Rap-A-Lot Records

Rap-A-Lot is a hip hop record label co-founded by James Prince and Cliff Blodget[2][3][4] in 1986.[5] Smoke-a-Lot Records is a subsidiary.

Rap-A-Lot
Parent companySony Music Entertainment
Founded1986 (1986)[1]
FounderJames Prince, Cliff Blodget
Distributor(s)RED Distribution
GenreSouthern hip hop
Country of originUnited States
LocationHouston, Texas

Rap-A-Lot was first distributed by A&M Records with the release of Raheem's 1988 debut The Vigilante.[6] The label was distributed through the 1990s by EMI's Priority Records (1991–1994), Noo Trybe Records (1994-1998), and Virgin Records (1998–2002). In the 2000s, it was distributed by Asylum Records and then Fontana Distribution.

On August 22, 2013, Rap-A-Lot announced a distribution deal with RED Distribution.[7]

History

The label was formed filling in a gap for recognition and promotion of southern talent especially in the Houston area. This was in part to label executives in other parts of the country passing on southern hip hop acts. During this period, DJ's from the east coast had been exploiting the region and pushing music from their domestic territories instead.[8]

Notable artists

Rap A Lot 4 Life

Rap A Lot Boxing

YEMG (Jas Prince)

New Wave (Baby Jay Prince)

Major releases

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References
  1. HP Cheung (April 3, 2017). "What Is Rap-A-Lot Records?". Hypebeast. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  2. "Red Bull Music Academy Daily". Red Bull Music Academy Daily. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  3. Patoski, Joe Nick (2013-01-21). "Money in the Making". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  4. "BREWER'S ADS RAPPED". Washington Post. 1991-09-04. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  5. Brandon Caldwell (February 17, 2015). "A Brief History of Houston Rap Executive J. Prince Defending Everyone from The Geto Boys to Drake". Vice Media. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  6. Faniel, Maco L. (30 July 2013). Hip Hop in Houston: The Origin and the Legacy (Paperback ed.). The History Press. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-1-60949-978-5. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  7. "Rap-A-Lot Records Signs Distribution Deal with Sony RED, Plans Bun B Album". 23 August 2013.
  8. Payne, Ogden (2018-07-30). "Inside The Entrepreneurial Rise Of Rap-A-Lot Records CEO James Prince". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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