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From allrecordlabels.com, here's a list of over 450 urban record labels. Note that because I don't know these record labels, I am not endorsing nor am I discrediting them. If you have personal information about any of these labels, please leave a comment!

108 Records
111 Entertainment L.L.C
113 Music Group
1913 Records
206 productions
215 Music and Media
220 Records
25 to Life Records
2brains records
4 IN DA MORNING
4Series
501 Records LLC
98Proof Recordings
A.D.D. Recordings
Abnotic Records
ACOP Records
Afinia Music
AfterLife Entertainment
Aftermath Entertainment
Airmass Music
Akachic Records
Alkota Trackz
All Out Recordz L.L.C
All Out Sounds
Allout Recording & Entertainment
Anytime Records, LLC
Around The Clock
Around The World Records
Arsonic Heat Records
Artisown Records
ASAP
ASHArecords.com
Atlan-Dec/Grooveline Records
Atrac Records
Authorized Recordings
B and E Productions
B-Town Records
b-unique Records
B.I. Entertainment
Babygrande Records
Bad Seed Music
Ballist'x Entertainment
Bangers, Inc.
Behavior Music Inc.
BellTower Entertainment Inc.
Big House Music, LLC
Bigworld Entertainment
Bingo Recordings
Black Alley Records
Black Eye Records
Black Grove 401 Records
Black Pearl Entertainment
Blacklab Records
BLaO Entertainment AB
BLAQMAN RECORDS LLC
Blaque Kat Inc.
Blizzard Records
Blo Records
Boa Records
Bootleg Entertainment
Born Soulurbans
Bounce Records
Bout Tyme Records L.L.C.
Broken Souls Productions
Brooknam Entertainment Inc.
Brownglass Entertainment
Cabinet Records
Cajun Records
CALI HEIGHTS RECORDS
Capemount records
Capitol Gainz Entertainment, LLC
CAS Records, LLC
CaSaNoVa ReCoRdS LLC
Cause-N-Effect Wrecards
Caze Entertainment, Inc.
CCM Records
Centric Records
Cercle Rouge
CeSoul Music
Cfour
Cherry and Cream Records
chevry records
CMH Records
Cole Media
Collectiv Records
The Commission Records
The Company Records
CONCRETE RECORDINGS INC.
Conduit Inc.
Contraband Records
Copasetik Recordings
Corill Music Group
Crack & Speed
Crazy Loot Records
Crew Rascal Records
Curl Curl Music
curura musique
D ToX Records
D3 Entertainment
Dae One Records
Danger Productions
DangerousMindz Entertainment (D.M.E)
Darkroom Entertainment
Darxide Records
Dash Records, Inc
DAUM Records
Dedmons Music Group
Deepfunk Records
Dekkor Records
DEM Recordings
Destination Records
Destruktion Rekordz
Difference Music
Digable Records NMA
DIRECT HIT RECORDINGS
Dirty Queen Records
Dknyamf Incorporated
Do Right! Music
Dog Lab Records
Dojo Studios
Dollar Bill Records
Dope Records
Dosco Records
Double Deuce Productions
DOWN FOR WHATEVER RECORDS
down in hollywood
Down Low Records, Inc
DreamWorks Records
Drop Zone Records
Dubplanet Records
Dumbcat Recordings
Dust Traxx
EarDrummahz Entertainment
Eartastic
East Side Records
Eastside Muzik Inc.
Eklyps Records
El Dinero Records
EL GALLO ROJO RECORDS
Elect Records
Elementree Records
Elephant Size Productions
Elite Music Group
Embacy Entertainment
Embassy Entertainment
Empire Soundz
EPOD Records
Eternity Records Inc.
Eupholus Records
Euphoria Records
Evolving Media Enterprises Corporation
F.A TRIBE MUSIC
Fabian Muzik Productions
Fambam Records
Fambino Entertainment, LLC
Finger Cell Music Group
Fingerprint Records
Five20East Records
Flooressence Records
FMR
Fog Area Productions
Freewill Records
FrontStreet Records LLC
Full Effect Records
Future Flow Records
Futureproof Records
G MONEY RECORDS
G-Force Entertainment
G-Unit Records
G.I.T. (Gettin' It Together) Records
galapagos4
Game Brother$ Entertainment
Gangsta Boogie Records
Gangsta Island Records
Gangsta Music Recordz
Gents Music
GETGOSPEL Records
GimmeDat Muzic
Gladiators Inc.
God Production Records
Goldstein Music Group
Good Guy Records
Greg-G Music
Gregota Music
Grizz Entertainment and Records
Groove Attack Productions
Guerrilla Entertainment
Gutter Folk Records
Halfway House Records
Heardrums
Heavy Rotation Entertainment
Hennessy Records, Inc.
HETEROS Music Project
Hi-Rise Records
High Rolla Records
Highbrid Entertainment
Higher Realm Entertainment
Hit & Run Records
Hit Back Entertainment
Hit Syndicate Records LLC
Hitman Records
Hooked Entertainment
Hot Shit Records
Hot2Def Entertainment
Hush Hush Records
Hypnotic Tones Records
I.C. Zed Records
Iceman Reords
ICM Records
Identity Music Group
Identity Records
IL Vers Records
Ill City Entertainment
IllSpit Records
Illusive Records
Illyricum
Image Records
Imperial Dynasty Records, INC
Imperial Recording Company
Imperium Entertainment
In The House Records, LLC
Independent Hustle Entertainment
Ineffable Records
Infinit Entertainment
Inflamable Records
Inscape Records LLC.
Inspirit Music Ltd
iRIZE Entertainment L.L.C.
Iron Horse Music
ISIS records
Ismael Records
Issue Records
ITAP Records
Jaguar Records
JahGydeYah Records
Jailhouse Recordz
