Terror Squad Entertainment
American hip hop record label
Terror Squad Productions (later Terror Squad Entertainment) is an American hip hop and rap record company founded by Fat Joe on April 2, 1996. The label has been distributed by Atlantic, Virgin Records, and Columbia Records. The label's flagship artist was Big Pun.
History
1997—1999: Early years, Big Pun, Terror Squad
Disappointed with the sales of his previous albums at Relativity Records, Fat Joe left the label and signed with Atlantic Records under the leadership of Craig Kallman. Following his move to Atlantic, he launched his own imprint, Terror Squad Productions.
Atlantic would allow Fat Joe to sign artists to Terror Squad. Under the terms of the deal, Fat Joe was responsible for putting their albums together and they would fund, promote and distribute the releases from the label. The A&R and director for the label was Felix "Full Flex" Cabrera, Fat Joe's longtime friend who died in 2015. In addition to himself, Fat Joe also signed his collective, Terror Squad and its members Armageddon, Prospect, Triple Seis, Cuban Link, and Big Pun. The label's first release was Big Pun's debut album Capital Punishment which was released on April 28, 1998.
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