DONT HIT ME RIGHT NOW DONT HIT ME RIGHT NOW NO! With volunteers, the Foundation conducts philanthropic activities, such as an annual "Back To School Supply Giveaway" to provide supplies to school children. [11] Dreamville announced the signing of duo EarthGang on August 31, 2017, the duo consist of Atlanta-based rappers Johnny Venus and Doctur Dot. The GRAMMY-nominated album which features Dreamville artists J.I.D, Ari Lennox, EarthGang, Bas, Omen, Lute and Cozzalso invites back artists who attended the now-infamous Tree Sound Sessions in Atlanta, GA. [19], In October 2011, Cole established The Dreamville Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. [14] During the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dreamville held multiple events scheduled for the weekend, starting with an exclusive limited edition merchandise pop-up shop, a Dreamville brunch, and a private concert featuring the artists on the label taking place after the All Star game. The third volume topped the Billboard 200 in 2019.Although Dreamville's beginning pre-dates Cole's 2011 mainstream breakthrough with Cole World: The Sideline Story, the label didn't truly lift off until 2013, when Cole and Hamad arranged a distribution deal through major-label Interscope. Visual Baptism today with the new video off the album ‘Spilligion’. Our label is very much an idea, more so than an actual physical place. [31], In 2014, Cole purchased his childhood home in Fayetteville, North Carolina, for $120,000 through the Dreamville Foundation. Ibrahim Hamad remarked on the festival saying "We're not like other companies that are based in a city. Shout out to Strangeloop Studios. [15][16] On July 5, the label's third compilation album was released to critical acclaim from critics and debuted at number one the US Billboard 200, selling 115,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. Guapdad 4000, Reese LAFLARE, Jace, Mez, Smokepurpp, Buddy & Ski Mask the Slump God) Dreamville, Bas & JID. Enjoy! #Dreamville #SpillageVillage, Olu and WowGr8 have gone full Muppets for the new video off that ‘Mirrorland’ album. Dreamville Records is an American record label founded by American hip hop artist J. Cole and his Sudanese-American manager Ibrahim Hamad. Courtney Shanade Salter (born March 26, 1991), known professionally as Ari Lennox, is an American R&B singer-songwriter from Washington, D.C. She is the first woman to be signed to J. Cole's record label, Dreamville Records.She released her first EP Pho on the label in 2016, when she began gaining recognition. #Dreamville #SpillageVillage.
~ Andy Kellman. This volume charted, entering the Billboard 200 at number 24 with a Top Five showing on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. [39], On October 12, 2020, Dreamville announced the formation of Dreamville Ventures, a multi-disciplinary media company. "The deal's been official since late December, and we'd been working on it for a while before that, but it felt too important to just go out and yell it right when it happened.
In 2017 NFL player Colin Kaepernick donated $32,000 to the foundation. bad shit happens, but what happens to bad shit, Top down!!!!!!!! Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. And that's what makes it unique. It's not based in an actual city. "[37], For the 2020 season, the Dreamville Festival is front-of-jersey sponsor for USL Championship soccer team North Carolina FC.