Quality Control Music

Quality Control Music, LLC^[1] (also known as Quality Control or QC) is an American hip hop record label founded by Kevin "Coach K" Lee (COO) and Pierre "P" Thomas (CEO) in March 2013.^[2] The label's releases were distributed through Universal Music Group imprints Capitol Records from 2017 until 2020, and through Motown Records. Tamika Howard and Simone Mitchell are executives of the label, with Howard serving as its general manager.^[2]

Quality Control Music
Parent company	Hybe America (HYBE)
Founded	March 2013; 12 years ago (March 2013)
Founder	Kevin Lee Pierre Thomas
Status	Active
Distributor(s)	Capitol (2017—2020) Motown
Genre	Hip hop trap R&B
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Official website	qualitycontrolmusic.com

The label has many acts signed, including Migos, City Girls, Lil Yachty and Lil Baby. The label also has Cardi B signed under a management deal.

History

Kevin Lee and Pierre Thomas initially established Quality Control Music by hiring radio and promotion staff, while they personally ventured into publishing and management. They invested $1 million and one year into building a headquarters in the western part of Atlanta, which holds four recording studios and office spaces.^[1]

In 2020, Migos brought a lawsuit against the company.^[3]

On February 8, 2023, Quality Control's parent company, QC Media Holdings, was acquired by Hybe America for $300 million, with the founders maintaining control and reporting to the CEO, Scooter Braun.^[4][5]

Roster

Notable current acts

Updated according to QC Music Artists.^[6]

Artists

• JT
• Quavo
• Lil Baby
• Lil Yachty
• Lakeyah
• Layton Greene
• Bankroll Freddie
• Baby Money
• DC2Trill
• Camo!
• Draft Day

In-house producers

• OG Parker
• Quay Global

Notable former acts

• City Girls
• Offset
• Rich the Kid^[7]
• OG Maco^[8][9]
• Young Greatness^[10]
• Takeoff
• Renni Rucci
• Stefflon Don
• Duke Deuce
• Icewear Vezzo
• Gloss Up
• Yung Miami

Discography

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US R&B/HH	CAN	NZ
Control the Streets, Volume 1[11]	Released: December 10, 2017 Label: Quality Control, Capitol, Motown Format: Digital download, streaming	5 [12]	1 [13]	17	—
Control the Streets, Volume 2[14]	Released: August 16, 2019[15] Label: Quality Control, Motown Format: Digital download, streaming	3 [16]	3	5	37

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with details

Title	Mixtape details
Solid Foundation[17]	Released: February 3, 2014 Hosted by DJ Drama Label: Quality Control Music Format: Digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		US	US R&B/HH	CAN
"Too Hotty" (with Migos)	2017	91 [18]	37 [19]	—		Control the Streets, Volume 1
"On Me"[20] (with Lil Yachty and Young Thug)		—	—	—
"My Dawg (Remix)" (with Lil Baby and Kodak Black featuring Quavo and Moneybagg Yo)		—	—	—
"Ice Tray" (with Quavo and Lil Yachty)		74 [21]	30 [22]	67	MC: Gold[23]
"Fuck Dat Nigga"[24] (with City Girls)		—	—	—
"Baby" (with Lil Baby and DaBaby)	2019	21 [25]	11 [26]	54		Control the Streets, Volume 2

Quality Control Sports

In 2019, Kevin Lee and Pierre Thomas established Quality Control Sports, a sports management company. Quality Control Sports manages professional basketball, football and baseball players including Deebo Samuel, Alvin Kamara, Diontae Johnson (Pittsburgh Steelers) and Jarrett Allen.^[27]