Founded in 2006 by Bryan Leach, Polo Grounds Music is a full-service entertainment company with a focus in publishing, management, marketing and promotions.

[citation needed] The song's success followed up two years later with the release of Planet Pit, and its singles, "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" and "Give Me Everything".

[8][9][10] Following the merger of J into RCA and Polo Grounds being moved to the new brand, the label continued its streak, beginning in January 2012 with the release of Yo Gotti's album, Live from the Kitchen.

After previously releasing the music video for "Purple Swag",[12] Polo Grounds founder Leach was among other label executives cornering him with contractual offers, resulting in the two launching a close friendship.

[13][14] That October, Rocky decided to join the Polo Grounds imprint while it was distributed under J Records, a few days before the label was folded into RCA.

[15][16] The label acquired majority rights to distribute and reissue Rocky's "Purple Swag" single, which they did on October 24 through all digital platforms and radio networks.

[25] In January 2015, Rocky's manager and partner, ASAP Yams died from an acute mixed drug intoxication, succumbing a sleep apnea.

[26][27] The news of his death impacted Rocky and Polo Grounds greatly and affected development for his sophomore album, which was due for release that February, but then delayed after the tragedy.

[29] With 2016 beginning, Rocky's colleague, ASAP Ferg, began the label's year rollout with his own sophomore solo album, Always Strive and Prosper, which released on Earth Day.

2: Too Cozy, Ferg's mixtape, Still Striving, ASAP Twelvyy's solo debut, 12 (all within the summer of 2017), Rocky's third solo album, Testing (May 2018), and Ferg's extended play, Floor Seats (August 2019), all of each released under ASAP Worldwide/Polo Grounds/RCA;[31][32][33][34][35][36] Rocky's Testing would end up being his final album to be released by Polo Grounds as he left the label in early 2019.

After Polo Grounds signed the Chicago rapper to the label, they (like ASAP Rocky's "Purple Swag") acquired the single and pushed it to streaming services.

[51] As recent as February 2022, Calboy publicly disclosed his frustrations with Polo Grounds and RCA Records, believing he was being treated like a "label slave".