G.O.O.D. Music
Founder: Kanye West
Parent Company: Island Def Jam/Universal Music Group
G.O.O.D. Music is a record label, management and production company founded by music producer and artist Kanye West. G.O.O.D. is an acronym for “Getting Out Our Dreams”. John Legend and Common were the first to sign to the management and production company; their albums, Get Lifted and Be, respectively, (both executive-produced by West) were both critically acclaimed and combined were nominated for 7 Grammy Award nominations. Get Lifted had three nominations and Be had four. No I.D. is currently the president of the GOOD Music label.
Signed Artists
Artists Year signed
Kanye West Founder
John Legend 2004
Common 2004
Kid Cudi 2011
Consequence 2005
Really Doe 2005
Sa-Ra 2006
Big Sean 2007
Malik Yusef 2008
Mr Hudson 2008
Cyhi Da Prynce 2010
Pusha T 2010
Mos Def 2010
Producers
Kanye West
Keezo Kane
Devo Springsteen
Hit-Boy
Jeff Bhasker
No. ID
Albums Released
Year Artists Album Title
2004 John Legend Get Lifted [RIAA: Platinum]
2005 Common Be [RIAA: Gold]
2006 John Legend Once Again [RIAA: Platinum]
2007 Consequence Don’t Quit Your Day Job!
2007 Common Finding Forever [RIAA: Gold]
2008 John Legend Evolver [RIAA: Gold]
2008 Common Universal Mind Control
2009 Malik Yusef G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night
2009 Kid Cudi Man on the Moon: The End of Day [RIAA: Gold]
2009 Mr. Hudson Straight No Chaser
2010 The Roots Wake Up! (w. John Legend)
2010 Kid Cudi Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
