Editing Stat Quo (section)

=== 2008–2010: ''Statlanta'' ===
In October 2008, he left [[Shady Records]] and [[Aftermath Entertainment]], unhappy with the release status of ''Statlanta''. On April 21, 2009, Stat Quo independently released ''Smokin Mirrors'', a street album, through [[EMI]]. Stat Quo hoped to release the album in 2009, and promoted the album by releasing multiple mixtapes for free download in 2009, including ''Quo City'', ''Checks & Balance'',<ref>(February 6, 2009). "[http://www.welivethis.com/newsfeed/2009/02/06/stat-quo-checks-and-balances-full-mixtape/ Stat Quo – Checks & Balance Mixtape] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235449/http://www.welivethis.com/newsfeed/2009/02/06/stat-quo-checks-and-balances-full-mixtape/ |date=March 3, 2016 }}." ''WeLiveThis.com''. Accessed April 11, 2009.</ref> and ''The Invisible Man''.<ref>(April 8, 2009). "[http://www.welivethis.com/newsfeed/2009/04/08/stat-quo-invisible-man-mixtape/ Stat Quo – The Invisible Man Mixtape] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412124343/http://www.welivethis.com/newsfeed/2009/04/08/stat-quo-invisible-man-mixtape/ |date=April 12, 2009 }}." ''WeLiveThis.com''. Accessed April 11, 2009.</ref> It ended up being released on July 13, 2010.<ref>(March 5, 2010). "[http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/03/05/22141011.aspx Stat Quo on 'Statlanta,' Eminem, Dr. Dre & 'Detox']." ''AllHipHop.com''. Accessed March 12, 2010.</ref>

In 2009, with distribution from [[The Orchard (music label)|The Orchard]], producer [[Sha Money XL]] founded a new record label, Dream Big Ventures. Quickly upon its creation, Stat Quo was signed to the label. ''Statlanta'' was released on the label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10118/title.|title=Sha Money XL Signs Stat Quo, Whoo Kid To New Label|work=HipHopDX|date=November 11, 2009|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreambigventures.net/|title=at 高速道路～入門編～|website=Dreambigventures.net|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.datzhott.com/2009/11/17/sha-money-xl-announces-dream-big-ventures/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213180653/http://www.datzhott.com/2009/11/17/sha-money-xl-announces-dream-big-ventures/|url-status=dead|title=Sha Money launches new label|archive-date=February 13, 2010|access-date=May 28, 2023}}</ref>

In March 2010, Stat Quo appeared in a [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] commercial alongside [[Dr. Dre]] promoting HP Beats Audio Laptops, featuring a song taken from Dr. Dre's anticipated upcoming third studio album ''Detox'', in which Stat Quo has worked and provided songwriting.