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• ANTI-
  ANTI-
  ANTI- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label of Epitaph Records.While Epitaph's focus has shifted over the last decade from mostly punk rock, nowadays ANTI- has a more diverse roster, ranging from country , hip hop , reggae , Soul , folk , rap-rock , indie rock...
  
  
• ATIC Records
  ATIC Records
  ATIC Records is an independent record label formed by British musician, DJ and producer, Aim . He left Grand Central Records in early 2005 and started ATIC Records in June 2006....
  
  
• Aftermath Entertainment
  Aftermath Entertainment
  Aftermath Entertainment is an American record label founded by Dr. Dre. It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records. Current acts include Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent and Slim da Mobster, with former acts including Busta Rhymes, Game, Raekwon,...
  
  
• Aggro Berlin
  Aggro Berlin
  Aggro Berlin was a German hip-hop independent record label based in Berlin, Germany that existed from 1 January 2001 until 1 April 2009. Three artists; Sido, Tony D and Kitty Kat were signed with the label at the time of its closure....
  
  
• Allido Records
  Allido Records
  Allido Records is a record label and production company. The company was started by DJ and producer Mark Ronson, and Rich Kleiman, a television, internet and music businessman. The label got its name "Allido" from the Stevie Wonder song "All I Do". Rapper Saigon was the first artist signed to...
  
  
• Amalgam Digital
  Amalgam Digital
  Amalgam Digital, Inc. is a new media outfit that was founded in 2006 as a privately owned company and launched AmalgamDigital.com in 2007. Amalgam is a digital media/technology platform that leverages the Internet to revolutionize the way artist & music are discovered, marketed and distributed...
  
  
• Amaru Entertainment
  Amaru Entertainment
  Amaru Entertainment was founded by Tupac Shakur's mother, Afeni Shakur, in early 1997 to handle the release of the unreleased material Tupac Shakur had created before his death on September 13, 1996. After the death of Tupac Shakur the label inherited the rights to 2Pacalypse Now, Strictly 4 My...
  
  
• American King Music
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• Asylum Records
  Asylum Records
  Asylum Records is an American record label founded in 1971 by David Geffen, and partner Elliot Roberts, who had previously worked as agents at the William Morris Agency. Founded specifically to provide a record contract for Jackson Browne, the label signed Tom Waits, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell...
  
  
• Atlantic Records
  Atlantic Records
  Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
  
  
• Avatar Records
  Avatar Records
  Avatar Records is a Los Angeles, California based independent record label. Avatar is also a leading digital distributor, providing music to online retailers like Apple's iTunes Music Store...
  
  

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• Babygrande Records
  Babygrande Records
  Babygrande Records is an independent record label based in New York City founded by Chuck Wilson. Babygrande is distributed by the The Orchard, and represented by the Creative Artists Agency in Hollywood.-Discography:...
  
  
• Bad Boy Records
  Bad Boy Records
  Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...
  
  
• Barely Breaking Even
  Barely Breaking Even
  Barely Breaking Even is a British record label started by two DJs, Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly. The name BBE comes from The Universal Robot Band's 1982 track `Barely Breaking Even'. It has two sublabels: Deep Funk, and Urban Theory...
  
  
• Bassivity Music
  Bassivity Music
  Bassivity Music is a Serbian music label which specialises in hip hop, based in Belgrade.In 2001, popular Serbian hip-hop producer Oneya founded Bassivity, the hip hop crew and studio, which grew into full size record company Bassivity Music in 2002 when he met Relja Milanković from Serbian hip...
  
  
• B-Boy Records
  B-Boy Records
  B-Boy Records was an important independent hip hop record label formed by Jack Allen and Bill Kamarra in 1986, and situated at 132nd Street and Cypress Avenue in the Bronx, New York City. Its most notable signing was Boogie Down Productions...
  
  
• Beluga Heights Records
  Beluga Heights Records
  Beluga Heights Records is a Los Angeles-based record label founded by producer J. R. Rotem. The label is known for working with top musical artists such as Rihanna and Leona Lewis as well as discovering and developing new acts like Sean Kingston, Jason Derülo, Iyaz, Auburn and Mann.-History:The...
  
  
• Big Beat Records
• Big Dada
  Big Dada
  Big Dada Recordings is the Hip Hop imprint of London-based independent record label, Ninja Tune. It is best known for being the home of prominent British hip hop artist Roots Manuva. It was started by reputed hip hop journalist Will Ashon in February 1997...
  
  
• Big Up Entertainment
• Black Jays
  Black Jays
  Black Jays is a Canadian independent record label, production company, and musical collective, specializing in hip-hop, R&B, and reggae music. Founded in 2000 by rappers Kardinal Offishall and Solitair, it was originally known as Silver House and the Girl . In 2004, the group came to prominence...
  
  
• The Black Wall Street Records
  The Black Wall Street Records
  The Black Wall Street Records is a record label founded by Jayceon "Game" Taylor and his half-brother George "Big Fase 100" Taylor III.-History:...
  
  
• Blacksmith Records
  Blacksmith Records
  Blacksmith Music is a record label headed by Harlem born Corey Smyth and Talib Kweli of Black Star. Signees include Jean Grae, Strong Arm Steady and Idle Warship and Kweli has stated he hopes to sign Camp Lo and had expressed interest in Rakim. Talib Kweli announced that there will be a 'BlackSmith...
  
  
• Block Entertainment
  Block Entertainment
  Block Entertainment is an indie record label created by Russell "Block" Spencer. The label is known for creating southern group Boyz N Da Hood & releasing artist Yung Joc. In 2005 Block signed an exclusive joint venture deal with Warner Music Group's label Bad Boy Entertainment. In November 2009,...
  
  
• Bloodline Records
  Bloodline Records
  Bloodline Records is a Hip hop record label founded by Earl "DMX" Simmons, also known as DMX. The label used to be distributed by Def Jam Recordings but is currently searching for a distributor since DMX left Def Jam Recordings, Sony Music Entertainment's Sony BMG, Sony Urban Music and Columbia...
  
  
• Bluestar Entertainment
  Bluestar Entertainment
  Bluestar Entertainment is a record label that was started by Pretty Ricky. Outside of the United States it is called Blue Star Entertainment International.-Artists:...
  
  
• BME Recordings
  BME Recordings
  BME Recordings is an American record label founded by Lil Jon, Rob Mac, Emperor Searcy, and Vince Phillips Warner Bros. Records is the distributor for BME recordings...
  
  
• Bodog Entertainment
  Bodog
  Bodog is an online entertainment brand launched in 1994 by Calvin Ayre.Originally the company traded at but the brand was later divested and intellectual property rights were assigned to and consolidated in BodogBrand.com...
  
  
• Body Head Entertainment
  Body Head Entertainment
  Body Head Entertainment is a Pensacola based record label founded in 1998 by former Heavyweight boxing champion Roy Jones, Jr. The title "Body Head" was derived from the term "head to body", a favourite among Roy Jones, Jr.'s arsenal of boxing maneuvers....
  
  
• B.O.S.S.
• Brainstorm Artists International
  Brainstorm Artists International
  Brainstorm Artists International formerly Broken Records , was an artist-run record label founded in 1987 by Gene Eugene, Ojo Taylor, and Barry Hill. The label was distributed globally by Sony/Epic Music, among others, and closed in 1997 due to distribution issues.Located in Fullerton, California,...
  
