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.co.za[dead link] |
Family Tree Media is a South African independent record label established in 2014 by Cassper Nyovest who currently operates as the CEO.
Departures
Tshego
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
Current acts
| Act | Year signed |
Releases under the label |
|---|---|---|
| Cassper Nyovest | 2014 | 7 |
Former acts
| Act | Year signed |
Year left |
Releases under the label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tshego | 2016 | 2018 | — |
| Gemini Major | 2016 | 2020 | — |
| Nadia Nakai | 2016 | 2021 | 3 |
Discography
Studio albums
| 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
- ^ "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.
