Cactus Jack Records
American record label
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Cactus Jack Records is an American record label and music publishing company founded by American rapper Travis Scott on January 10, 2017. As of 2025, current acts include Scott himself, Sheck Wes, Don Toliver, Luxury Tax 50, 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 entity, Cactus Jack Publishing, to whom they signed DJ Chase B on the recording side, and Canadian record producer WondaGurl and rapper and songwriter Dougie F on the publishing side.[3]
History
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 December 2017, 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.[7] It peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.[8]
In February 2018, the label signed Sheck Wes in a joint venture with Interscope Records and Kanye West's label, GOOD Music.[9] On March 10, Wes announced his debut studio album titled Mudboy, which was released on October 5.[10] On August 3, Scott released his third studio album Astroworld, containing a feature on "No Bystanders" from Wes.[11] That same month, Don Toliver, who guest performed on "Can't Say", signed to the label.[12] Astroworld debuted atop the Billboard 200,[13] while Mudboy reached number 17.[14]
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.[15][16]
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".[17] The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200.[18] On April 24, Scott and Kid Cudi, as the duo the Scotts, released their namesake track.[19] 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.[20]
In February 2021, SoFaygo had signed to Cactus Jack, around the same time his hit song "Knock Knock" began to gain traction. In July, Scott opened up a new cannabis farm known as Cactus Farm.[21] 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.[22] 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, with the album charting at number two on the Billboard 200.[23]
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.[24][25] In January 2023, it was announced that Cactus Jack would host the NBA All-Stars Weekend event at Salt Lake City, Utah with YSL Entertainment Group.[26] In February 2023, Toliver released his third album, Love Sick, which peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200.[27] 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.[28]
On June 14, 2024, Toliver released his fourth studio album, Hardstone Psycho, which was supported by three singles: "Bandit", "Deep in the Water" and "Attitude".[29] 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.[30]
In March 2025, Scott announced the label's second compilation album JackBoys 2.[31] Later in April, he released official merch and box sets, along with a musical short film directed by filmmaker Harmony Korine as the album's trailer.[32] The same day, Wallie the Sensei, who had recently featured on "Dodger Blue" from Kendrick Lamar's GNX (2024), was announced as the label's newest signing as well as his participation on the album.[33]
Scott performed a one-off concert in the city of Barcelona performing 2 unreleased JackBoys 2 songs on May 10, one day before the El Clásico match between Spanish La Liga clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid on May 11, 2025.[34] In a collaboration with Spotify, Cactus Jack 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]
Scott announced JackBoys 2 would be released on July 13, 2025.[36] The album's release was supported by two singles, "ILMB" and "2000 Excursion", and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.[37][38]
On Halloween, October 31, 2025, SoFaygo announced that his second studio album, Mania, would be released on November 21. The album would release that day to all platforms.
On September 5, 2025, Toliver released the lead single to his upcoming fifth studio album, titled "Tiramisu".[39] The name of the album would later be revealed as Octane through merchandise that was given to fans at his pop-up event at ComplexCon on October 25, with the album serving as a follow-up to Hardstone Psycho.[40] On January 22, 2026, Toliver revealed the album's release date of January 30 and shared its cover art.[41] The album was supported by three additional singles, "ATM", "Body", and "E85", and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 at release, becoming Toliver's first album to do so.[42]
Roster
Recording
Current
| Artists | Year signed |
Releases under the label |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Scott | Founder | 5 | Jointly with Epic, formerly Grand Hustle |
| Sheck Wes[9] | 2018 | 1 | Jointly with GOOD and Interscope |
| Don Toliver[12] | 5 | Jointly with Atlantic | |
| Luxury Tax 50[43] | 2019 | — | N/a |
| SoFaygo[44] | 2021 | 3 | N/a |
| Wallie the Sensei[45] | 2025 | — | N/a |
Former
| Artists | Years on the label |
Releases under the label |
|---|---|---|
| Smokepurpp[46] | 2017–2019 | N/a |
| Malu Trevejo | 2021 | N/a |
Publishing
In-house producers
In-house songwriters
| Songwriter | Year signed |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dougie F[48] | 2020 | Jointly with Warner Chappell and STRAGG[49][50] |
Discography
The label has officially released thirteen studio albums and two compilation albums.
Studio albums
| Artist | Album | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Huncho Jack | Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho[51] (released with Grand Hustle, Epic, Quality Control, Capitol and Motown) |
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| Travis Scott | Astroworld[11] (released with Grand Hustle and Epic) |
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| Sheck Wes | Mudboy[53] (released with GOOD and Interscope) |
|
| Don Toliver | Heaven or Hell[55] (released with Atlantic) |
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| Don Toliver | Life of a Don[57] (released with Atlantic) |
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| SoFaygo | Pink Heartz[58] |
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| Don Toliver | Love Sick[59] (released with Atlantic) |
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| SoFaygo | Go+[61] |
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| Travis Scott | Utopia[62] (released with Epic) |
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| Don Toliver | Hardstone Psycho[64] (released with Atlantic) |
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| SoFaygo | MANIA[67] |
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| Don Toliver | OCTANE
(released with Atlantic) |
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| Chase B | Be Very Afraid |
|
Compilation albums
| Artist | Album | Details |
|---|---|---|
| JackBoys and Travis Scott | JackBoys[68] (released with Epic) |
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| JackBoys and Travis Scott | JackBoys 2[69] (released with Epic) |
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Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [70] |
US R&B/HH [71] |
AUS [72] |
CAN [73] |
UK [74] | ||||
| "Gang Gang" (with Sheck Wes) |
2019 | 48 | 22 | 63 | 40 | 52 | JackBoys | |
| "Out West" (with Travis Scott and Young Thug) |
38 | 15 | 79 | 29 | — | |||
| "What to Do?" (with Travis Scott and Don Toliver) |
56 | 26 | 86 | 38 | 57 |
| ||
| "Gatti" (with Travis Scott and Pop Smoke) |
69 | 33 | — | 61 | 59 | |||