  
• Bruc Records
• Bungalo Records
  Bungalo Records
  Bungalo Records is an American independent record label established in 2000 and distributed through Universal Music Group Distribution. -Current Artists:*Nikki Bates*Bam Rogers *Big Gov*Boondock*Agnes Chan...
  
  

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• Capitol Hill Music
  Capitol Hill Music
  Capitol Hill Music is a Canadian independent record label, specializing in hip-hop and R&B music.The Toronto-based label was founded in the late 1990s by rapper Saukrates, and his manager Chase Parsons. In 1997, the label released Kardinal Offishall's debut album, Eye & I. Two years later, the...
  
  
• Captivity Records
  Captivity Records
  Captivity Records is a Chicago, Illinois-based independent record label. Some artists includes Papi, Young Life, Lil Lethal, Hustle, and The Cap Boyzz....
  
  
• Cash Money Records
  Cash Money Records
  Cash Money Records is a record label founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Universal Republic Records as of 2011...
  
  
• Celestial Recordings
  Celestial Recordings
  Celestial Recordings was a record label founded in 1998 by producers Daddy Kev and Hive. The label specialized in the underground hip-hop and drum and bass genres, often fusing the two. After the release of more than 40 albums and 12-inches, Celestial Recordings ceased operations in 2002....
  
  
• Celestial productions
  Celestial productions
  Celestial Productions is a New York City-based hip-hop production company.CP features such lyricists as Paragone, Pawncho, Pistolla, Timbo King, Leech, Baby K, Valium, 33 the Great, O.P Duce, VZN, Sume, Kim Cypress, and West Coast Legend Assassin...
  
  
• Chamillitary Entertainment
• Chemical Records
  Chemical Records
  Chemical Records is an online music store specialising in vinyl records, CDs and MP3 in all categories of electronic music. The company was founded in Cheltenham, England in 1997 and now operates in Bristol.* House music* hip hop* Drum and Bass* Dubstep...
  
  
• Chocolate Fireguard Records
  Chocolate Fireguard Records
  Chocolate Fireguard Records is an independent record label founded in 2000 by Pat Fulgoni.It is home to such bands as Fulgoni's dance/rock outfit Kava Kava , The Bluefoot Project featuring Rachel Modest, French hip hop crew La Cedille, girl punk rockers Mary-Jane, hip hop grime artist Practical...
  
  
• Chopper City Records
  Chopper City Records
  Chopper City Records is a record company founded by CEO Christopher "B.G." Dorsey and Co-CEO Carol Dorsey in Metairie, Louisiana.Dorsey, signed an independent deal for his Chopper City Records with Koch Records in 2003. After Hurricane Katrina, Chopper City Records had relocated to Detroit,...
  
  
• Cock Rock Disco
  Cock Rock Disco
  Cock Rock Disco is an independent record label started in 2001 by Jason Forrest. The label features breakcore and experimental artists including Forrest himself....
  
  
• Cold Chillin' Records
  Cold Chillin' Records
  Cold Chillin' Records was a record label that released some important music in the golden age of hip hop from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. A producer-and-crew label founded by manager Tyrone Williams and run by Len Fichtelberg Cold Chillin' Records was a record label that released some...
  
  
• Columbia Records
  Columbia Records
  Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
  
  
• Czar Entertainment
  Czar Entertainment
  Czar Entertainment is a management company which was founded by Jimmy Rosemond and Bryce Wilson. The company was involved in a lawsuit with artist 50 Cent over a DVD Czar Entertainment produces, which used interview footage of 50 Cent without permission. This was settled out of court in March 2006...
  
  

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• D-Block
  D-block
  The d-block is the portion of the periodic table that contains the element groups 3-12. These groups correspond to the filling of the atomic d-orbital subshell, with electron configurations ranging from s2d1 to s2d10...
  
  
• D-Block Records
  D-Block Records
  D-Block Records is a subsidiary of the American hip hop label Ruff Ryders-Roster:D-Block Records is a subsidiary of the American hip hop label Ruff Ryders-Roster:D-Block Records is a subsidiary of the American hip hop label Ruff Ryders...
  
  
• Dame Dash Music Group
• Dawn Raid Entertainment
  Dawn Raid Entertainment
  Dawn Raid Entertainment is a record label based in Papatoetoe, South Auckland, in New Zealand. It has signed many New Zealand Hip-hop and R&B artists such as Savage, Adeaze, Aaradhna, The Deceptikonz, Devolo and Ill Semantics....
  
  
• Death Row Records
  Death Row Records
  Death Row Records is a record label founded in 1991 by Marion "Suge" Knight Jr., Andre Young , Tracy Lynn Curry and Michael Harris . It is known to have been home to many popular West Coast hip hop artists such as Dr...
  
  
• Def Jam Recordings
  Def Jam Recordings
  Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...
  
  
• Def Jam South
  Def Jam South
  Def Jam South is the southern division of Def Jam Recordings. The label is best-known for launching the career of Ludacris and his Disturbing tha Peace group and label. In 2003, the label shut down but was relaunched in 2005...
  
  
• Definitive Jux
  Definitive Jux
  Definitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
  
  
• Deluxe Records
  Deluxe Records
  Deluxe Records is the record label of German hip-hop artist Samy Deluxe.- History :After Hamburg label Eimsbush went bankrupt in 2003, Dynamite Deluxe member Samy Deluxe founded a new label within the same year called Deluxe Records. At first, it was part of Capitol Records which is owned by EMI...
  
  
• Delicious Vinyl
  Delicious Vinyl
  Delicious Vinyl is an American independent record label founded by Matt Dike and Michael Ross in 1987 and based in Los Angeles. Throughout its history, the label has had distribution deals with [Island Records/[PolyGram]], Warner Music Group, EMI, Red Ant, Rhino and Universal Music Group.-Early...
  
  
• Dented Records
  Dented Records
  Dented Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, and best known as the home to critically acclaimed hip-hop act Foreign Beggars and Focused Few....
  
  
• Derrty Ent.
  Derrty Ent.
  Derrty Entertainment is a record label founded by rapper Nelly who is the CEO. The president of the label is rapper Ali of the St. Lunatics. Derrty Entertainment is a division of Motown Records. The first album released under Derrty Entertainment was Nelly's Country Grammar...
  
  
• Desert Storm
  Desert Storm (record label)
  Desert Storm Records is an American record label headed by Skane Dollar, Duro and DJ Clue?, a famous hip hop DJ who is a regular on air personality at New York's Power 105.1...
  
  
• Diplomat Records
  Diplomat Records
  Diplomat Records is an American record label founded by Harlem rappers Cam'ron and Jim Jones. Dipset currently released music under the independent label E1 music. In the early 2000's Dipset was very popular for having star rappers with radio hits like Juelz Santana and Cam'Ron and for their...
  
  
• Dirty Records
  Dirty Records
  Dirty Records is a New Zealand hip hop label. The label is based in Auckland, New Zealand, and was founded in 2001 by hip hop producer Pete Wadams and business partner Callum August....
  
  
• Disturbing tha Peace
  Disturbing Tha Peace
  Disturbing tha Peace is a record label founded by Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges, his manager Chaka Zulu and Zulu's brother Jeff Dixon...
  
