Dead Game Records is an American independent record label founded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by Tommy Jones and Travis Johnson. The label started in 2002 when Jones noticed an opening and lapse in marketing by other local and regional labels. The label has included Kevin Gates and Max Minelli.
History Johnson was a classmate of Kevin Gates at Kenilworth Middle School in Baton Rouge. Johnson encouraged him to take rapping and his skills more seriously. In 2005 Gates signed to Dead Game Records as the labels main artist for over half a decade. With financial support and strategic marketing Gates flourished. Releasing six mixtapes, including features with Boosie Bad Azz, who was from the same neighborhood as Johnson and Jones.
In the absence of Gates for two years, Dead Game joined former Koch Entertainment artist Max Minelli to release The Heart of a King and The Leak. In 2011, after his release from incarceration, Gates resumed his career with a new inspired style and an intense effort to release a multitude of projects in a short period of time. This was noticed by Artist Publishing Group which entered a joint venture partnership with Dead Game allowing Gates to be distributed by Atlantic Records.
Roster Kevin Gates Baby Joe The Voice BeezyKKK Adam Dollars
Former Racked up Ready (Deceased) Kevin Gates Max Minelli
Mixtapes + List of mixtapes, with year released Title Album detailsKevin Gates - Its My Time Released: 2006
Format: CD, digital downloadKevin Gates - Pick of the Litter Released: 2007
Format: CD, digital downloadKevin Gates - All or Nuthing Released: 2008
Format: CD, digital download Plays 98,129 Downloads 54,054Kevin Gates - All In Released: 2009
Format: CD, digital download Plays 158,827 Downloads 89,329Kevin Gates - Behind Enemy Lines Released: 2010
Format: CD, digital download Streams 44,827Kevin Gates and Max Minelli - The Leak Released: 2010
Format: CD, digital downloadKevin Gates - I Don't Know What 2 Call it Vol1 Released: 2011
Format: CD, digital download Plays 242,358 Downloads 115,929Kevin Gates - Make Em Believe Released: 2012
Format: CD, digital download Plays 748,991 Downloads 478,341Lil One The Champ - Loyalty Released: 2015
Format: CD, digital downloadLil One The Champ - Quida Mae Released: 2015
Format: CD, digital download
Albums + List of Albums, with year released Title Album detailsMax Minelli - Heart of a King Released: 2011
Format: CD, digital downloadKevin Gates - Islah Released: 2016
Format: CD, digital download Sales 2,000,000 Streams 30 Billion
See also List of record labels
References
External links Dead Game Records Official Youtube Dead Game Records Official Website