Quality Control Music
American record label from Atlanta, Georgia
Quality Control Music, LLC (also known as Quality Control or QC) is an American hip hop record label founded by Kevin "Coach K" Lee (COO) and Pierre "P" Thomas (CEO) in March 2013. From 2017 until 2020, the label's releases were distributed through Capitol Records, and are currently distributed through Motown Records, both of which are owned by Universal Music Group. Tamika Howard and Simone Mitchell are executives of the label, with Howard serving as its general manager.
The label has many acts signed, including Migos, City Girls, Lil Yachty and Lil Baby. The label also formerly had Cardi B signed under a management deal.
01History
Kevin Lee and Pierre Thomas initially established Quality Control Music by hiring radio and promotion staff, while they personally ventured into publishing and management. They invested $1 million and one year into building a headquarters in the western part of Atlanta, which holds four recording studios and office spaces.
In 2020, Migos brought a lawsuit against the company.
On February 8, 2023, Quality Control's parent company, QC Media Holdings, was acquired by Hybe America for $300 million, with the founders maintaining control and reporting to the CEO, Scooter Braun.
02Roster
Notable current acts
Updated according to QC Music Artists.
Artists
In-house producers
Notable former acts
- City Girls
- Offset
- Rich the Kid
- Cardi B
- OG Maco (deceased)
- Young Greatness (deceased)
- Takeoff (deceased)
- Renni Rucci
- Stefflon Don
- Duke Deuce
- Lakeyah
- Gloss Up
- Yung Miami
- Migos
03Discography
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/HH | CAN | NZ | ||
| Control the Streets, Volume 1 | 5 |
1 |
17 | , | |
| Control the Streets, Volume 2 |
|
3 |
3 | 5 | 37 |
Mixtapes
| Title | Mixtape details |
|---|---|
| Solid Foundation |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/HH |
CAN | ||||
| "Too Hotty" (with Migos) |
2017 | 91 | 37 |
, | Control the Streets, Volume 1 | |
| "On Me" (with Lil Yachty and Young Thug) |
, | , | , | |||
| "My Dawg (Remix)" (with Lil Baby and Kodak Black featuring Quavo and Moneybagg Yo) |
, | , | , | |||
| "Ice Tray" (with Quavo and Lil Yachty) |
74 | 30 |
67 |
| ||
| "Fuck Dat Nigga" (with City Girls) |
, | , | , | |||
| "Baby" (with Lil Baby and DaBaby) |
2019 | 21 | 11 |
54 | Control the Streets, Volume 2 | |
04Quality Control Sports
In 2019, Kevin Lee and Pierre Thomas established Quality Control Sports, a sports management company. Quality Control Sports manages professional basketball, football and baseball players including Deebo Samuel Sr., Alvin Kamara, Diontae Johnson (Cleveland Browns) and Jarrett Allen.
Sources and credits
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