  
• Doggystyle Records
  Doggystyle Records
  Doggy Style Records is a record label founded by Snoop Dogg in 1995.-History:...
  
  
• Doomtree
  Doomtree
  Doomtree is a hip hop collective based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Members of Doomtree bring various bases of knowledge and musical backgrounds together to create alternative-influenced rap and hip-hop music. Nearly as prominent as the influence of hip-hop in their music is that of punk, and their...
  
  
• D.P.G. Recordz
  D.P.G. Recordz
  D.P.G. Recordz is a record label founded by Daz Dillinger, and Terry Choe a.k.a Teezy after he and Kurupt split up their group Tha Dogg Pound.- Discography :* Daz Dillinger Discography at his main article...
  
  
• Dragon Mob Records
  Dragon Mob Records
  Dragon Mob Records is an East Los Angeles, California based hip-hop record label that was created by music composer J-vibe, abstract artist Hsky and executive producer Smax in 2002...
  
  
• Duck Down Records
  Duck Down Records
  Duck Down Music Inc is a New York City based record label, talent management, music-marketing, and consulting company founded by Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman and Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake in 1995. In Duck Down's 16 year existence, the Company has released over 40 Albums and sold more than 3 million...
  
  
• Dunk Yer Funk Records
  Dunk Yer Funk Records
  Dunk Yer Funk Records was a sub-label of record distributor JDC Records, active in San Pedro, California from 1985 - 1988. With the growing popularity of rap music and electrofunk, Jim Callon decided to form a sub-label. This would keep his JDC Records music catalog focused on dance music and...
  
  

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• Eartube Empire
  Eartube empire
  -Eartube Empire Records:Eartube Empire Ent. is a record label owned by Rogue Entertainment Group, Inc. and was formed in 2011. The label focuses on Rap, Hip-Hop, and rhythm and blues.-Former Eartube Empire Records:...
  
  
• Eastern Conference Records
  Eastern Conference Records
  Eastern Conference Records is an independent record label based in New York City, New York. It is owned and operated by DJ Mighty Mi, the DJ/producer for the High & Mighty....
  
  
• Eastern Developments Music
  Eastern Developments Music
  Eastern Developments Music is a music label formed by Scott Herren, Peter Rentz, Carolina Chaves, Ben Loiz, Carlos Niño, and Paz Ochs.-History:...
  
  
• Elefant Traks
  Elefant Traks
  Elefant Traks is an Australian hip hop record label based in Sydney, Australia. Elefant Traks are distributed nationally through Inertia Distribution.-History:...
  
  
• Enjoy Records
  Enjoy Records
  Enjoy Records was a record label owned and operated by Bobby Robinson from 1962 through the mid-1980s, and was run out of his record shop at 125th Street and 8th Ave. in Harlem...
  
  
• Epidemic Records
• Ersguterjunge
  Ersguterjunge
  ersguterjunge is an independent German hip hop label distributed by Sony BMG. It was founded by rappers D-Bo and Bushido in 2004, after he left the indie label Aggro Berlin. Bushido is the managing director.-History:...
  
  
• Exceptional Records
  Exceptional Records
  Exceptional Records is a record label founded in London in 1999. It focuses on electronica, deep house, jazz, break beats, hip hop, broken beats and techno.-Label overview:...
  
  

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• Fat City Recordings
  Fat City Recordings
  Fat City Recordings is an independent record label. It emerged in 1998 from the Fat City Records shop originally situated in Affleck's Palace in the Northern Quarter, Manchester, but which has now moved onto Oldham Street....
  
  
• Finger Lickin' Records
  Finger Lickin' Records
  Finger Lickin' Records is an independent left field dance record label. Founded by Justin Rushmore and Jem Panufnik in 1998, Finger Lickin' is solely dedicated to dance music, mainly covering Breakbeat, electro and hip hop, elements of disco and funk can be found throughout these genres.- Artists...
  
  
• First Priority Music
  First Priority Music
  First Priority Music was an American hip hop record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, which has diversified and found success in recent years with releases in contemporary R&B and country music genres, among others. A small independent, it formed successful distribution relationships, first...
  
  
• Fitamin Un
  Fitamin Un
  Fitamin Un is an underground electronic and hip-hop record label started by Steffan Cravos in 1995. It is currently based in Llandwrog, Wales, and features bands interested in Breaks, Electronic, Electronica, hip hop and Rap.-Artists:* Tystion* Pep Le Pew...
  
  
• Flipmode Entertainment
• Fmjam Records
  Fmjam
  FMJAM is the first hip hop station in Bosnia and Herzegovina.- History and More :FMJAM was created in 1999 by Erol Tahirović and Emir Alagić. It is the first hip hop radio show in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was created to expand hip hop in Bosnia and the rest of the Balkan nations. FMJAM is the...
  
  
• Fondle 'Em Records
  Fondle 'Em Records
  Fondle ‘Em Records was a record label based in New York City, New York. It was founded and owned by Robert “Bobbito” Garcia from 1995 to 2001. Bobbito formed the label after realizing that the many unsigned rappers making guest appearances on “The Stretch Armstrong/Bobbito Show,” a program Bobbito...
  
  
• Fort Knocks Entertainment
  Fort Knocks Entertainment
  Fort Knocks Entertainment is an American East Coast hip hop and R&B record label founded in 2004 by record producer, Just Blaze.-History:After his start as a local disc jockey, Just Blaze became a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records. He would mainly produce for prominent Roc-A-Fella artist, Jay-Z...
  
  
• Four Music
  Four Music
  Four Music is a German record label founded by Die Fantastischen Vier in 1996.It was originally located in Stuttgart, but has moved to Kreuzberg, Berlin.The most popular musicians and groups signed on Four Music are...
  
  
• Fresh Records
  Fresh Records (US)
  Fresh Records is a defunct New York City-based independent record label that operated from 1985 to 1992. The label was a subsidiary of Sleeping Bag Records that featured hip hop music...
  
  
• Frontline Records
  Frontline Records (1980s)
  Frontline Records was a Christian record label founded in 1986 by James Kempner. The label focused primarily on modern rock, rap, and hip-hop...
  
  
• Full Surface Records
  Full Surface Records
  Full Surface Records is a record label founded by hip hop producer Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean in 2001, with the help of Cassidy though he has left due to legal and money issues. The label used to operate through Sony Music Entertainment's, J Records and through Universal Music Group's, Interscope...
  
  

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• G-Funk Entertainment
  G-Funk Entertainment
  G-Funk Entertainment formerly known as G-Funk Records later being renamed G-Funk 2000: The New Millennium is a vanity label founded by West Coast hip hop artist Warren G...
  
  
• G-Unit Records
  G-Unit Records
  G-Unit Records is an American record label, specializing in hip hop music, founded in 2003 by rapper 50 Cent and his manager Sha Money XL. Upon its inception, it operated as a subsidiary of, and was distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records...
  
  
• Gamm
  Gamm (record label)
  G.A.M.M. is a Swedish record label which has released 12" singles with artists such as Red Astaire, Beatconductor, Tangoterje, Dubben and 7 Samurai....
  
  
• Gangsta Advisory Records
  Gangsta Advisory Records
  Gangsta Advisory Records is the independent record label headed by Daz Dillinger. Some sources state the hierarchy of Daz's labels were flipped in 2003 by ordering D.P.G. Recordz under G.A.R...
  
