2013, Damien Ritter revealed in an interview that he had talked to many labels about distribution deals, but decided against it till the label built its brand more. He also stated that a Funk Volume compilation album would be released in the future. On September 18, 2013, Funk Volume revealed they had expanded their production division to include Kato and Rikio. The label then released Hopsin's Knock Madness on November 26, 2013. With the help of Empire Distribution, Knock Madness became the first Funk Volume release to be distributed in CD format to retail stores. In May 2014, Jarren Benton became the third Funk Volume artist in as many years to be named to the XXL freshman class. In 2015 Funk Volume signed a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Records. Dame Ritter and Hopsin feud (2016) On January 7, 2016, Hopsin posted on Instagram that Funk Volume was officially "dead". He cited the reason as co-founder Dame Ritter "wanting to control too much". Upset with the disrespect from his co-worker, Hopsin went on Instagram and threatened to leave Funk Volume if Ritter did not. Hopsin officially left the label 2 months later and is now under his own company Undercover Prodigy. Former acts Discography References American record labels American independent record labels Hip hop record labels de:Hopsin#Funk Volume