Rude Boy Records
Encyclopedia
Rude Boy Records is a European independent record label focusing in underground hip hop
and rap based in Germany
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and On the Mix Records employee Mike and Andric.
In the beginning of its company history, the label mainly dropped rap music inspired by Advanced Chemistry
s Co-Founder DJ Mike MD. The founding label roster consisted of Colours United, Dee Smoove, Mike MD, Frank Riley & the Boyz, .... Today, Rude Boy Records productions is basing on the development and support of Underground Hip Hop, Rap and the love of it. For the professional realization, one label-owned studio in close proximity to Heilbronn
, Germany is available on call.
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
and rap based in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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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 as its own enterprise by Andric Stanelle Records. Also, Rude Boy Records is a production by Andric Stanelle Records and a publishing company with distributions by SPV GmbH. The independent hip hop record label is headed by chief executive officerChief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
and On the Mix Records employee Mike and Andric.
In the beginning of its company history, the label mainly dropped rap music inspired by Advanced Chemistry
Advanced Chemistry
Advanced Chemistry is a German hip hop group from Heidelberg, a scenic city in Baden-Württemberg, South Germany. Advanced Chemistry was founded in 1987 by Toni L, Linguist, Gee-One, DJ Mike MD and MC Torch...
s Co-Founder DJ Mike MD. The founding label roster consisted of Colours United, Dee Smoove, Mike MD, Frank Riley & the Boyz, .... Today, Rude Boy Records productions is basing on the development and support of Underground Hip Hop, Rap and the love of it. For the professional realization, one label-owned studio in close proximity to Heilbronn
Heilbronn
Heilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is completely surrounded by Heilbronn County and with approximately 123.000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state....
, Germany is available on call.
Current Roster
- DJ Mighty Mic - Rude Boy Records' chief executive officer, label-owner and producer. By the end of 2004 leading into 2005, he connected with DJ Reen and DJ Edward SizzerhandEdward SizzerhandEdward Sizzerhand also known as Steady Fingaz is a Brooklyn born DJ and record producer who has won a number of renown competitions as a DJ and together with his group Square One performed in collaboration with American artists in Europe...
of Square One and started working for Germany's Webzine No.1 in Underground Hip Hop and Rap HipHopNews.de Website. Since then, he's also an employee of Sizzerhand's tape label called On the Mix Records which is based in Munich, Germany.
Former Artists
- Colours United - Hip hop crew which consisted of Bronx (NYC) born Dee Smoove (rap, lyrics), DJ Mike MD (music, scratches) and the C.U. Posse. Together they fought against racism and were signed to Rude Boy Records.
- Dee Smoove - Manhattan (NYC) born emcee called Dee Smoove alias Damon Talton who was part of a hip hop group called Colours United. He also was signed to Rude Boy Records.
- DJ Mike MD - German DJ and producer who was signed to Rude Boy Records. Mike produced Tracks and Remixes for Chart Acts like Sqeezer, Bobby Womack, Gloria Gaynor, Carolina Escolano, The Southside Rockers and Royal Melody. He is performing with Jazzamore, an Electro Jazz Band since 2004.
- Vincent Wilkie & The Unexpected - Music band focusing in rap, rock and experimental sounds founded by Vincent Wilkie, who later became lotte ohm. Vincent Wilkie is now reborn as Instant Wilkie for reasons best known to himself. Apparently, he knows what it means, but he can't explain.
Albums
- 1994 - Vincent Wilkie & The Unexpected - A Pocketful of Truth (Audio CD)
- 1995 - Colours United - You Talk 2 Much (Vinyl LP/ Audio CD)
Singles
- 1991 - Colours United - Legally Dope (Vinyl Maxi-Single, Maxi-CD)
- 1993 - Vincent Wilkie & The Unexpected - Waited Far Too Long (Maxi-CD)
- 1993 - Colours United - Stop The Racism (Vinyl Maxi-Single, Maxi-CD)
- 1995 - Frank Riley & The Boyz - Never Fall in Love Again (Maxi-CD)
- 1995 - Colours United - Smoove Is The Name (Vinyl Maxi-Single, Maxi-CD)
Mixtapes
- 1993 - Various - Kein Hass im wilden Süden 2 (Audio CD) (Intercord Records)
- 2005 - Various - Double Trouble Vol. 1 (HipHopNews.de Mixtape) (Audio CD) (On the Mix Records / Rude Boy Records)