  
• Gee Street Records
  Gee Street Records
  Gee Street Records was a British hip hop record label started by Jon Baker in 1985. The label's name came from its original location, a converted warehouse on Gee Street in London....
  
  
• Geffen Records
  Geffen Records
  Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
  
  
• Get Low Recordz
  Get Low Recordz
  Get Low Recordz is a San Francisco based independent record label founded in 1992 and owned by rapper/producer JT the Bigga Figga. The first artists who released material on Get Low Recordz were JT the Bigga Figga, Get Low Playaz, San Quinn, The Game and D-Moe. In 1995 the label got a...
  
  
• Gladiator Records
  Gladiator Records
  Gladiator Records is an independent Hip hop record label based in St. Paul, MN. The label was started in June of 2000. The first global exposure for two of the labels artists Cool Tra Sebek and DJ Double was on the compilation LP "Dust Static and Plastic". This record was produced by Josh...
  
  
• Godzilla Entertainment
  Godzilla Entertainment
  Godzilla Entertainment was an American record label founded and owned by rapper Yukmouth of the popular 1990s rap group The Luniz, and operated by both Yukmouth and Kat Gaynor . The name comes from Yukmouth's popular 2003 album, Godzilla...
  
  
• Gold Star Music
  Gold Star Music
  Gold Star Music was a record label founded by Hector "El Father" Gold Star Music is sometimes referred to as Gold Star La Familia, because of the tight cooperation of Roc-La-Familia. Since the creation of this company, it became very fast the most powerful company of reggaeton...
  
  
• The Goldmind Inc.
  The Goldmind Inc.
  The Goldmind, Inc. is an American record label founded by hip hop artist Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. Elliott was once distributed through Elektra Entertainment Group, and more recently by Atlantic Records before starting her own label. The Goldmind, Inc...
  
  
• Good Hands Records
  Good Hands Records
  Good Hands Records is an independent hip hop record label founded in 2002 by DJ Truth aka Charley Greenberg and Art Beeswax aka Larry Maley. In 2006, Good Hands secured a distribution deal with Traffic Entertainment Group and released Camp Lo's "Black Hollywood", Kurupt Presents Tangled Thoughts,...
  
  
• GOOD Music
  GOOD Music
  GOOD Music is a record label and management firm founded by music producer and artist Kanye West. "GOOD" is an acronym for "Getting Out Our Dreams".-History:...
  
  
• Grand Hustle Records
  Grand Hustle Records
  Grand Hustle Records is an Atlanta, Georgia-based record label formed in 2003 by Clifford "T.I." Harris and Jason Geter. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Artists:*P$C...
  
  
• Greenhouse Music
  Greenhouse Music
  Knee Deep Records was a Canadian independent record label, specializing in hip hop music.Based in Toronto, Ontario, Knee Deep was originally a home recording studio. The label was founded in 1995 by record producer Day, and rapper Choclair...
  
  

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• Hades Records
  Hades Records
  Hades Records is one of the first Romanian independent Hip-hop labels, based in Bucharest.The artist roster includes , B.R.G., Cast, Criss Blaziny, Da Hood, Dagga, Dribbler, Funktastics, Interventii Lirice, KaTaNa, Keri, KST, Zeppelin and Veritasaga.Hades Records emerged at the end of 2000, based...
  
  
• Head Start Music Group
  Head Start Music Group
  Head Start Music Group is a record label founded in 2005. Its first release was Aaron Hall's Adults Only album then followed with K-Ci of Jodeci and K-Ci & JoJo solo debut "My Book".* C.E.O. Dwayne Corbitt* President - Marc "MDoc" Williams...
  
  
• Hefty Records
  Hefty Records
  Hefty Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois . Founded in 1995 by John Hughes III , the label releases a range in genres that include post-rock, IDM, down-tempo, nu jazz, experimental music, and hip-hop.-History:...
  
  
• Hidden Beach Recordings
  Hidden Beach Recordings
  Hidden Beach is an American independent record label specializing in Urban Alternative, R&B, Soul, Inspirational and Contemporary Jazz music genres...
  
  
• Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings
  Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings
  Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings is an Oakland, California-based, independent, primarily alternative hip hop record label founded and owned by underground hip hop collective, the Hieroglyphics...
  
  
• Hollywood BASIC
• Hoo-Bangin' Records
  Hoo-Bangin' Records
  Hoo-Bangin' Records is a record label founded by Dedrick "Mack 10" Rolison. He took the name from the name of the song "Hoo Bangin'" by his group, Westside Connection...
  
  
• Hypnotize Minds
  Hypnotize Minds
  Hypnotize Minds is a record label started by the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia.This record label consists of an extended collective of rappers around in-house producers DJ Paul and Juicy J. Its central group is Three 6 Mafia, which features DJ Paul and Juicy J...
  
  
• Hydra Entertainment
  Hydra Entertainment
  Hydra Entertainment is a hip hop record label specializing in Instrumental hip hop. They are most notable for their Hydra Beats series of instrumental albums by prominent hip hop producers...
  
  

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• Ice Age Entertainment
  Ice Age Entertainment
  Ice Age Entertainment is a record label created and owned by southern rapper Mike Jones and business partner Ray "Mello" Moore. The record label was created around late 2001. Mike Jones has re-signed with Swishahouse, and has come to terms with them. Swishahouse will now distribute albums released...
  
  
• IF? Records
  IF? Records
  IF? Records, established in Melbourne, Australia in 1995 and based in Tokyo, Japan after relocating there in 2001, was a live gig and rave party organiser in Melbourne in the 1990s and one of Melbourne's first independent local electronic music labels....
  
  
• Ill Will Records
  Ill Will Records
  Ill Will Records was an American vanity record label founded by Nasir "Nas" Jones. The label was named after Willie Graham, Nas' childhood neighbor and best friend, was shot dead on May 23, 1992 when both were teenagers...
  
  
• Ill Flava Records
  Ill Flava Records
  Ill Flava Records is a record label based in East London, UK. Founded by UK Hip Hop award winner Karl Hinds in 2000, the label gained instant recognition with its classic first release "Don Gramma" by Karl Hinds, which won numerous awards and nominations for the artist and his label...
  
  
• Imperial Records
  Imperial Records
  Imperial Records is a United States based label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd and reactivated in 2006 by label owner EMI.- The independent and Liberty Records years :...
  
  
• The Inc. Records
  The Inc. Records
  The Inc. Records , is an American record label, owned by Irv Gotti.In 1999, Murder Inc. released its first album, Venni Vetti Vecci by Ja Rule. The album featured the hit single "Holla Holla". The album was executively produced by Irv Gotti and moved on to go platinum, which rose Ja Rule and...
  
  
• Interscope Records
  Interscope Records
  Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
  
  
• Infinity Records
  Infinity Records
  Infinity Records was a short-lived subsidiary of MCA Records established in New York City in 1977. The label was conceived by MCA president Sidney Sheinberg as a way for the Los Angeles-based entertainment conglomerate to improve its presence on the East Coast...
  
  
• It's A Wonderful World Music Group
  It's A Wonderful World Music Group
  It's A Wonderful World Music Group is independent record label, founded by hip hop producer Patrick Douthit in 2009.-History:...
  
