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Jive Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. Clive Calder originally founded the label in 1981 as a subsidiary of the Zom
DJ Jazzy Jeff, pictured in 2002. The hip hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince sold over 5.5 million records with the label, and became the first hip hop act to win a Grammy Award for "Parents Just Don't Understand" in 1989.
Aaliyah pictured in 2000. Her debut studio album Age Ain't Nothing But a Number sold over 6 million copies and became a multi-platinum record for the label.
Aaliyah
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Aaliyah Dana Haughton was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. Known as the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop", she is credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and h
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…genres of hip hop and R&B with the success of acts like D-Nice, E-40, UGK, A Tribe Called Quest, Hi-Five, KRS-One/Boogie Down Productions, R. Kelly and Aaliyah. In 1996, BMG deepened its relationship with the label by purchasing a 20-percent stake of Jive. By the late 1990s, Jive began signing pop acts Backstreet…
Aaliyah in 2000
The main entrance to Ferncliff Cemetery, where Aaliyah is interred
Michael Jackson in 1988