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Cinematic Music Group (CMG) is an independent record label, management, publishing & touring company founded in 2007 by Jonny Shipes. Their roster as of 2015 consists of Big K.R.I.T, Joey Bada$$, Pro Era, Smoke DZA, Va$htie, Mick Jenkins, and others. == History == Cinematic Music Group〔("Cinematic Music Group...has inked a deal with SONY RED." ). ''XXLMag''〕 made one of its earliest signings in 2007 with Harlem’s Smoke DZA. That same year, Cinematic signed Sean Kingston whose self-titled debut album included two #1 ''Billboard'' singles, including the double platinum "Beautiful Girls." The album sold in excess of 1,000,000 units.〔http://www.billboard.com/artist/278515/sean-kingston/chart Billboard.com〕 Cinematic’s next signee, West Coast MC Nipsey Hussle, signed to the company in 2010 and was included on XXL’s Annual Freshman List〔("Nipsey Hussle, Class of ’10 – Catching Up With the XXL Freshmen" ) May 21, 2013 by Dan Buyanovsky" ''XXL Magazine''.〕 In 2010, Shipes signed Big K.R.I.T, who that same year released his mixtape "Krit Wuz Here"〔("K.R.I.T. Wuz Here Album Review" ). DJBooth.net〕 KRIT followed up this success with his “Returnof4eva” mixtape in March 2011. K.R.I.T debuted the #1 hip hop album on the billboard charts with his debut album ''Live from the Underground''.〔("Mississippi rapper/producer Big K.R.I.T. finds himself with the biggest hip-hop album on the Billboard 200 this week" ). BallerStatus.com Read more: 〕 In 2010 Cinematic added Vashtie Kola, an artist, designer, and DJ to the roster.〔("Her Cool-Kid Clubhouse" ) By ALEXIS SWERDLOFF MAY 11, 2011, ''The New York Times''. 〕 Shipes then signed Joey Bada$$ & the collective Pro Era, short for the Progressive Era, which , a group of emcees, producers, and young tastemakers. Musical members of Pro Era include Joey Bada$$, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, CJ Fly, Dessy Hinds, A La Sole, Chuck Strangers, Dyemond Lewis and more. After viewing a video of a 16-year-old Joey Bada$$ freestyling on the internet, Shipes saw his potential. After writing for two years, Bada$$ released his debut mixtape “1999”, receiving critical acclaim from Complex Magazine.〔("The 50 Best Albums of 2012". ) Complex Magazine. 〕 Bada$$ & Pro Era have been noted for their lyricism and return to the 90s sound. In 2013, Shipes expanded the roster of Cinematic and signed indie R&B/electronic duo ASTR. ASTR released their “Varsity” EP in January 2014. On July 16, 2014, Cinematic Music Group President Jonny Shipes announced the signing of Chicago emcee Mick Jenkins〔"Today it was announced that Mick Jenkins has inked a deal with Cinematic Music Group (Big K.R.I.T., Pro Era)..." 2DopeBoyz.com. http://2dopeboyz.com/2014/07/16/mick-jenkins-signs-cinematic-music-group-lazarus/〕 who's "The Water()" album was released , and receive an rave review from Stereogum.〔. Tom Breihan August 20, 2014 ''Stereogum.com''. 〕 Jenkins finished off 2014 by touring the country (40 plus cities) on The Smoker's Club tour and saw his first headlining tour with Pro Era’s Kirk Knight in early 2015. On January 20, 2015, Joey Bada$$ released his debut studio album “B4.DA.$$”. The album sold an impressive 56,000 units opening week making it the #1 rap and #1 independent album in the country that week. On September 1, 2015, Chicago rapper Lil Herb was added to the roster of Cinematic. His album, Ballin' Like I'm Kobe, was released on September 27, 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cinematic Music Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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