  

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• Kennis Music
  Kennis Music
  Kennis Music is a record label, specializing in R&B, pop and hip-hop music, founded by popular Nigerian radio DJ Kenny Ogungbe in the late 1990s. The company's slogan is "Africa's No 1 Record Label"...
  
  
• KFM Records
  KFM Records
  KFM Records is a Scottish independent record label.KFM is an Edinburgh based label who's output ranges from moody hip-hop to caustic art rock.The label is owned and run by ex BMX world champion Scott McDonald....
  
  
• Kon Live Distribution
• Konvict Muzik
  Konvict Muzik
  Kon Live Distribution is a record label founded by R&B singer Akon. It is his alternate R&B/Hip hop label.-Artists:*Colby O'Donis*Jeffree Star*Kardinal Offishall*Kat DeLuna*Lady Gaga*Natalia Kills*Brittian Scott*Ray Lavender- Discography :...
  
  
• Kross Over Entertainment
  Kross Over Entertainment
  Kross Over Entertainment is a recording company founded by NBA basketball star Carmelo Anthony.-Brief overview:The label's first singles are Cassidy's "Drumma Bass", and Diego Cash's "Hold Up", which features Houston hip-hop group UGK....
  
  

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• LaFace Records
  LaFace Records
  LaFace Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment.-Company history:LaFace was formed in 1989 as a joint venture between the producing duo Antonio "L.A." Reid & Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, and Arista Records. The combined nicknames of the duo's successful...
  
  
• Legit Ballin'
• Lench Mob Records
  Lench Mob Records
  Lench Mob Records is an independently owned record label owned by Los Angeles rapper and actor Ice Cube. It was once home to many of Cube's former allies such as DJ Pooh, and Lench Mob's own Chilly Chill, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Kam, female rapper Yo Yo and the group Da Lench Mob...
  
  
• Lex Records
  Lex Records
  Lex Records is an independent record label founded by Tom Brown in 2001. The label was an imprint of Warp Records and run from their North London offices, until September 2005.Lex has a low volume of releases, rarely releasing more than three albums annually...
  
  
• Little Ko-Chees
  Little Ko-Chees
  Little Ko-Chees is a hip-hop/hardcore rap artist that published two albums Holler At Me in 1993 and The 57th Blow in 1992 as their first album with one song. Coming away the next yer with a one hit single in 1994. Little Ko-Chees was 5 ft 9-10 in...
  
  
• Loud Records
  Loud Records
  Loud Records is a subsidiary of SRC Records founded by Steve Rifkind in 1992.Loud was a hip hop label which has released material by acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Big Punisher, Mobb Deep, Krayzie Bone, The Beatnuts, M.O.P., Tha Alkaholiks, Pete Rock, Lil' Flip, Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat, Xzibit,...
  
  
• Low Life Records
  Low Life Records
  Low Life Records was an independent record label promoting UK hip hop music. It was founded in Leeds by Joseph Christie, Aaron Harrow, Tomas Stewart and Paul Edmeade before being relocated to west London by Christie. The label came to an abrupt end when Braintax announced his sudden retirement from...
  
  
• Luke Records
  Luke Records
  Luke Records is the record label formed in 1990 by Luther Campbell, frontman of 2 Live Crew.The label was originally called Luke Skyywalker Records, however because it was not found to be of fair use, Campbell shortened his pseudonym to "Luke" .-Artists:* 2 Live Crew* MC Shy D*...
  
  

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• M3 Records
  M3 Records
  M3 Records is an American independent hip hop record label in New York City, headed by rapper Masta Ace. The label was founded in 2003, nearly two years after Ace's former label, JCOR Records, folded. The first nationally distributed release on the label was Ace's fifth studio album A Long Hot...
  
  
• Machete Music
  Machete Music
  Machete Music is an urban music label owned by Universal Music Group. The record label had been largely associated with reggaeton music, but in recent years, it has been also been signing non-urban artists such as Malverde, Mala Rodriguez and Chino XL. The label is part of Universal Music Latin...
  
  
• Maloof Music
  Maloof Music
  Maloof Music is a joint venture record label owned by the Maloof family Maloof Productions and Interscope Records, a division of Universal Music Group. The partnership is overseen by Phil Maloof, the Maloof family and family partner Tony Guanci...
  
  
• Mango Records
• Mashin' Duck Records
• Mass Appeal Entertainment
  Mass Appeal Entertainment
  Mass Appeal Entertainment is an American record label owned and operated by producer/writer Marcus "DL" Siskind...
  
  
• Mechanikal Element Foundation
  Mechanikal Element Foundation
  Mechanikal Element Foundation is an electronic dance music collective. While Mechanikal Element consists of artists and producers of many electronic dance music genres, they are most well known for their work in drum and bass....
  
  
• Merck Records
  Merck Records
  Merck Records was a record label based in Miami and run by Gabe Koch. It released electronic music.-Background:Their releases cover a wide range of styles, from cut up vocal hip hop by their most prominent artist Machinedrum, to central IDM by artists like Proem, Mr. Projectile, and Deru, to...
  
  
• Metatronix
  Metatronix
  Metatronix is a hip hop/dub record label based in Miami, Florida that was founded in 2001 by music producer Omar Clemetson. Metatronix is known for pushing the creative boundaries while staying true to the aesthetics of hip hop and dub music....
  
  
• Millennium Records
  Millennium Records
  Millennium Records originally started at 3 West 57th Street New York in 1977, and was distributed by Neil Bogart's Casablanca label. The R&B group Brooklyn Dreams. Their artist was likely electronic music pioneer Meco, whose disco cover of John Williams "Star Wars/Cantina Band" cues from Star Wars...
  
  
• Mo' Wax
  Mo' Wax
  Mo' Wax was a UK-based record label owned by James Lavelle, who founded it in the early 1990s with Tim Goldsworthy. Steve Finan became co-owner shortly after. The label came to recognition for being at the forefront of trip hop, turntablism and alternative rap during the mid-90s...
  
  
• Moda Records
  Moda Records
  Moda Records is a record label servicing hip hop, urban, rap, dance and pop music artists. Spearheaded by Nicky Kalliongis, Moda Records has been since its inception on the forefront of discovering alternate methods to producing music in addition to directing artists’ careers.-Artists:Anna Vissi,...
  
  
• Mosley Music Group
  Mosley Music Group
  Mosley Music Group is a record label created by producer Tim "Timbaland" Mosley. It operates as an imprint of, and is distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records.-History:...
  
  
• Motown Records
  Motown Records
  Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
  
  
• Mush Records
  Mush Records
  Mush Records is an independent record label that has released albums for many independent artists and was started by Robert Curcio and Cindy Roché.Mush Records is an electronic based record label...
  
  
• Music from the Corner
• Music of Life
  Music of Life
  Music of Life is a British independent dance music label formed in 1986 by two influential DJ remixers, Froggy and Simon Harris. Following several successful productions, one of which reached No3 in the UK pop music charts Harris and Froggy decided to launch their own label, they were offered a...
  
  

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• Nature Sounds
  Nature Sounds
  Nature Sounds is a record label based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in hip hop and reggae music.-Discography:*Ayatollah - Fingertips *Ayatollah - Live From The MPC 60 *Ayatollah - Cocoon...
  
