promotions.
In 2006, Bryan Leach, a longtime native of Harlem, New York City, had formed a limited liability company called Polo Grounds Music, named after Polo Grounds Towers (the apartment complex where Leach grew up during his adolescence, which was built on the former site of the Polo Grounds stadium).
After securing a joint venture partnership with Clive Davis' J Records, the label's first signee was Baton Rouge rapper Hurricane Chris, who in 2007, would give the label its first platinum hit single with "A Bay Bay". It was followed up by the release of Chris' debut, 51/50 Ratchet, that November. Leach was also given an offer to become senior vice president of RCA Records, but he declined, choosing to be in charge of his own label fully.
In 2009, Polo Grounds signed Pitbull, following the bankruptcy and closure of his previous label, TVT Records; founder Bryan Leach had previously had involvement with TVT as he was the vice president of A&R since 1998 until 2005. Upon signing, he was granted his own imprint, Mr. 305, Inc. That August, Pitbull released Pitbull Starring in Rebelution, which garnered its multi-platinum hit single, "Hotel Room Service", helping the album top the Billboard rap album chart.[citation needed] The song's success followed up two years later with the release of Planet Pit, and its singles, "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" and "Give Me Everything".
On October 7, 2011, J Records' parent company, Sony Music, completed the progress of merging its labels belonging to the RCA Music Group. J was included. With the merger and apparent absorption of J, Arista and Jive Records, Polo Grounds Music and the entirety of its roster (along with other labels and artists that were associated with J, Arista or Jive) were now deferred to release new music for RCA Records.
Following the merger of J into RCA and Polo Grounds being moved to the new brand, the label continued its streak, beginning in January 2012 with the release of Yo Gotti's album, Live from the Kitchen. Unfortunately, the album underperformed after selling 16,000 copies in its first week. After the album's subpar performance, Yo Gotti was dropped from Polo Grounds.[citation needed]
After previously releasing the music video for "Purple Swag", Polo Grounds founder Leach was among other label executives cornering ASAP Rocky with contractual offers, resulting in the two launching a close friendship. That October, Rocky decided to join the Polo Grounds imprint while it was distributed under J Records, a few days before the label was folded into RCA. The deal wasn't made public until October 14. The label acquired majority rights to distribute and reissue Rocky's "Purple Swag" single, which they did on October 24 through all digital platforms and radio networks.[citation needed] The single's re-release would be followed by the release of Rocky's mixtape, Live. Love. ASAP, on Halloween. The mixtape had since been reissued for streaming services by Polo Grounds ten years later for its anniversary with slight alterations.
ASAP Rocky's signage with Polo Grounds/RCA and his growing success also granted him and ASAP Mob co-founder ASAP Yams (1988–2015) their own label, ASAP Worldwide, when they agreed to sign affiliate ASAP Ferg to both labels.