Top Dawg Entertainment, Kendrick Lamar and Black Hippy Close Deal with Aftermath and Interscope

Photographer Justin Maxon
March 08, 2012

Top Dawg Entertainment’s founder and namesake, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith says that TDE has "just closed" a joint venture deal with Interscope Records and Aftermath Entertainment, the Interscope imprint founded by Dr. Dre.

Kendrick Lamar’s forthcoming, still-untitled album will be released jointly by Top Dawg, Aftermath and Interscope. Future releases by Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock will be released jointly by Top Dawg and Interscope. More details on the deal, from Tiffith, are coming soon.

All four members of Black Hippy will perform at the FADER FORT Presented by Converse next week in Austin. Learn more about the group in Andrew Noz' FADER #78 cover feature, here.

Top Dawg Entertainment, Kendrick Lamar and Black Hippy Close Deal with Aftermath and Interscope