  
• Nervous Records
  Nervous Records (US)
  Nervous Records is a New York City record label of underground house music and hip-hop, founded in 1991. Noted for early productions by notables including Armand Van Helden, Mood II Swing, Masters At Work and Josh Wink...
  
  
• Next Plateau Entertainment
• Ninja Tune
  Ninja Tune
  Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
  
  
• No Limit Records
  No Limit Records
  No Limit Records was an American hip-hop record label that was founded in 1990 by hip-hop artist, Percy "Master P" Miller. It was distributed by Priority Records.-No Limit Early years:...
  
  

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• Obese Records
  Obese Records
  Obese Records is an Australian hip hop record label. It is the largest Australian independent Hip-Hop label, a retail store and a touring and record distribution company.-History:...
  
  
• Ogopa DJs
  Ogopa DJs
  Ogopa Deejays are a Kenyan music production team and record label formed in the late-1990s which gained regional fame and popularity due to standards of their production work.- Background :...
  
  
• One Records
  One Records (Serbia)
  One Records is a record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.Formed in 1999, its catalogue covers a fairly wide musical spectrum - from younger hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Alogia, Cactus Jack, Dargoron, Stratus, and others, to young Irish folk/Celtic rock bands Tir na n'Og and Irish Stew of...
  
  
• Open Bar Entertainment
  Open Bar Entertainment
  Open Bar Entertainment is a record label founded in late 1995 by Detroit rapper Xzibit.Xzibit stated "I started a label called Open Bar Entertainment, being that I gotta take advantage of everything that's happening around me right now, I just feel like Likwit Crew never got our fair share in the...
  
  
• Oxygen Music Works
  Oxygen Music Works
  Oxygen Music Works, or OMW, was an Anglo-American independent record label. Founded in 1991 by Andy Shih, its initial, occasional releases focused on the sounds of the then-thriving New York underground house music scene. By the time of its last release in 2001, the label's roster had expanded to...
  
  

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• Pantone Music
  Pantone Music
  Pantone Music is an independent record label and music publisher based in Brighton, UK. It was founded in 2004 by Gav Smith. Pantone Music currently specialise in broken beat, nu jazz, and hip-hop from Japan and The West. Their roster includes Jazztronik, Jafrosax, Yukihiro Fukitomi, Bun and...
  
  
• Peanuts & Corn Records
  Peanuts & Corn Records
  Peanuts & Corn is a Canadian independent record label, releasing hip hop recordings since 1994. They have also been a distributor of Canadian hip hop releases since 2002....
  
  
• Poe Boy Entertainment
  Poe Boy Entertainment
  Poe Boy Music Group is a record label and was created by Elric "E-Class" Prince, the label's founder and CEO, in 1999. President of Poe Boy Music Group Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince. CEO of Hiram Group Entertainment & CEO of 24hourhiphop.com...
  
  
• Positive Tone
  Positive Tone
  Positive Tone is a Malaysian music production house and it is a subsidiary of EMI Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Some of the company's famous act includes Too Phat, Poetic Ammo, Juliet the Orange, Red Hot Reiner Peppers and Innuendo. The current Managing Director is Darren Choy....
  
  
• Priority Records
  Priority Records
  Priority Records is an American record label, owned and operated by EMI, which has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop, pop and world...
  
  
• Prism Records
  Prism Records
  Prism Records was an American record label formed in 1978 by Len Fichtelberg. It was originally an independent label, focusing on the New York R&B and disco music scene of the day...
  
  
• Profile Records
  Profile Records
  Profile Records was a record label that specialized in many types of urban-oriented music, such as hip hop, active until 1996..- History :In 1980, at 23 years old, after working briefly for MCA, Cory Robbins was looking to start a record label. He invited his songwriter friend Steve Plotnicki to be...
  
  
• Project Blowed
  Project Blowed
  Project Blowed refers to an open-mic workshop, its affiliated hip hop crew, and the two compilation albums released by that collective. The Leimert Park workshop is the longest running open-mic for Hip-Hop in the world.-The Good Life:...
  
  
• Prosto Records
  Prosto Records
  Prosto Records is a Polish record label specializing in hip hop music. It was founded by Sokół, Pedro and Waco.-Artists:*Dixon 37 *Dynam*Firma *Fu*Jędker Realista...
  
  
• Psycho+Logical-Records
  Psycho+Logical-Records
  Psycho+Logical-Records is a record label owned by rapper Necro, operated in New York City, New York. The label was named after the thesis that it is logical for its acts to be psychotic. Psycho+Logical-Records started off in November 1999 as a means through which Necro could release his debut...
  
  
• Psychopathic Records
  Psychopathic Records
  Psychopathic Records, also known as "The Hatchet", is an American independent record label based in Farmington Hills, Michigan that specializes in hip hop music. The label was founded in 1991 by Alex Abbiss and hip hop group Insane Clown Posse....
  
  
• Purple Ribbon Records
  Purple Ribbon Records
  Purple Ribbon Label is a record label owned by OutKast and distributed through Virgin Records. The label was formerly known as Aquemini Records until André 3000 lost interest and pursued acting. Big Boi has taken sole responsibility of the record label and its roster. Slimm Cutta Calhoun was...
  
  
• Puerto Roc Records
  Puerto Roc Records
  Puerto Roc Records is an independent record label that was established in 2006 by founder and sole owner Jonathan "DJ Primo" Padilla. The independent label is based out of Miami, Florida and has its main focus on hip hop/rap music. Puerto Roc Records' main artist is E Grizzly . E Grizzly released...
  
  

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• Racetrack Records
  Racetrack Records
  Racetrack Records is an American record label, music studio, and production company founded by Vin Diesel, and a wholly owned subsidiary of One Race Films. It is currently the record label of artists like Buddy Klein and Subnoize Souljaz....
  
  
• Rap-A-Lot Records
  Rap-A-Lot Records
  Rap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...
  
  
• Rawkus Records
  Rawkus Records
  Rawkus Records is an American hip-hop record label known for jump-starting the careers of both Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Rawkus started in 1996 with initial releases ranging from hip-hop to drum and bass...
  
  
• Re-Up Records
• Rekabet Records
  Rekabet Records
  -Origins:The artists first released on the label included Simon Mastrantone and NeatPeople. Rekabet gained accolade off the back of the media buzz resonating around their demos; XFM's John Kennedy was a fan, particularly of NeatPeople, making them Artists in Residence, as well as Simon Mastrantone,...
  
  
• Remedy Records
• Rhymesayers Entertainment
  Rhymesayers Entertainment
  Rhymesayers Entertainment is an independent hip hop record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley, Anthony Davis, Brent Sayers and Musab Saad....
  
  
• Rhythm King
• Robber Baron Music
  Robber Baron Music
  Robber Baron Music is an American based digital record label. It specializes in using digital technology in artist development, digital promotion, fanbase building/tracking, and p2p marketing.-Beginnings:...
  
  
• Roc-A-Fella Records
  Roc-A-Fella Records
  Roc-A-Fella Records is a record label founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Damon "Dame" Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Island Def Jam Motown Music Group.-Formation and Early Years:...
  
  
• Roc-La-Familia
  Roc-La-Familia
  Roc-La-Familia was an international record label founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. This sub-label focused on signing international artists, including reggaeton artists, much like Bad Boy Latino. "OG" Juan Perez was appointed the president of the label and Cipha Sounds was the senior vice president...
  
