Top Dawg Entertainment

op Dawg Entertainment (TDE) is an American independent record label. Specializing in hip hop and R&B artists, TDE is based in Carson, California. The label was founded in 2004 by record producer Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, who is the chief executive officer. His sons, Anthony "Moosa" Tiffith Jr and Brandon Tiffith, serve as the label's president and chief marketing officer, respectively. Terrence "Punch" Henderson also serves as a label president. TDE concentrates on artist management, publishing and merchandising, and has worked with the "Big Three" record companies (Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment) for distribution ventures. The label also oversees subsidiaries such as TDE Films and their sports agency. The label is most notable for being the label that represented Kendrick Lamar, who was signed from 2005-2022, as he rose to stardom. There are currently twelve artists signed to TDE; its flagship artists include SZA, Doechii, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and ScHoolboy Q.[1] Anthony "Moosa" and Brandon Tiffith were accused of sexual harassment, assault, negligence and doxxing by former female employees who filed a civil suit against them in July 2025