Family Tree Records
| Family Tree Media | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Founder | Cassper Nyovest |
| Distributor(s) | Universal Music Group South Africa |
| Genre | Hip hop, rap, trap |
| Country of origin |  South Africa |
| Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Official website | familytreeworld |
Family Tree Media is a South African independent record label established in 2014 by Cassper Nyovest who currently operates as the CEO.
Departures
[edit]Tshego
[edit]On 22 March 2019, Cassper confirmed the departure of Tshego, from Family Tree, on a tweet, with a fan; Cassper tweeted "Tshego left the label almost a year ago".[1] On 6 December 2020, Tshego slammed Cassper, and dragged him out on twitter for using his music under Family Tree without paying him. In the tweet, he also wrote "Been fighting a very silent legal battle, and when I win this case on Monday the humble shit stops".[2] On 10 December 2020, Tshego won court case against Cassper Nyovest and Family Tree Records.[3]
Artists
[edit]Current acts
[edit]| Act | Year signed |
Releases under the label |
|---|---|---|
| Cassper Nyovest | 2014 | 7 |
Former acts
[edit]| Act | Year signed |
Year left |
Releases under the label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tshego | 2016 | 2018 | — |
| Gemini Major | 2016 | 2020 | — |
| Nadia Nakai | 2016 | 2021 | 3 |
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Artist | Album Title | Album details | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cassper Nyovest[4] | Tsholofelo[5] |
|
RISA: Platinum[7] |
| 2015 | Cassper Nyovest | Refiloe[8][9] |
|
RISA: Platinum[11][12] |
| 2016 | Nadia Nakai | Bragga |
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| 2017 | Cassper Nyovest | Thuto[14] |
|
RISA : Platinum |
| 2018 | Cassper Nyovest | Sweet and Short[15] |
|
RISA : Platinum[16] |
| 2019 | Nadia Nakai | Nadia Naked |
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| 2020 | Nadia Naked II |
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| Cassper Nyovest | A.M.N (Any Minute Now) |
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| 2021 | Sweet and Short 2.0 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Cassper Nyovest On The Departure Of Tshego From His Label 'Family Tree'". SA Hip Hop Mag. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Mack, Stefan (6 December 2020). "Tshego slams Cassper Nyovest for using his music without paying him". Briefly. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Mngadi, Mxolisi (10 December 2020). "Tshego wins court case against Cassper Nyovest's Family Tree". Briefly. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "All the deets on Cassper Nyovest's new album. Obvs no AKA collab on the tracklist". Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ^ "Cassper Nyovest announces album, Tsholofelo". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ^ "Cassper Nyovest Surprises Fans with 67 Hours for Mandela Day - The African Hip Hop Blog". Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ^ "Cassper's 'Tsholofelo' Goes Platinum". www.hypemagazine.co.za. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ "Cassper Nyovest - Mama I Made It (#MIMI)". notjustOk. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ^ "Cassper reveals 'Refiloe' album artwork". Retrieved 2015-08-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cassper Nyovest - #Refiloe Number 1 On iTunes - SA Hip Hop Mag". SA Hip Hop Mag. Retrieved 2015-11-27.Platinum
- ^ Mdaka, Rifumo (2016-07-21). platinum/ "Cassper Nyovest says Refiloe, his sophomore album, is platinum". FDBQ Music. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "October 31st TheDome on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ^ "Bragga - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Cassper's Thuto album went gold on the first day". zalebs. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ "Sweet and short on iTunes". iTunes. Family Tree Records, Bridge Entertainment & Universal Music Group. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Rapper Cassper Nyovest's album, Sweet N Short, went Platinum within 24-hours of being released in December 2018". eNCA. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
