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Cactus Jack Records
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Cactus Jack Records is a record label founded by American rapper Travis Scott in 2017. As of 2025, current acts include Scott himself, Sheck Wes, Don Toliver, Luxury Tax 50, Chase B, SoFaygo and Wallie the Sensei, while former acts include Smokepurpp and Malu Trevejo.[1][2] The label's artists are collectively known as the hip-hop group JackBoys.
The label also has its own publishing branch, Cactus Jack Publishing.[3]
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In March 2017, Travis Scott announced he would be launching an imprint, under the name of Cactus Jack Records.[4][5] During an interview, Scott said, "I'm not doing it to have financial control over my music. First, I want to help other artists, launch new names, and provide opportunities. I want to do what happened to me for them, but better."[6] In September 2017, Smokepurpp signed to the label, but left sometime later in 2019.[7] On December 21, hip-hop duo Huncho Jack (consisting of Scott and Quavo of the hip-hop trio Migos), released their debut album Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho under the label.[8] It peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.[9]
In February 2018, the label signed Sheck Wes in a joint venture with Interscope Records and Kanye West's label, GOOD Music.[10] On March 10, Wes announced his debut studio album titled Mudboy, which was released on October 5.[11] On August 3, Scott released his third studio album Astroworld.[12] That same month, Don Toliver, who guest performed on the album's song "Can't Say", signed to the label.[13] Astroworld debuted atop the Billboard 200,[14] while Mudboy reached number 17.[15]
On November 29, 2019, Scott announced the label's first compilation album, JackBoys, which was released on December 27 and debuted atop the Billboard 200.[16][17]
On March 13, 2020, Toliver released his debut studio album Heaven or Hell under the label, which was supported by three singles: "No Idea", "Can't Feel My Legs" and "Had Enough".[18] The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200.[19] On April 24, Scott and Kid Cudi released a song titled "The Scotts" under the duo name same as the title.[20] On July 21, Canadian record producer and close collaborator WondaGurl signed a worldwide publishing deal with Cactus Jack's publishing division, Cactus Jack Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, in conjunction with her own record label and publishing company, Wonderchild Music.[21]
In February 2021, SoFaygo had signed to Travis Scott's label Cactus Jack Records, around the same time his hit song "Knock Knock" began to gain traction. Since then, he had been working on his upcoming debut studio album called Pink Heartz, which he would eventually end up releasing on November 11, 2022.[22] In July, Scott opened up a new cannabis farm known as Cactus Farm.[23]
On June 24, 2021, Scott announced a collaboration between Cactus Jack and the fashion brand Dior which its menswear collection was revealed the following day on a live stream that also showcased snippets of Scott's upcoming fourth studio album, Utopia.[24] In late September 2021, Toliver and Chase B announced they would be releasing their own solo projects titled Life of a Don and Escapism respectively in October. Toliver later released Life of a Don on the 8th of that month. The album charted at number two on the Billboard 200.[25]
On October 19, 2022, SoFaygo announced the release date of his debut studio album Pink Heartz for November 11 as well as releasing 4 singles from the album.[22][26]
In January 2023, it was announced that flower Jack will host the NBA All-Stars Weekend event at Salt Lake City, Utah with YSL Entertainment Group.[27] In February 2023, Don Toliver released his third album Love Sick, which peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200.[28] In July of that year, Scott released his fourth album Utopia, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 100—where it remained for five weeks—and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.[29]
On June 14, 2024, Toliver released his fourth studio album Hardstone Psycho under the label, which was supported by three singles: "Bandit", "Deep in the Water" and "Altitude".[30] The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and earned 76,500 album-equivalent units in its first week, becoming his fastest-selling album.[31]
In March 2025, Scott announced the label's second compilation album JackBoys 2.[32] Later on April, he released official merch and box sets, along with a musical short film directed by filmmaker Harmony Korine as the album's trailer.[33] The same day West Coast artist Wallie the Sensei, known for being featured on the song "Dodger Blue" from Kendrick Lamar's 2024 album GNX, was announced as the label's newest signing as well as his participation on the album.[34]
Scott will be performing a one-off concert in the city of Barcelona on May 10, one day before the El Clásico match between Spanish La Liga clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid on 11 May 2025. Cactus Jack in collaboration with Spotify, sponsored Barcelona on their kit as a special edition for the game, as well as Barcelona Femení on their last match of the season on May 18.[35]
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The label has officially released ten studio albums and one compilation album.
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