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Favourite record label?

Started by Ordinary Joel, Apr 22, 2015, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Ordinary Joel
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    GOOD music, Top Dawg Ent., Cash Money, Roc Nation, Shady Records, Interscope, Aftermath, Atlantic, Def Jam, Def Jux, Geffen... the list goes on for some of the more well known labels out there currently. Then you have the older but more prominent labels like Death Row, Bad Boy, Rawkus, Jive etc etc.

    So... which labels are your personal favourite from the past and present day?
     
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    TDE for now probably
    used to be aftermath
     
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    And Mello Music Group ofc
     
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    Yep one of my favourites. Open Mike Eagle, L'Orange and Pete Rock on their label!
     
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    Plus Apollo Brown, one of my favorites
     
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    white jesus god's son

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    Death Row past and present boooiiiiiiii
     
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    Been meaning to check out his work, which albums are his best?
     
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    Mello Music Group
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    Well if you start with his beat tapes you shoul deffinately listen to Clouds, Make Do
    Besides that he has great collabo albums like Trophies with OC (probably the best till now) and Dice Game with Guilty Simpson..
    Gas Mask with The Left was also great.. I think you'll find your way after those to dig deeper!
     
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    :brent:

    Appreciate the help my man.
     
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    i was in love with shady records from 2001 - 2003

    even the songs people claimed to be bad back then, were f---ing classics
     
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    or was it up to 2004? when was cheers released? im talking around that period with the ja rule beef and everything
     
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    Aftermath get the last laugh [​IMG]

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    Favourite from the past would be Rawkus Records.
    • Black Star album
    • Mos Def's debut
    • Talib Kweli's first two albums
    • Big L's Posthumous 'The Big Picture' album

    Also Jive as they had ATCQ's albums, Aaliyah and DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince.

    Cheers was '03. Ja beef was '03 as well.
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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    Stonesthrow Records
    Roc A Fella Records (R.I.P.)
    1017 Brick Squad
     
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    Juney Dark Illness of Lost Opportunities

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    My favorite from the past is probably

    Deathrow
    Ruthless
    No Limit
    Cashmoney
    Shady
    Roc-a-Fella
    Rawkus
     
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    Stones Throw
    no question
     
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    Hydeout Productions also a favourite of mine as they gave us the Nujabes albums and Substantial's debut.
     
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    Yeah awesome label, did they release the Samurai Champloo soundtrack? or was that just along with the show hahah. Tell me some of your favourite Nujabes beats btw i'm a huge fan man.
     
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