Rhymesayers Entertainment
| Rhymesayers Entertainment | |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder |
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| Distributor(s) | ADA(former) Secretly Distribution(current) |
| Genre | Hip hop,underground hip hop,alternative hip hop |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Minneapolis,Minnesota |
| Official website | www |
Rhymesayers Entertainment(sometimes abbreviatedRSE[1]) is an American independenthip-hoprecord label based inMinneapolis.[2][3]
History
[edit]Rhymesayers Entertainment was co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad (Sab the Artist) and Brent Sayers (Siddiq).[4]Former members of the Headshots crew.[5]Beginning in 2008, Rhymesayers Entertainment sponsors the annualSoundset Music Festival,a popular attraction that takes place over Memorial Day weekend in Minneapolis.[6]The music festival was postponed in 2020.[7]
Rhymesayers releasedProfandDem Atlasfrom their label in 2020.
In 2020, Rhymesayers was among the many labels distributed byAlternative Distribution Alliancethat left the company after ADA moved all of its business to theIndiana-based Direct Shot Distributing. Controversy erupted when Direct Shot received numerous complaints from retailers over delayed or missing shipments.[8]As a result,Secretly Distributionbecame the current distributor for Rhymesayers Entertainment.[9]
The label also opened a record store in 1999 called Fifth Element, which closed on April 1, 2020.[10]
Roster
[edit] | This section needs to beupdated.(September 2022) |
- Aesop Rock
- Atmosphere(SlugandAnt)
- Brother Ali
- Dilated Peoples(DJ Babu,Evidence andRakaa)
- Evidence
- Eyedea & Abilities
- Face Candy(Eyedea,Kristoff Krane,J.T. Bates and Casey O'Brien)
- Felt(Mursand Slug)
- Hail Mary Mallon(Aesop Rock, DJ Big Wiz andRob Sonic)
- I Self Devine
- Malibu Ken(Tobaccoand Aesop Rock)
- Micranots(I Self Devine and DJ Kool Akiem)
- MInk (Musab and Ink Well)
- Nikki Jean
- Sa-Roc
- Semi.Official(I Self Devine andDJ Abilities)
- Soul Position(BlueprintandRJD2)
- Step Brothers(The Alchemistand Evidence)
- The Uncluded(Aesop Rock andKimya Dawson)
Archived artists
[edit]- Abstract Rude
- Blueprint
- Budo
- DJ Abilities
- Freeway
- Grayskul(JFK aka Ninjaface andOnry Ozzborn)
- Jake One
- MF DOOM
- Mr. Dibbs
- P.O.S
- Psalm One
- Sab the Artist
- Toki Wright
Artists formerly signed to the label include
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Kangas, Chaz (December 2, 2015)."Rhymesayers at 20: How the best roster in hip-hop was built".City Pages.RetrievedJune 30,2019.
- ^Rhys, Dan (December 4, 2015)."How Rhymesayers Entertainment Survived 20 Years As An Indie Label".Billboard.RetrievedJune 30,2019.
- ^Burbeck, Rory (February 4, 2015)."Rhymesayers Label Founders to Discuss 20 Years of Success at SXSW Music 2015".SXSW.RetrievedJanuary 6,2016.
- ^Setaro, Shawn (November 30, 2015)."Rhymesayers At 20: An Oral History".Forbes.RetrievedJanuary 6,2016.
- ^"A Moment In Rhymesayers: Episode 4 - Headshots Tape 4 History".Rhymesayers Entertainment.RetrievedMay 18,2022.
- ^Fischer, Reed (May 23, 2012)."How Rhymesayers set up the Soundset Festival".City Pages.RetrievedJune 30,2019.
- ^Kangas, Chaz (2020-01-24)."Soundset 2020: CANCELLED, Go Radio looks back on Soundset memories".Go 95.3.Retrieved2020-11-01.
- ^Grech, Aaron (7 January 2020)."Indie Labels 4AD, Matador, Domino and More Exit Warner's Alternative Distribution Alliance Due to Delayed or Missing Vinyl Shipments".mxdwn.mxdwn.Retrieved2020-08-30.
- ^"Secretly Distribution - Partners".secretlydistribution.Secretly Group.Retrieved2020-08-30.
- ^Wiita, Tommy (2020-03-27)."Fifth Element, Rhymesayers record store, closes permanently".KSTP.Retrieved2020-11-01.
- ^"Artists".Rhymesayers Entertainment.RetrievedJanuary 6,2016.
Further reading
[edit]- Young, Killian (March 12, 2015)."Once Upon a Time in Minneapolis: 20 Years of Rhymesayers".Consequence of Sound.RetrievedJanuary 6,2016.
- Riemenschneider, Chris (December 3, 2015)."20 defining moments in Rhymesayers' 20-year history".Star Tribune.RetrievedJanuary 6,2016.
- Tardio, Andres (December 4, 2015)."Rhymesayers: An Oral History Of The Indie Rap Empire".MTV.Archived fromthe originalon December 5, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 6,2016.
- Boffard, Rob (February 4, 2014)."Rhymesayers – the finest independent hip-hop label in the world?".The Guardian.RetrievedNovember 5,2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Rhymesayers Entertainmentdiscography atDiscogs
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