TUG Entertainment (acronym for The Ultimate Group) was a record label and management agency founded by filmmaker record executive Chris Stokes in 1997. It operated as an imprint of Interscope, Geffen and A&M Records (subsidiaries of Universal Music Group) for many of its releases, while later releases were distributed by Epic Records (subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment). Based in Los Angeles, the label signed commercially successful acts including B2K, Omarion, Marques Houston, Mila J, Jhené Aiko, and NLT before its closing c. 2010. Stokes also produced films through the company, namely You Got Served (2004) and Somebody Help Me (2007)—a horror film which includes in its cast Omarion and Houston.[1]

The Ultimate Group
Parent companyUniversal Music Group
Founded1997
FounderChris Stokes
StatusDefunct
Distributor(s)Epic Records
Interscope Records
GenreR&B/Pop
Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, California

Artists

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Former artists

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  • B2K - 4 Member Boy Band
  • TG4 - 4 Member Girl Band
  • Marques Houston - Solo Male Singer
  • Young Rome - Solo Male rapper
  • Omarion - Solo Male Singer
  • O'Ryan - Solo Male Singer
  • Ashley Rose - Solo Female Singer
  • N2U - 4 Member Boy Band
  • Willie "Simon Phenix" Hill- Songwriter, Producer, Vocal Arranger
  • Jane 3 - 3 Member Girl Band
  • 2 Much - 4 Member Boy Band
  • Emmalyn Estrada - Solo Female Singer
  • IMx - 3 Member Boy Band
  • Monteco - Solo Male Singer
  • Quindon Tarver - Solo Male Singer
  • Gyrl - 3 Member Girl Band
  • Dame - 4 Member Girl Band
  • Jhené Aiko - Solo Female Singer
  • Mila J - Solo Female Singer
  • Juanita Stokes - Solo Female rapper/singer
  • Timothy Hodge - Solo Male Singer
  • NLT - 4 Member Boy Band

Films

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