Jesus Jams Records
Jettison Music
Jewels Entertainment
Journees Music
Jumpoff Productions
K-Street Records
K:haus recordings
Kalamazoo
keep bangin music
Killa Elements Entertainment
King Edward Records
Kingdomrecords
Kixx Records
Knight Records Australia
KnightTyme Inc. Recordings
Knuckle-Up-Ent
Komplex Records
La Blaze Entertainment
The Label Records,Inc
LaCalle Records
Landshark Entertainment, Inc.
Language Artz Records
Laughing Stock Records
Le Soul Records
Legendary Entertainment
Lejal Genes
Lickwid Gold Records, LLC
Life Records Entertainment
Life Source Records
Lightyear Entertainment
Lincoln Records
Lindan Manor Music Group Inc.
Lost Clusters
Lowave
Loyalty Records
Magnetic Image Records
Magnify Music
Manopoly Records
Mantis Entertainment
Masonic Music
Masta Mix Records
Mastermind Records
MAZZIVE MUSIC & GRAPHICS
MCX Music
Mediarealm Technologies
Metal Queen Projects
Metro One
Mic Fiend Records
Micah Phone Productions
Micah Records
Midd-Jamm Records/F5 Entertainment (Limited Liability Corp.)
Millennium Music Mission Records
Mini Maxi Mo
Minority Rules Entertainment
Moksha Recordings
Momusic Entertainment
Money Maker Recordz, L.L.C. / Big Dentt Ent.
Monster Music
The Moore Foundation
Morning Stars Records
Moshe' Records
MP Entertainment
MSE Enterprises
Muti Music Inc.
MY1 Global Source
MYLLOW musiC
N*Soul Records
N-fluence Records
Naz-Sect Media
Negnoir Records International
Neuhaus Records
Neurodisc Records
NEW GROUND COLLABO
NGICUK RECORD
Nightclubbing Music
NME RECORDS
No Loc Records
Nobody Records
Noc On Wood
NOC RECORDS
Northern Xposure Records
Nu Era Records
NuBlood Records
Nuendo Music Group
NuTowne Records
Nynex Entertainment / Stung Down Millatainment
O.C. Records
Ocean Rhythm Records
OceanStream Records
oddtime records
One Dread Productions
One Eighty Records, Inc.
ONE ENTERPRISES, LLC
One Nation Entertainment
One Way Up Enterprises
One1Soul Records
Out Da Blue Entertainment
OUT OF CASH RECORDZ
Outtaline Records
Pay Per Bag Records (PPB)
Perceptive Records
Peromi Records
Perspective Music, Inc.
Phat Kat Records (Canada)
PhatStaxx Entertainment
Pheucharistic Productions
PhillyLifeRecordsInc.
PimpBionic Records
Pioneer Unit Records
Plaque Records
Plasma Corporation
Platinum Album Records
Platinum Jointz Music
Polyrhythm Recordings
Poorhouse Records
POWERMOVE MUSIC
Present Tense Presents
Pride of Europe
PROtainment
Quantum Records
Queensborough Records
R.A.W. Records
Ragsta Records
Rapture Entertainment
Rebellious Records
Red Star Records
RedeemedSoul.com
Redline Music Productions
reminisce sounds
Remix Media
Renaissance Records, Inc.
Reprise Records, Inc
REQUIRED
Response Records
Rithum Records
RL-2
Roc 4 Roc Records
Roll Out Records
Ron Walters Records
Ronin Records
RS Music
Ru-eL entertainment
Rude Reality Records
S-TEAM Records
Sahara Records
Scherzkeks prod.
Scratchpaper Productions
Serenitia Entertainment, Inc.
Seven Figure Inc.
SGM Records
Shaman Work Recordings
ShanelsWorldRecords
SilkyTones Entertainment
Silver Kamel Audio
Smoketown Records
Smooth Dirty Productions
Smooth Sailing Records
Solid Vinyl
Solo Records
Soulspazm Records
soulsugarmusic
Sound Gems Records
Sound Mindz Records
The Sound Pipe Records ltd
Soundproof Productions
Soundsquad Entertainment
Soundwave Entertainment
SouthernBoi Entertainment Inc
spanto records
Spezialmaterial
Spittin' Records
Sportn' Life Records
Srednas Enterprises
sShadoworkSs
State St. Recordings, L.L.C.
Stay Fresh Entertainment, LLC.
Street Legal Entertainment
Street Life Records
Stress Music,Inc.
Strongmen Music, LLC
Suburban Base Records
Subversive Records
Sugarlicks Records
Sunset Park Entertainment
Sunset Records
Synergy Records
Tandem Thrust Music & Records
Taste Records
Tekni Records
tete-a-tete
TFL Records
Tha Corporation, Inc.
Tha Union Entertainment
Thingz Above Entertainment
Tho'd Studio Ent.
Thrive Productions
Thug Music
Tip Top Records
Tommy Boy
Top Hat Records
TPK Records
Trinity Musix
Triple B Records
Triple Seven Entertainment
Tristate Inventory
Tru Rydaz Entertainment
Tu-Tone Records
Twisted Soul Records
Tyght Work Entertainment
U.T.C Records, Inc.
UnderGround Empire of Entertainment
Uniquity Productions
Unpredictable Entertainment, Inc.
Up North Records Inc.
Up North Records Ltd
Urban Crisis Records
Urban Def Jam
Urban Street Records
Urban-Traxx-Entertainment
UrbanLink Music & Media Group
Urbano Records
Urchin-Studios
Vicious
Villa Luisa Records
Villin Records
Vincetori Music
Vistaline Entertainment
Volume Music Entertainment
Voodoo Records
Warner Bros. Records, Inc
Water Mark Records
Way 2 Real Entertainment LLC
WHO BOY? ENTERTAINMENT
Wild Pack Productions
Wright Music & Productions
Wunder Boy Records
X Incorporated (Music)
Xcentric Productions
Xist Records
YENOT MUSIC
Young~N~Thuggin Records
Zone Seven Recordings