  
• Roc Nation
  Roc Nation
  Roc Nation is an American management, music publishing and entertainment company founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter.-History:In April 2008, Live Nation partnered with Jay-Z to create Roc Nation...
  
  
• Rock Bottom Entertainment
  Rock Bottom Entertainment
  Rock Bottom Entertainment is a record label founded in Detroit, Michigan in June 1997 by founder and C.E.O., Rafael "Rock" Howard. Rock Bottom released the Blow: Based On True Stories Mix Tape album in late 2005. The group/label released the most independently sold album in Detroit hip hop music...
  
  
• Ropeadope Records
  Ropeadope Records
  Ropeadope Records is an American record label specializing in jazz, hip hop, electronic and downtempo music. The label was founded by Andy Hurwitz in New York City and later moved to Philadelphia, where it is now located....
  
  
• Rowdy Records
  Rowdy Records
  Rowdy Records is a record label, distributed through Motown Records.-History:Formed in 1992 by producers Dallas Austin and L.A. Reid, Rowdy was initially distributed through Arista Records. At the time, Austin had gained notoriety for writing and producing hits for acts like Monica, Another Bad...
  
  
• Royal Empire Records
  Royal Empire Records
  Royal Empire Records is a subsidiary and flagship company of Royal Empire, LLC, a multimedia entertainment company based in San Diego, California.-History:...
  
  
• Rude Boy Records
  Rude Boy Records
  Rude Boy Records is a European independent record label focusing in underground hip hop and rap based in Germany.-Company history:Rude Boy Records is a European independent record label focusing in underground hip hop and rap based in South Germany that was founded in the beginning of the nineties...
  
  
• Ruff Ryders Entertainment
• RuffNation Records
  RuffNation Records
  RuffNation Records is a joint venture record label between Chris Schwartz and Warner Bros. Records. It was started after Ruffhouse Records was dissolved.-External links:***...
  
  
• Russell Simmons Music Group
  Russell Simmons Music Group
  Russell Simmons Music Group or RSMG is a record label founded by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons in a joint venture with Universal Music's Island Def Jam Music Group...
  
  
• Ruthless Records

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• S. Carter Records
  S. Carter Records
  S. Carter Records is a record label formed by Jay-Z. The label includes Foxy Brown. The label was formed after Island Def Jam, holding a 50% stake in the Roc-A-Fella Records, bought the last 50% of the company. They also appointed Jay Z the president of Def Jam Records, soon after Dame Dash and...
  
  
• Select Records
  Select Records
  Select Records is an American record label. Among its most popular acts were Chubb Rock, AMG, The Jerky Boys, Kid 'n Play, UTFO, Whistle, and The Real Roxanne...
  
  
• Sensory Overload Records
  Sensory Overload Records
  Sensory Overload Records is a British underground hip hop record label. Artists on their roster include Lowkey and Reveal. It was started by the manager of Lowkey, Reveal and Stylah - Myst....
  
  
• Shady Records
  Shady Records
  Shady Records is an American record label specializing in hip hop music. Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg founded the label in 1999 after the release of The Slim Shady LP.Since the formation, the label has signed nine acts...
  
  
• Sho'nuff Records
• Siri Music
  Siri Music
  Siri Music is an American record label, which currently operates in association with E1 Music / E1 Distribution, but originated under the Universal Republic Records.-Background:...
  
  
• Sleeping Bag Records
  Sleeping Bag Records
  Sleeping Bag Records is a defunct New York City-based old school hip hop and dance music independent record label that operated from 1981 to 1992...
  
  
• Smoke-A-Lot Records
  Smoke-A-Lot Records
  Smoke-a-Lot Records, distributed by Rap-a-Lot Records, is a record label founded and owned by rapper Yukmouth and manager Kat Gaynor. The name comes from Yukmouth's Luniz nickname, "Smoke-a-Lot". The label itself is home to artists including The Luniz, Dru Down, Thug Lordz , The Regime, and...
  
  
• Sniper Records
  Sniper Records
  Sniper Records is the first Bulgarian hip-hop record label. It has helped many unknown artists to gain popularity and respect among the fans. The label was started by DJ Stancho together with Spens, Rado Stefanov AKA ChuP, Slim and Ivaylo Tsvetkov in 2000. Soon many new artists joined Sniper...
  
  
• So So Def Recordings
  So So Def Recordings
  So So Def Recordings is a record label based in Atlanta, Georgia, and owned by producer Jermaine Dupri, specializing in Southern hip hop, R&B and bass music.-Beginnings:...
  
  
• SoBe Entertainment
  SoBe Entertainment
  SoBe Entertainment, LLC is an international entertainment parent company founded by Cecile D. Barker with music, film, TV, night club, management and digital subsidiaries....
  
  
• SRC Records
  SRC Records
  SRC Records is an American record label created by former Loud Records CEO Steve Rifkind. It is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group and is distributed through Universal Republic Records.-Company history:...
  
  
• Stacks on Deck Entertainment
• Street Records Corporation
• Street Sounds (Record Label)
  Street Sounds (Record Label)
  StreetSounds is a British compilation record label, that specialised in urban and electronic club/dance music during the mid 1980s. StreetSounds was an offshoot of producer and promoter Morgan Khan's StreetWave label. The first Streetsounds release was the first edition of the label's core...
  
  
• Star Trak Entertainment
  Star Trak Entertainment
  Star Trak Entertainment is a record label, founded by record producers Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams in 2001. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Interscope Records.-Beginnings:...
  
  
• Storch Music Company
  Storch Music Company
  Storch Music Company is an American based record label that was founded by music producer Scott Storch and is distributed by Interscope Records. Storch's first major singer was Hulk Hogan's daughter, Brooke.-Discography:...
  
  
• Strange Famous Records
  Strange Famous Records
  Strange Famous Records is an underground hip-hop music label based in Providence, Rhode Island, started by Sage Francis. Artists on its roster include B...
  
  
• Strange Music
  Strange Music
  Strange Music is an American independent record label specializing in hip hop music. It was founded by Tech N9ne and Travis O'Guin in 1999. It is currently distributed through Fontana Distribution.-History:...
  
  
• Stones Throw Records
  Stones Throw Records
  Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was started in 1996 by DJ/Producer Peanut Butter Wolf in part to release the music he made with Charizma who was killed at the age of 20....
  
  
• Streetsweepers Entertainment
  Streetsweepers Entertainment
  Streetsweepers Entertainment is a mixtape record label run by DJ Kay Slay that is famous for launching the careers of artists like Amerie, Saigon, Grafh, Prinz, Thug-A-Cation, and Papoose.- Roster :*DJ Kayslay*Papoose*Hedonis Da Amazon*DJ Scope*Big Lou...
  
  
• Suburban Noize Records
  Suburban Noize Records
  Suburban Noize Records, also known as "Subnoize", is an independent record label based in Burbank, California that specializes in punk rock and underground hip hop...
  
  
• Subzero Records
• Sub Verse Music
  Sub Verse Music
  Sub Verse Music was a record label specializing in hip hop. It existed from 1998 to 2003 and released recordings by MF Doom, Blackalicious and KMD, among others.-History:...
  
