- Up Above Records
Infobox record label
name = Up Above Records
parent =
founded = 1995
founder =Papadoug Kato KeyKool DJ Rhettmatic
defunct =
distributor = Independent
genre = Hip hop
country = United States
location = Long Beach,United States
url = [http://www.upabove.com/ www.upabove.com]Up Above Records independent hip hop
record label based inLong Beach, California ,United States , co-founded in 1995 by Doug "Papadoug" Kato andVisionaries memberKeyKool , along withDJ Rhettmatic Visionaries ,Beat Junkies ). The label's first release was a 12" single, Key-Kool & 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).Up Above Records has built a reputation as vinyl specialists releasing 12" singles including the late great Jay Dee's hip-hop classic "F**k the Police," as well as distributing vinyl releases for Jurassic 5, Legendary Music, and other distinguished artists such as Kool G Rap, The Beatnuts, Tony Touch, Dilated Peoples, DJ Spinna, Sadat X, to name a few.
Up Above Records has also released 4 highly successful albums by the
Visionaries , along with numerous albums from artists such as:LMNO ,Writer's Block ,SonGodSuns (aka 2Mex) ,Blendcrafters (DJ Numark & Pomo),Supernatural ,Declaime ,Kev Brown , Sleep of Oldominion.Artists
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Key-Kool & Rhettmatic
*Visionaries
*LMNO
*Writer's Block (Zen & Dannu)
*SonGodSuns aka 2Mex
* Sleep of Oldominion
*Blend Crafters
*Declaime
*Kev Brown
*Supernatural
*Camile Velasco Vinyl Distribution
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Jurassic 5 (vinyl distribution)
* "Legendary Music" (vinyl distribution)
* "Angeles Records" (vinyl distribution)Releases
* Key-Kool & Rhettmatic: "
Kozmonautz " (1995)
* Visionaries: "Galleries " (1997-8),"Sophomore Jinx " (2000), "Pangaea " (2004), "We Are The Ones (We've Been Wating For) " (2006)
* 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)
* Writer's Block: " [en route] (re-issue)] " (2004)
* DJ Rhettmatic: "Exclusive Collection " (2004)
* Blend Crafters (DJ Numark & Pomo): "Self-Titled " (2004)
* SonGodSuns (aka 2Mex): "Over the Counter Culture " (2005)
* Declaime: "Conversations with Dudley " (2004)
* Sleep (of Oldominion): "Christopher " (2005)
* Kev Brown: "I Do What I Do " (2005)
* Supernatural: "S.P.I.T. (Spiritual Poetry Ignites Thought) " (2005)
* Compilation Albums: "Carving A New Standard " (2006)See also
*
List of record labels External links
* [http://www.upabove.com/ Official Website]
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