Knockout Entertainment

{{infobox record label

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| parent = Sony Music Entertainment

| founded = 2001

| founder = Ray J

| distributor = RED Distribution

| genre = R&B, hip hop, gospel

| location = Los Angeles, California, California

| country = US

| url =

}}

Knockout Entertainment is singer Ray J's vanity label, founded in 2001. The label specializes in R&B, hip hop, and gospel. Originally released under Sanctuary Records, a press release in December 2007 announced a new partnership with E1 Records.[http://www.rayj.com/RayJPressReleaseDRAFT120307.pdf Press release]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, RayJ.com Before this, he mentioned his label on his 2001 album This Ain't A Game.

The label's debut, Ray J's Raydiation album—released September 2005—included the top twenty hit "One Wish"[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ray j|chart=all}} Ray J. album chart history], Billboard online and went on to sell 1 million copies worldwide. Other releases include Willie Norwood's gospel album titled I Believe, which was not released in conjunction with any other label, and was only available as a digital download or through CD Baby and top-twenty albums Ray J's All I Feel and sister Brandy's Human.

Roster

=Artists=

Discography

=Albums=

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! width="28" rowspan="2" | Year

! width="100" rowspan="2" | Artist

! width="200" rowspan="2" | Title

! colspan="2" | Chart positions

width="40" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | US

! width="40" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | US R&B

align="left" rowspan="1"|2005

| Ray J

| Raydiation

|style="text-align:center;"| 48

|style="text-align:center;"| 13

align="left" rowspan="1"|2006

| Willie Norwood

| I Believe

|style="text-align:center;"| —

|style="text-align:center;"| —

align="left" rowspan="2"|2008

| Ray J

| All I Feel

|style="text-align:center;"| 7

|style="text-align:center;"| 1

Brandy

| Human

|style="text-align:center;"| 15

|style="text-align:center;"| 5

align="left" rowspan="1"|2009

| Ray J

| For the Love of Ray J

|style="text-align:center;"| —

|style="text-align:center;"| 53

align="left" rowspan="1"|2011

| Brandy & Ray J

| A Family Business [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043890/billboard-bits-brandyray-j-paisleyunderwood Billboard.com - Artist Biography - Billboard Bits: Brandy/Ray J, Paisley/Underwood: Brandy announced today (Oct. 2) on New York radio station Hot 97 (WQHT) that she is planning on partnering with her brother Ray J for a collaborative album tentatively titled "R&B." The title is a nod to the siblings' respective first initials as well as their chosen style of music.]

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==Future albums==

  • Shorty Mack - Tha Purp Man (TBA)
  • Ray J - Raydiation 2 (TBA) [http://www.myspace.com/rayj - Ray J's MySpace: Ray J's highly anticipated fifth album, tentatively called Raydiation 2, will be released in the summer of 2009.][{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ray j|bio=true}} - Billboard.com - Artist Biography - Ray J: In 2009 the singer announced he would be starring in his own dating series on VH1 titled For the Love of Ray J and releasing a new album, Raydiation 2.]

=Singles=

::{{small|singles: "One Wish", "What I Need"}}

::{{small|single: "I Believe"}}

::{{small|single: "Sexy Can I", "Gifts"}}

::{{small|single: "Right Here (Departed)", "Long Distance"}}

::{{small|single: "Sexy Ladies", "For the Love of Ray J"}}

::{{small|single: "Marco Polo"}}

::{{small|single: "I Hit It First"}}

References