Thedy B, Attorney/Songwriter
Hits A Million, LLC

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From the NY Post's website, here's some more information about a new record label:

April 1, 2008 -- Caffeine and music are about to compose another duet.
Red Bull, the energy drink, wants to follow Starbucks' lead and get into the branded record label business, The Post has learned.

According to several sources close to the situation, Red Bull's music endeavors, which include sinking millions of dollars into a recently constructed recording studio in Santa Monica, Calif., are all part of the company's plans to launch a branded record label by year's end.

"They want to at least put something out digitally, and maybe physically [under their own brand] by the end of the year," said a music industry executive with knowledge of Red Bull's plans.

Other sources said the energy drink thinks its brand can fill a void with the young male demographic and has been giving free studio time to a number of alternative indie rock bands in the hopes of initially signing three or four of them to the label.

"They see a wide-open lane for rock," said one source who has used Red Bull's studio. "They are a lifestyle-based brand that does a lot with snowboarders, skaters, the young Hollywood set, so they think they could have success breaking rock bands."

Sources said Red Bull's studio is being run by former Universal A&R rep Greg Hammer, who's also handling marketing through his Grace Marketing company. Sources also said Matt Pinfield, former VJ for MTV's "Headbanger's Ball," and a woman named Heaven MacPherson are also involved in the project, though they were unsure in what capacity.

A spokeswoman for Red Bull said that the company "has been actively supporting music and musicians for over 15 years" with projects such as Red Bull Music Academy and Red Bull Music Labs. She confirmed that Red Bull is providing artists with free studio time, but denied that it was being done with any strings attached.

As for the record label itself, the spokeswoman said she couldn't comment on rumor and speculation.

But one sign that the record label might be more than just rumor could be gleaned from the fact that Red Bull is constructing a Web site called Red Bull Records and has set up e-mail addresses for employees ending in redbullrecords.com

Sources said Red Bull is treating the label as more than just a vanity project and plans to put real money behind the effort. Indeed, part of the reason why a firm launch date hasn't been set yet is because the company is still trying to work through the business model and wants to be extra cautious about its costs given the slowdown in the overall economy.

