Up Above Records
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| Up Above Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Papadoug Kato, KeyKool, DJ Rhettmatic |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Long Beach, California |
| Official website | upabove |
Up Above Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Long Beach, California, co-founded in 1995 by Doug "Papadoug" Kato and The Visionaries member KeyKool, along with DJ Rhettmatic and Beat Junkies. The label's first release was a 12" single, KeyKool & Rhettmatic's "Can U Hear It". The single's B-side, "E=MC5" featuring Ras Kass, Meen Green, Voodoo, and Visionaries member LMNO, was deemed "an underground classic" by Source Magazine (Feb. '96).
Artists
[edit]- Blend Crafters (DJ Nu-Mark & Pomo)
- Kev Brown
- Declaime
- Kim Hill
- LMNO
- Key-Kool & Rhettmatic
- Sleep of Oldominion
- SonGodSuns (a.k.a. 2Mex)
- Supernatural
- Camile Velasco
- Visionaries
- Writer's Block (Zen & Dannu)
Vinyl distribution
[edit]- Angeles Records (vinyl distribution)
- Jurassic 5 (vinyl distribution)
- Legendary Music (vinyl distribution)
Discography
[edit]- Blend Crafters (DJ Numark & Pomo): Self-Titled (2004)
- Kev Brown: I Do What I Do (2005)
- Declaime: Conversations with Dudley (2004)
- DJ Rhettmatic: Exclusive Collection (2004)
- Kim Hill (soul singer): Surrender to My Sunflower (2000)[1]
- Key-Kool & Rhettmatic: Kozmonautz (1995)
- LMNO: This EP Reminds Me of '93 (2004), Economic Food Chain Music (2004), Leave My Name Out (re-issue) (2005), P's & Q's (2005)
- LMNO & Kev Brown: Selective Hearing (2008)
- LMNO & Yann Kesz: Devilish Dandruff With Holy Shampoo (2009)
- Sleep (of Oldominion): Christopher (2005)
- SonGodSuns (a.k.a. 2Mex): Over the Counter Culture (2005)
- Supernatural: S.P.I.T. (Spiritual Poetry Ignites Thought) (2005)
- Visionaries: Galleries (1997-8), Sophomore Jinx (2000), Pangaea (2004), We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting for) (2006)
- Writer's Block: En Route (re-issue) (2004)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kim Hill Pharaoh's Daughter". Kim Hill, Bio. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
