Battery Records is a hip-hop label started by Neil Levine under Zomba Label Group, which is currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....

. The label was launched mid-2008 by Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a recorded music company, which was a 50–50 joint venture between the Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG...

. The label primarily focuses on new talent, often overseeing early-stage development for acts that are destined for other labels such as J Records

J Records

J Records was an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and was distributed through the RCA Music Group.-Company history:...

 or Jive

Jive Records

Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...

. However, it also serves established artists looking for non-traditional deals, such as releasing Q-Tip's long-awaited solo album Kamaal/The Abstract, which had been shelved nearly seven years prior.

Artists

• 6 Tre G
• Ace Valentine
• Chalie Boy
  Chalie Boy
  Charles Williams, better known by his stage name Chalie Boy, is a Southern rapper and singer who made his major-label debut in 2009 with the breakout hit single "I Look Good." In 2010, Chalie Boy made headlines with his phenomenal 100+ lb...
  
  
• D.C. Don Juan
• Diamond
  Diamond (rapper)
  For the D.I.T.C. rapper and producer, see Diamond D.Brittany Nicole Carpenter , better known by her stage name Diamond, is an American rapper and former member of the group Crime Mob.-Early life:...
  
  
• GS Boyz
  GS Boyz
  GS Boyz is an American hip hop group from Arlington, Texas, formed in 2005. The group gained national popularity with their major label debut single "Stanky Legg".-Biography:...
  
  
• Li'l Goonie
• Louisiana Ca$h
• The Party Boyz
• Q-Tip
  Q-Tip (rapper)
  Kamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from St. Albans, Queens, New York, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest...
  
  
• Sir Will
• Sunny Valentine
• Velaté
• V.I.C.
• Mickey Factz
  Mickey Factz
  Mickey Williams , also known by his stage name Mickey Factz, is an American hip hop artist from The Bronx, NY.-Early life:Mickey Factz attended Adlai E...
  
  
• S Dub "The Greatest"

Discography

Cat. No.	Artist	Title	Format	Type	Release Date
?	GS Boyz GS Boyz GS Boyz is an American hip hop group from Arlington, Texas, formed in 2005. The group gained national popularity with their major label debut single "Stanky Legg".-Biography:...	"Stanky Legg Stanky Legg "Stanky Legg" is the hit debut single of the GS Boyz. It was performed at BET's Rip the Runway.-Music video:The video directed by Kai Crawford was released in early February 2009. It also reached number-one on the urban music countdown 106 & Park and received moderate play on MTV Jams... "	CD, Digital	Single	2008-08-15
?F.Coleman	GS Boyz GS Boyz GS Boyz is an American hip hop group from Arlington, Texas, formed in 2005. The group gained national popularity with their major label debut single "Stanky Legg".-Biography:...	"Booty Dew Booty Dew Booty Dew is the second Hip hop single by Texas rap group GS Boyz. It was first sampled in their previous single, Stanky Legg.-Music video:... "	CD, Digital	Single	2009-06-02
88697 55519	Q-Tip Q-Tip (rapper) Kamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from St. Albans, Queens, New York, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest...	Kamaal/The Abstract	CD, Vinyl	Album	2009-09-15
?	Ace Valentine	Tonight Ft V.I.C.	Digital	Single	2010-3-29