Derrty Entertainment Explained

Parent:	Universal
Founded:	2003
Founder:	Nelly
Distributor:	Motown (United States)
Genre:	Hip hop
Country:	United States
Location:	St. Louis, Missouri
Url:	derrtyent.com

Derrty Entertainment is a record label founded by rapper Nelly in 2003. It operated as a division of Motown and served as the parent company for its now-defunct predecessor and sublabel, Fo' Reel Entertainment.^[1] Nelly's St. Lunatics cohort, Ali Jones served as president for the label, although it has lacked much activity.^[2] A namesake multimedia company—Derrty Ventures—was also co-formed by Nelly, Michael Chaffin and J Erving in 2017, which includes the clothing line Derrty Apparel.^[3] ^[4]

Roster

Current artists

Nelly (CEO)
City Spud
Jung Coasta

Former artists

Big Gipp
King Jacob
Slyro Jenkins
Jung Tru
Prentiss Church
Chocolate Tai

DJs and producers

DJ Trife (Nelly's personal DJ since he started his career)
Jayson "Koko" Bridges (produced the hit songs "Shake Ya Tailfeather" and "Over and Over")
Jason "Jay-E" Epperson (produced the hit songs "Country Grammar", "Work It", "E.I.", "Midwest Swing" and more songs for Nelly and The Lunatics)
Dorian "Doe" Moore (produced the hit singles "My Place" and "Tilt Ya Head Back")
Derrty DJs (list of DJs from St. Louis, including DJ C NOTE, DJ 618 and others)

Former Fo' Reel Entertainment artists

Penelope Jones (2000–2001)
Farrah Franklin (2002–2003)
Rashad (2003)
Postaboy (2004)
MisseZ (2006)
Teairra Mari (2009-2010)

Other ventures

In 2003, Nelly launched the women's fashion brand Apple Bottoms with Yomi Martin, Nick Loftis, and Ian Kelly, including clothing, perfume and accessories.^[5] ^[6]

Discography

Album Information
Nelly - Country Grammar Released: June 27, 2000 Chart positions: No. 1 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification Diamond U.S. sales: 10,000,000 Singles: "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)", "Ride Wit Me", "E.I.", "Batter Up"
St. Lunatics - Free City Released: June 5, 2001 Chart positions: No. 1 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification platinum U.S. sales: 1,000,000 Singles: "Midwest Swing", "Summer In The City", "Let Me In Now"
Ali - Heavy Starch Released: April 30, 2002 Chart positions: No. 24 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification - U.S. sales: - Singles: "Boughetto"
Nelly - Nellyville Released: June 25, 2002 Chart positions: No. 1 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification 6x multi-platinum U.S. sales: 6,000,000 Singles: "Hot in Herre", "Pimp Juice", "Air Force Ones", "Dilemma", "Work It", "No. 1"
Murphy Lee - Murphy's Law Released: September 23, 2003 Chart positions: No. 8 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification platinum Singles: "Shake Ya Tailfeather", "Wat Da Hook Gon Be", "Hold Up", "Luv Me Baby"
Nelly - Sweat Released: September 14, 2004 Chart positions: No. 2 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification 2× platinum U.S. sales: 2,000,000 Singles: "Na-NaNa-Na", "Flap Your Wings", "Tilt Ya Head Back"
Nelly - Suit Released: September 14, 2004 Chart positions: No. 1 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification 3x multi-platinum U.S. sales: 3,000,000 Singles: "My Place", "'N' Dey Say", "Over and Over"
Ali & Gipp - Kinfolk Released: August 14, 2007 Chart positions: No. 25 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification - U.S. sales: - Singles: "Go 'Head", "Almost Made Ya", "N' Da Paint"
Nelly - Brass Knuckles Released: September 16, 2008 Chart positions: No. 3 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification Gold U.S. sales: 500,000 Singles: "Party People", "Body On Me", "Stepped On My J'z", "One & Only"
Nelly - 5.0 Released: November 16, 2010 Chart positions: - No. 10 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification - U.S. sales: 320,000 Singles: "Just a Dream", "Move That Body", "Gone"
Nelly - M.O. Released: September 30, 2013 Chart positions: - No. 14 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification - U.S. sales: 23,000 Singles: "Hey Porsche", "Get Like Me"

Notes and References

https://www.discogs.com/label/441319-Fo-Reel-Entertainment
Web site: Ali Jones on VLADTV (Pt. 6). . 13 August 2023 .
https://derrtyventures.com/
https://podcast.startupgrind.com/episodes/three-commas-WG2eND9U
Web site: Coyle . Anthony . What Happened to Nelly - News & Updates . The Gazette Review . October 1, 2016 . January 3, 2018.
Web site: Nelly Announced The Revival Of Apple Bottom Jeans . Nylon. 11 March 2021 .