  
• Sugar Hill Records
  Sugar Hill Records (rap)
  Sugar Hill Records was the name of a rap music record label that was founded in 1979 by husband and wife Joe and Sylvia Robinson with Milton Malden and financial funding of Morris Levy, the owner of Roulette Records.-History:...
  
  
• Swishahouse
  Swishahouse
  Swishahouse is a Houston, Texas-based independent southern rap record label.- History :Swishahouse was founded in North Houston in the late 1990s by Michael '5000' Watts and OG Ron C as a response to the popularity of chopped and screwed music from Houston's south side...
  
  

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• Take Fo' Records
• Tayster and Rojac Records
• Tee Productions
  Tee Productions
  Tee Productions is considered to be one of Scandinavia's largest Record label production it is hip hop record label owned by Tommy Tee, located in Oslo, Norway...
  
  
• Ten12 Records
  Ten12 Records
  Ten12 Records is a Brooklyn-based outsider electronic, breakbeat, and experimental record label.]Ten12 is noted for its focus on facilitating collaboration between new experimental recording artists and the few remaining early–stage funk and soul pioneers to foster unique recordings that identify...
  
  
• Thizz Entertainment
  Thizz Entertainment
  Thizz Entertainment is a San Francisco Bay Area-based, independent record label, started as Romp Records in 1996 by rapper Mac Dre. When Dre moved to Sacramento in 1999, he changed the label's name to Thizz Entertainment to avoid connections to the Romper Room Gang...
  
  
• ThugLine Records
  ThugLine Records
  TheLife Entertainment, previously known as Thugline Records, is a record label founded by rappers Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone of rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, also known as ThugLine Family, ThugLine Soldiers and TL...
  
  
• Thump Records
  Thump Records
  Thump Records is a record label specialized in freestyle music, Latin music and hip hop music. They are probably best known for their rap and R&B Old School compilations, as well as their Low Rider compilations.-Artists on Thump Records:* Adolfo...
  
  
• Tokyo Dawn Records
  Tokyo Dawn Records
  Tokyo Dawn Records is an independent record label based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The label carries origins in the demoscene and was established 1997 as one of the very first netlabels worldwide to promote “opensource music”. All activities shut down around 2005 without known reason.The label...
  
  
• Tommy Boy Records
  Tommy Boy Records
  Tommy Boy Entertainment is an independent record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman.-History:...
  
  
• Trend Records
  Trend Records
  Trend Records was a post-World War II United States jazz record label.Trend's back catalogue was purchased by Albert Marx, the owner of Discovery Records, and much of its material was reissued in the 1980s. Among those who recorded for Trend are Van Alexander, Robert Conti, Shelly Manne, Clare...
  
  
• Tres Records
• Trill Entertainment
  Trill Entertainment
  Trill Entertainment is a record label, created by Pimp C of UGK in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that publishes music by rappers native to Louisiana, such as Lil' Boosie, Webbie, Foxx, Lil Trill, KaDe, Lil Phat, Mouse & Shell. Trill has now moved to Atlanta, Georgia....
  
  
• Tru 'Dat' Entertainment
  Tru 'Dat' Entertainment
  Tru 'Dat' Entertainment or plainly Tru Dat was a Los Angeles, California-based firm founded in 2006 by Hysear Randell, a wealthy African-American entrepreneur, as a recruitment platform for urban talent in music, sport, film and fashion...
  
  
• Tuff City

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• The Ultimate Group
  The Ultimate Group
  TUG Entertainment , is a record label that is home to such artists as Omarion, Marques Houston, Mila J, O'Ryan, 2 Much and NLT.TUG CEO Chris Stokes is responsible for many films involving TUG roster members e.g...
  
  
• Uncensored Records
• Uncle Howie Records
  Uncle Howie Records
  Uncle Howie Records is a record label owned by rapper Ill Bill, of Non Phixion. The label was named after Ill Bill's uncle, Howard "Howie" Tenenbaum. Uncle Howie Records started off in 1998 as simple in prints on Non Phixion's 12" singles and now includes acts as Non Phixion, Ill Bill, Sabac Red...
  
  
• Unda K9 Records
  Unda K9 Records
  Unda K9 Records is an independent Australian record label that represents a number of hip-hop acts including Bukkcity, Tycotic, 13th Son, Syntax , DirtBox Kings, Herb and DJ Crusador.-History:...
  
  
• Unidisc Music Inc.
  Unidisc Music Inc.
  Unidisc Music Inc, is one of Canada’s largest independent record labels. The company has been expanding in growth and productivity since the late 1970s...
  
  
• Up Above Records
  Up Above Records
  Up Above Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Long Beach, California, United States, co-founded in 1995 by Doug "Papadoug" Kato and The Visionaries member KeyKool, along with DJ Rhettmatic and Beat Junkies). The label's first release was a 12" single, KeyKool & Rhettmatic's "Can...
  
  
• UpFront Records
  UpFront Records
  UpFront Records is a record label owned and founded by DeVyne Stephens. Stephens began his career in the early 1990s with Devyne featuring 90 Miles an Hour. "I was one of the first artists L.A. [Reid] and Babyface signed to LaFace Records," he says...
  
  
• Uptown Records
  Uptown Records
  Uptown Records was an American record label, founded by Andre Harrell in 1986. It went on to become one of the most popular Hip-Hop and R&B labels of the late 1980's and early 1990s. Featured on the roster were such luminaries as Guy, Heavy D & The Boyz, Jodeci, Mary J. Blige, and Soul for Real...
  
  
• URBNET Records
  URBNET Records
  URBNET Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. URBNET was formed by Darryl Rodway and Janusz Jarosinski in 1999 to provide distribution, marketing and promotional services to Hip Hop artists throughout Canada...
  
  
• UTP Records

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• Wall of Sound
  Wall of Sound (record label)
  Wall of Sound is an independent record label based in London, England. It is part of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent music company....
  
  
• Web Entertainment
  Web Entertainment
  Web Entertainment is a Detroit-based record label run by the Bass Brothers. It is best known for producing both of Eminem 's independent albums, Infinite and The Slim Shady EP demo, before he signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and also released The Slim Shady LP and currently Recovery...
  
  
• Wild Pitch Records
  Wild Pitch Records
  Wild Pitch Records was a hip hop record label started in the mid 1980s by Stuart Fine and was eventually distributed by EMI and eventually acquired by Jay Faires, who tried to reactivate it as part of his short-lived JCOR Entertainment label...
  
  
• Winley Records
  Winley Records
  Paul Winley Records Inc. was a doo-wop record label founded in 1956 that in 1979 became one of the earliest hip hop labels. It was situated on 125th Street, Harlem, New York City. Winley released doo-wop by The Paragons and The Jesters, and hip hop records by Paul Winley's daughters, Tanya and...
  
  
• Wu-Tang Records
• Wolftown Recordings
  Wolftown Recordings
  Wolftown Recordings is a hip hop record label based in Wolverhampton. Formed in 1997 by local artists Tricksta and Late, Wolftown has risen to prominence as one of the UK's premier hip hop labels, releasing records by acts such as Villains, Vicious Circle , Jai Boo, Cee-Rock "The Fury", DL...
  
  

See also

• List of record labels
• List of electronic music record labels
• List of independent UK record labels
• Catalog numbering systems for single records
  Catalog numbering systems for single records
  This article presents the numbering systems used by various record companies for single records.- Capitol :...