• The Rise and Fall of Roc-A-Fella Records

    Roc-A-Fella Records was an American record label founded by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Damon “Dame” Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke in 1996. The label released albums by Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, and Kanye West, among others. Roc-A-Fella was notable for giving artists creative control and ownership of their masters, something...