In April 2018 Empire announced that it will provide distribution services to Hitco for their first new album release for Big Boi .
Empire is the San Francisco - based independent music company founded by Ghazi Shami .
In April 2018 Empire , the San Francisco - based independent music company founded by Ghazi Shami , announced that it will provide distribution services to Hitco for their first new album release for Big Boi .