Shady Records

Shady Records
Shady Records
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	1999
Founder	Eminem; Paul Rosenberg;
Distributor(s)	Interscope Geffen A&M (US); Polydor (United Kingdom); Universal Music Group (International);
Genre	Hip hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City, New York, U.S.; Detroit, Michigan, U.S.;
Official website	shadyrecords.com

Shady Records is an American record label founded by rapper Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg, after the highly successful release of Eminem's The Slim Shady LP in 1999.

Shady has seen positive times when being part of the successful worldwide Anger Management tours and, in 2006, released an album showcasing its roster on Eminem Presents: The Re-Up. It was also Shady Records that put together the soundtrack to the Eminem-starring film 8 Mile, which had the lead single "Lose Yourself". The song went on to become the first ever hip hop song to receive an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Current acts include Eminem, Westside Boogie, Grip and Ez Mil, while former acts include D12, Obie Trice, 50 Cent, DJ Green Lantern, Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater, Cashis, Bad Meets Evil, Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf, Griselda, Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine.

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