StarRoc

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title: "StarRoc" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["jay-z", "roc-nation", "2008-establishments-in-new-york-city", "companies-based-in-manhattan", "contemporary-r&b-record-labels", "hip-hop-record-labels", "music-publishing-companies-of-the-united-states", "record-labels-based-in-new-york-(state)", "pop-record-labels", "publishing-companies-established-in-2008", "record-labels-established-in-2008"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarRoc" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	StarRoc
parent	Roc Nation
image	StarRoc logo.jpg
founded
defunct
founder	Shawn Corey Carter, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen
status	Defunct
distributor	Universal Music Distribution
(Universal Music Group)
genre	Dance-pop, electropop
country	United States
location	New York City, New York
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| name = StarRoc | parent = Roc Nation | image = StarRoc logo.jpg | founded = | defunct = | founder = Shawn Corey Carter, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen | status = Defunct | distributor = Universal Music Distribution (Universal Music Group) | genre = Dance-pop, electropop | country = United States | location = New York City, New York StarRoc was an American entertainment company. The company operated a full service record label and music publishing house. It was founded in 2008 by American rapper Jay-Z and Norwegian record production team Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen of the production duo Stargate. The label was a 50/50 partnership between Stargate and Jay-Z's Roc Nation entertainment company, which he signed in the same year to Live Nation. StarRoc, during its time, was headquartered at Jay-Z's recording studio, Roc the Mic, in Manhattan, New York City, United States. Both America's Got Talent contestant Alexis Jordan and songwriter Range were signed to the label.

Roster

Former artists

• Alexis Jordan
• Range

Discography

Studio albums

• Roc Nation Presents: Range (A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape) - Range (2010)
• Alexis Jordan - Alexis Jordan (2011)
• No Strings - Range (2011) (Shelved)

Singles

• "Ghetto Dance" (Featuring Rick Ross) - Range (2010)
• "Happiness" - Alexis Jordan (2010)
• "Good Girl" - Alexis Jordan (2011)
• "Hush Hush" - Alexis Jordan (2011)
• "Acid Rain" (Featuring J. Cole) - Alexis Jordan (2013)
• "Gone" - Alexis Jordan (2014)

References

References

1. Sisario, Ben. (2008-09-19). "Jay-Z Starts New Label". [[The New York Times]].
2. Hobbs, Linda. (2008-09-23). "Jay-Z Launches New Record Label". [[Vibe (magazine).
3. Kaufman, Gil. (2008-09-23). "Jay-Z Quietly Launches StarRoc Label With Norwegian Production Duo Stargate". [[MTV]].
4. Cohen, Jonathan. (2008-09-25). "Jay-Z, Stargate form label, publishing company". [[Reuters]].
5. "Video: Range f/ Rick Ross - 'Ghetto Dance'".
6. (August 3, 2010). "Meet Roc Nation's Latest Talent: "Range"".
7. "Independent artist Alexis Jordan".

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