Borderline Records

infobox record label


parent = Atlantic 1992-1995
founded = 1989
founder = Bryant Clover 1989-Present
Bird Williams 2005-Present
distributor = Atlantic 1992-1995 (US)
genre = Hip-Hop, R&B, Southern Rap
country = US
value = $7.3 Million
url = http://www.borderline-records.com/

Borderline Records was formed in 1989 by an underground artist named Bryant Clover. He was signed to Atlantic Records in 1992, but was released because of no improvement, he didn't do one album with them. He is now with Borderline. Artist that were featured on the Borderline roster where people like, The Capital, Hood Mob, J&J, and others.

History

The label was founded in 1989 by Bryant Clover. He was on the Atlantic Records roster until he showed no progress in single release. So he was laid off as an artist. He started back on his label, now known as, "Borderline". This is an underground label. Although throughout the years, the label has had over 60 artist signed to it. Although throughout 1992 to 1995 the label had distributing rights with Atlantic. Atlantic declared no more distribution as of 1996 and from then on. Not meaning they still can't distribute. In 1997 the label's biggest artist came, he was known as, Rodney, an r&b singer. He sold over 55,000 copies throughout Borderline. In 2002 the label also signed a hit artist, his name was Wallstreet, with selling over 40,000 copies for Borderline. In late 2003 the label was discontinued, due to going bankrupt. In the middle of 2005 the label was started again. Bryant Clover and Bird Williams put forth the effort and succeeded. The label has been working since then, and they have signed numerous artist. They have came up and got a new logo from the old one used since, all the way back in 1991. The label is celebrating selling over 400,000 copies total as a recording label, 170,000 of them since the label's new start in 2005. Top 3 selling artist are Wallstreet with 110,000, Rodney with 80,000 and Tha Capital with 65,000

Artist

Tha Capital - Brandon Hale - Mobile, Alabama
Rodney - Rodney Jenkins - Atlanta, Georgia
Birdie - Bird Williams - Decatur, Georgia
Blockhead - Jamal Burgess - Birmingham, Alabama
Peedy - Percy Jones - Durham, North Carolina
Motive - Brian Farret - Long Island, New York
Mercy - Marcey Levens - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Roger - Roger Burts - Jackson, Mississippi

ee also

* List of record labels