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Dope House Records Founded 1995 Founder Carlos Coy (South Park Mexican)
, Arthur Coy, Jr.Distributor(s) Independently Distributed[citation needed] Genre Underground Rap Country of origin United States Location Houston, TX Dope House Records is an independent record company based in Houston, Texas.[1] It primarily releases all hardcore and Underground Southern hip hop.
History
Dope House Records was founded in 1995 by Arthur Coy, Jr., and his brother Carlos Coy (a.k.a. South Park Mexican) who released his debut album Hillwood that same year. A few years later, several artists including Baby Beesh (now Baby Bash) joined the roster. Majority of the works released under the Playaz Lifestyle label are only available to record stores in the Southern US region and online retail outlets. However for a time in 2000 Dope House teamed up with Universal Records to gain some commercial success.[2] To this day, over 30 albums have been released under the Dope House label.
From 2001 on, chopped and screwed versions of the songs in the Dope House archives were released on 5 "Screwston" compilation albums.
It currently competes with rival independent label Swishahouse, however in 2006, both record companies teamed up to released SPM's 9th album When Devils Strike in normal and Chopped & Screwed (by Michael 5000 Watts) versions.
Sometime in 2011, Dope House Records are planning to release SPM's next album, The Son of Norma. It will be his 11th album overall, and 4th since being incarcerated in 2002.
References
- ^ Lomax, John Nova. "South Park Monster." Houston Press. Thursday June 6, 2002. 5. Retrieved on February 6, 2011. "On a hot July day two years ago, the deputy constable from Precinct 1 pulled up yet again to the fortresslike Dope House Records headquarters on Center Street."
- ^ Houston Press - "South Park Monster" (page 3)
SPM was given 45-years in prison and fined $10,000 on a child sexual assault sentence. There was enough evidence to prove about his child sexual abuse. Trial began on May 6th, 2002. The trial almost completely consisted of the nine-year-old girl's testimony, in which she admitted Carlos Coy sexual assult hurt her mentality.
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Categories:- Hip hop record labels
- American independent record labels
- Record labels established in 1995
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