Family Tree Records

{{Infobox record label

| name = Family Tree Media

| image = Family Tree Records.jpg

| caption =

| parent =

| founded = {{Start date|2014}} ({{Years ago|2014}} years ago)

| founder = Cassper Nyovest

| status =

| distributor = Universal Music Group South Africa

| genre = Hip hop, rap, trap

| country = {{flag|South Africa}}

| location = Johannesburg, South Africa

| url = {{URL|familytreeworld.co.za}}{{dead link|date=July 2018}}

}}

Family Tree Media is a South African independent record label established in 2014 by Cassper Nyovest who currently operates as the CEO.

Departures

=Tshego=

On 22 March 2019, Cassper confirmed the departure of Tshego, from Family Tree, on a tweet, with a fan; Cassper tweeted "Tshego left the label almost a year ago".{{cite web |title=Cassper Nyovest On The Departure Of Tshego From His Label 'Family Tree' |url=https://sahiphopmag.co.za/2019/03/cassper-nyovest-on-the-departure-of-tshego-from-his-label-family-tree/ |website=SA Hip Hop Mag |access-date=8 December 2021 |date=22 March 2019}} On 6 December 2020, Tshego slammed Cassper, and dragged him out on twitter for using his music under Family Tree without paying him. In the tweet, he also wrote "Been fighting a very silent legal battle, and when I win this case on Monday the humble shit stops".{{cite web |last1=Mack |first1=Stefan |title=Tshego slams Cassper Nyovest for using his music without paying him |url=https://briefly.co.za/89853-tshego-slams-cassper-nyovest-using-music-paying-him.html |website=Briefly |access-date=8 December 2021 |language=en |date=6 December 2020}} On 10 December 2020, Tshego won court case against Cassper Nyovest and Family Tree Records.{{cite web |last1=Mngadi |first1=Mxolisi |title=Tshego wins court case against Cassper Nyovest’s Family Tree |url=https://briefly.co.za/90465-tshego-wins-court-case-cassper-nyovests-family-tree.html |website=Briefly |access-date=8 December 2021 |language=en |date=10 December 2020}}

Artists

=Current acts=

class="wikitable"
Act !Year signed !Releases under the label
Cassper Nyovest \|2014 \| 7

class="wikitable"

Act

!Year
signed

!Releases
under the
label

Cassper Nyovest

|2014

| 7

=Former acts=

class="wikitable"
Act !Year signed !Year left !Releases under the label
Tshego \|2016 \|2018 \| —
Gemini Major \|2016 \|2020 \| —
Nadia Nakai \|2016 \|2021 \|3

class="wikitable"

Act

!Year
signed

!Year
left

!Releases
under the
label

Tshego

|2016

|2018

| —

Gemini Major

|2016

|2020

| —

Nadia Nakai

|2016

|2021

Discography

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

!Artist

!Album Title

! class="unsortable" | Album details

!Certification

style="text-align:center;" | 2014

|Cassper Nyovest{{Cite web|title = All the deets on Cassper Nyovest's new album. Obvs no AKA collab on the tracklist|url = http://thejuice.co.za/top-stories/all-the-deets-on-caasper-nyovests-new-album-obvs-no-aka-collab-on-the-tracklist/|accessdate = 2015-08-21}}

|Tsholofelo{{Cite web|title = Cassper Nyovest announces album, Tsholofelo|url = http://m.zalebs.com/post/cassper-nyovest-announces-album-tsholofelo/|access-date = 2015-08-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208102208/http://m.zalebs.com/post/cassper-nyovest-announces-album-tsholofelo/|archive-date = 2015-12-08|url-status = dead|df = }}

Released: July 18, 2014
Label: Family Tree, Kalawa Jazmee, Universal Music South Africa
Formats: CD, digital download{{Cite web|title = Cassper Nyovest Surprises Fans with 67 Hours for Mandela Day - The African Hip Hop Blog|url = http://www.africanhhb.com/2014/07/cassper-nyovest-surprises-fans-67-hours-mandela-day.html|accessdate = 2015-08-21}}

|RISA: Platinum{{Cite web|url=http://www.hypemagazine.co.za/2016/07/casspers-tsholofelo-goes-platinum/|title=Cassper's 'Tsholofelo' Goes Platinum|website=www.hypemagazine.co.za|access-date=2016-09-13}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2015

|Cassper Nyovest

|Refiloe{{Cite web|title = Cassper Nyovest - Mama I Made It (#MIMI)|url = http://notjustok.com/2015/08/14/cassper-nyovest-mama-i-made-it-mimi/|website = notjustOk|accessdate = 2015-08-21}}{{Cite web|title = Cassper reveals 'Refiloe' album artwork|url = http://m.zalebs.com/post/cassper-reveals-refiloe-album-artwork/|accessdate = 2015-08-21}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Released: October 31, 2015
Label: Family Tree, Kalawa Jazmee, Universal Music South Africa
Formats: CD, digital download{{Cite web|title = Cassper Nyovest - #Refiloe Number 1 On iTunes - SA Hip Hop Mag|url = http://sahiphopmag.co.za/2015/11/cassper-nyovest-refiloe-number-1-on-itunes/|website = SA Hip Hop Mag|accessdate = 2015-11-27|language = en-US}}Platinum

|RISA: Platinum{{Cite web|url=http://fdbq.co.za/2016/07/21/refiloe-cassper-nyovest-sophomore-reportedly platinum/|title=Cassper Nyovest says Refiloe, his sophomore album, is platinum|last=Mdaka|first=Rifumo|date=2016-07-21|website=FDBQ Music|access-date=2016-09-13}}{{Cite web|url = https://twitter.com/CassperNyovest/status/658298974173057024|title = October 31st TheDome on Twitter|date = |accessdate = 2015-10-25|website = Twitter|publisher = |last = |first = }}

style="text-align:center;" | 2016

|Nadia Nakai

|Bragga

Released: September 16, 2016{{cite web|title=Bragga - EP|url=https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/bragga-ep/id1154891801|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104010803/https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/bragga-ep/id1154891801|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2016|website=iTunes|accessdate=2 November 2016}}
Label: Family Tree
Formats: digital download

style="text-align:center;" | 2017

|Cassper Nyovest

|Thuto{{Cite web|title = Cassper's Thuto album went gold on the first day |url = https://www.zalebs.com/whats-hot/casspers-thuto-album-went-gold-first-day/|website = zalebs|accessdate = 2018-03-31}}

Released: May 5, 2017
Label: Family Tree, Bridge Entertainment, Universal Music South Africa
Formats: CD, digital download

|RISA : Platinum

style="text-align:center;" | 2018

|Cassper Nyovest

|Sweet and Short{{cite web |title=Sweet and short on iTunes |url=https://music.apple.com/za/album/sweet-and-short-deluxe/1444738910 |website=iTunes |publisher=Family Tree Records, Bridge Entertainment & Universal Music Group |access-date=18 September 2019}}

Released: Nov 30, 2018
Label: Family Tree, Bridge Entertainment, Universal Music South Africa
Formats: CD, digital download

|RISA : Platinum{{cite news |title=Rapper Cassper Nyovest's album, Sweet N Short, went Platinum within 24-hours of being released in December 2018. |url=https://www.enca.com/life/cassper-nyovests-album-goes-platinum |accessdate=18 September 2019 |publisher=eNCA |date=3 December 2018}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2019

|rowspan="2"|Nadia Nakai

|Nadia Naked