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Rap-A-Lot Records

Rap-A-Lot
Rap-a-lot logo.jpg
Parent companySony Music Entertainment
Founded1986[1]
FounderJames Prince
Distributor(s)RED Distribution
GenreSouthern hip hop
Country of originUnited States
LocationHouston, Texas, U.S.

Rap-A-Lot is a hip hop record label founded by James Prince in 1987.[2] Smoke-a-Lot Records is a subsidiary.

Rap-A-Lot was first distributed by A&M Records with the release of Raheem's 1988 debut The Vigilante.[3] 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.

The label's most popular acts were The Geto Boys and Devin the Dude, whom The New York Times called "a brilliant oddball with a spaced-out flow."[4]

On August 22, 2013, Rap-A-Lot announced a distribution deal with RED Distribution. Artists on its roster include Z-Ro and Bun B.[5]

Current artists

  • Bun B
  • YBN Nahmir
  • Young Lyric
  • HoneyKomb Brazy

Discography

1980s

1987

  • Ghetto Boys - Car Freak
  • Ghetto Boys - You Ain't Nothing / I Run This
  • 2 Bad Brothers
1988
  • Raheem - The Vigilante
  • Ghetto Boys - Making Trouble
  • Royal Flush - Uh Oh!
  • Def IV - Nice and Hard

1989

1990s

1990

  • Choice - The Big Payback
  • Geto Boys - The Geto Boys

1991

  • O.G. Style - I Know How to Play 'Em
  • Big Mike & 3-2 - Convicts
  • Geto Boys - We Can't Be Stopped
  • Scarface - Mr. Scarface Is Back

1992

  • The Terrorists - Terror Strikes; Always Bizness, Never Personal
  • Too Much Trouble - Bringing Hell on Earth
  • Ganksta N-I-P -The South Park Psycho
  • Choice - Stick-N-Moove
  • Big Mello - Bone Hard Zaggin'
  • Prince Johnny C - It's Been a Long Rhyme Coming
  • Raheem - The Invincible
  • Rap-a-Lot's Underground Masters - Rap-A-Lot's Underground Masters
  • Bushwick Bill - Little Big Man
  • Willie D - I'm Goin' Out Lika Soldier
  • Geto Boys - Uncut Dope
  • Seagram - The Dark Roads

1993

1994

1995

1996

  • 3-2 - The Wicked Buddah Baby
  • The Almighty RSO - Doomsday: Forever RSO
  • Geto Boys - The Resurrection
  • Do or Die - Picture This
  • Facemob - The Other Side of the Law
  • Ganksta N-I-P - Psychotic Genius
  • Various artists - 10th Anniversary

1997

1998

  • Scarface - My Homies
  • Devin the Dude - The Dude
  • Do or Die - Headz or Tailz
  • Geto Boys - Da Good Da Bad & Da Ugly
  • Ghetto Twiinz - No Pain No Gain
  • Blac Monks - No Mercy
  • A-G-2-A-Ke - Mil Ticket
  • Tela - Now or Never
  • Johnny P - The Next
  • Ganksta N-I-P - Interview with a Killa
  • Yukmouth - Thugged Out: The Albulation
  • Big Mike - Hard to Hit

1999

2000s

2000

2001

  • Dorasel - Unleash the Beast
  • Yukmouth - Thug Lord: The New Testament
  • Ghetto Twiinz - Got It on My Mind
  • Snypaz - Livin' in the Scope

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

  • Yukmouth - Million Dollar Mouthpiece
  • Scarface - The Best of Scarface
  • Devin the Dude - Greatest Hits
  • Yukmouth - Greatest Hits
  • Bun B - II Trill
  • Pimp C - Greatest Hits
  • Geto Boys - Best of the Geto Boys
  • ABN - It Is What It Is
  • Geto Boys/Scarface - Best Of Geto Boys & Scarface
  • Z-Ro - Crack
  • Various Artists - Rap-A-Lot's Greatest Hits
  • Devin the Dude - Hi Life
  • Trae - The Beginning
  • Various Artists - Rap-A-Lot Street Classics Vol. 1
  • Scarface - Emeritus

2009

  • Z-Ro - Greatest Hits
  • Scarface - Greatest Features
  • Damm D - Never Forget Loyalty (N.F.L.)
  • Z-Ro - Cocaine

2010s

2010

  • Z-Ro - Heroin
  • Bun B - Trill O.G.
  • Pimp C - The Naked Soul Of Sweet Jones
  • Various Artists - Sex, Money, & Drugs
  • Various Artists - Street Life
  • Various Artists - Swagger Check
  • Various Artists - Crazy & Psychotic Vol. 1
  • Various Artists - Number 1 Streets Hits
  • Various Artists - Gangstas And Hustlers
  • Various Artists - Greatest Features

2011

2012

2013

  • Bun B - Trill OG: The Epilogue

2014

External links

References

  1. ^ HP Cheung (April 3, 2017). "What Is Rap-A-Lot Records?". Hypebeast. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ The New York Times > Arts > Music > A Visitor's Guide to the Houston Sound
  5. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.25165/title.rap-a-lot-records-signs-distribution-deal-with-sony-red-plans-bun-b-album
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