Rhymesayers Entertainment
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Sean Daley Anthony Davis Brent Sayers Musab Saad |
| Distributor(s) | Warner Music Group |
| Genre | Hip Hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Official Website | rhymesayers.com |
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.
The label is mainly composed of native Minnesotans as well as nationally recognized artists including Soul Position and MF Doom, who has released one disc (MM..Food?) for the label. Rhymesayers is the largest hip-hop label in Minnesota and has a friendly relationship with the Doomtree crew as well. P.O.S of Doomtree is signed as a solo artist to Rhymesayers.
In 1999, the label opened its own record store called Fifth Element, located in Uptown, Minneapolis. The store is a staple of hip hop in the Twin Cities, selling independent and commercial hip hop, but also specializing in local music.
On March 9, 2007, Rhymesayers Entertainment signed a promotion, marketing and distribution deal with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group.[1]
Releases for 2007 include EP's from Atmosphere and full length highly acclaimed albums from Brother Ali and Mac Lethal.
To celebrate the launch of Fifth Element's turn to start selling digital music, Atmosphere is giving their new EP, Leak At Will, away for free on the store's site.[2]
On July 16, 2009, it was announced that Evidence of Dilated Peoples signed a deal with Rhymesayers Entertainment with a YouTube video showing Evidence signing the contract to release his new album Cats & Dogs due to be released on September 27, 2011.[dated info][3][4]
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[edit] Current/former roster
Artists who are currently signed to the label include[5]:
- Abstract Rude
- Atmosphere
- BK-One
- Blueprint
- Brother Ali
- Budo
- DJ Abilities
- Evidence
- Felt (Murs and Slug)
- Freeway (Joint Venture with G-Unit Philly)
- Grayskul (Onry Ozzborn and JFK)
- Grieves
- Hail Mary Mallon (Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, and DJ Big Wiz)
- I Self Devine
- Jake One
- Los Nativos (Felipe Cuauhtli and Chilam Balam)
- MF DOOM
- Micranots (I Self Devine and DJ Kool Akiem)
- Mr. Dibbs
- Musab aka Beyond (also known as Sab the Artist )
- P.O.S.
- Psalm One
- Semi.Official (I Self Devine and DJ Abilities)
- Soul Position (Blueprint and RJD2)
- Toki Wright
Artists formerly signed to the label include:
- Eyedea (deceased)
- Eyedea & Abilities
- Mac Lethal
- Face Candy (Eyedea, Kristoff Krane, J.T. Bates, Casey O'Brien)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official site
- The Fifth Element online record store
- HHC Digital with P.O.S
- Spotlight Series announced by RSE
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