For instance, sources said there is still some debate as to whether Red Bull would seek distribution through a major label or try to leverage the distribution of its drink product to set up in-store displays and kiosks much in the same way that Starbucks does in its stores. peter.lauria@nypost.com

T-Pain's New Digital Record Label

from hhnlive.com and urbanmusicbiz.com:

T-Pain has officially launched his full service, independent record label, Nappy Boy Digital.Nappy Boy Digital provides a direct artist to consumer connection as well as an immediate outlet for T-Pain to release his latest tracks. Without the constraints of the traditional major label machine, Nappy Boy Digital will deliver new music directly into the hands of millions of online music lovers via all the major digital download sites."Nappy Boy Digital is a dream come true for me. I'm excited about bringing music by new artists to people fresh out of the studio," T-Pain tells HHNLive.com. "My life and career so far has been about breaking barriers and this label allows me to continue that by delivering hit songs in real time, no red tape, just good music. You'll hear us in the clubs and on radio too, but you can discover our tracks where people spend most of their time, on-line. I'm very proud to be out front on an idea like this."

T-Pain's longtime rap collaborator, Tay Dizm serves as the first artist on his newly formed label, Nappy Boy Digital. The Miami-born MC has appeared on both of T-Pain's full length releases, Rappa Ternt Sanga (2005) and Epiphany (2007) and toured the globe extensively alongside T-Pain. Dizm's debut single, "Beam Me Up," was produced by Atlanta hitmaker Bangladesh and features T-Pain and Rick Ross. "Beam Me Up" was made available by Nappy Boy Digital as an itunes exclusive on May 20, 2008 and will receive a web-wide release in the first week of June. "Beam Me Up" will also impact mainstream urban radio on June 16, 2008.

Also Billboard.com reports that T-Pain has signed some other artists too: Nappy Boy's other arists include Young Cash, an MC from Jacksonville, Fla., Sophia Fresh, a female R&B group from Houston that Pain describes as a contemporary TLC, and R&B singer Jay Lyriq from Tallahassee, Fla. If you wanna know more about Sophia Fresh, click here!

Thanks urbanmusicbiz.com for the information!

Thedy B

Bryan-Michael Cox's New Music Publishing Company is Looking for You!

For those of you who are songwriters, producers, artists, filmmakers, film directors, video directors, and show developers, Bryan-Michael Cox (or B.Cox) has launched a couple of companies in addition to Blackbaby, Inc. And B. Cox is looking for you! B. Cox's search for the best unsigned talent is worldwide! His new film and television company is called World on Lock and his new music publishing company is called December 1st. In this video, B. Cox and Picasso, the A & R Director for Blackbaby, Inc., both give you all of B. Cox's websites, contact information, companies, and information on how you can submit your material to be considered.




Thedy B, Attorney/Songwriter
Hits A Million, LLC
hitsamillion.blogspot.com

Did you know that John Legend has his own record label?

John Legend has his own label through Atlantic Records called HomeSchool. He has a British singer/rapper/songwriter/producer signed to it whose name is Estelle. Her first album, "Shine" will be the first release on John Legend's HomeSchool label. His brother, Vaughn Anthony, is also signed to that record label. Want to learn more about his label? Go to the label's home page here: http://www.john-legend.net/homeschool/

In an interview with The Associated Press, John Legend said guiding the careers of others is not much different from what he does in his own.

"I don't feel like it's a dramatic shift. Either way I'm a fan of music and I love making records that someone can be proud of," he said.

John Legend co-wrote and sang background on some of the songs on Estelle's album, "Shine," due out in May, and performs a duet with her. He plans to do the same for Anthony, whose album has yet to be completed. But he said he is careful to make sure each of his artists have their own sound.

"I want them to have their own identity and that's the reason why I signed them," he said.

Legend said Estelle caught his ear with her lyrics and voice, and "that unique combination of being able to credibly sing and rap, which not many people have."

His brother clearly did not need help getting Legend's attention, but he says he did not know Anthony was serious about singing until Legend started having success: for the past two years, he has been singing backup for Legend on his tours.

"I'm really frank with him and I really look at it like I'm his mentor," Legend said. "We tease each other, we do everything brothers do."

Jermaine Dupri's new record label, TAG Records

Jermaine Dupri, Island Def Jam Music Group and TAG Body Sprays partnered up to start a new record label, called TAG records. JD's new record label is apparently a hip-hop label based in New York. JD will be the label's president so he will set the creative vision for the label. JD will also be one of the chief decisionmakers for finding and developing the label's new artists. TAG Records will announce their first artist soon. Artists signed to TAG Records will have a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign put behind them which will include television, print, radio, digital and event promotions. This kind of promotion for a brand new artist has never been done before! Best believe that Jermaine will have a lot of demos coming his way!

Watch this video to get more details on JD's new record label: