Up Above Records
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Kev Brown...and collaborations with artists throughout 2003 and 2004, Brown made his debut in 2005 with I Do What I Do through the independent Up Above imprint. The single, "Life's A Gamble", followed in early 2006. Although there was talk of Brown... In this article: Kev Brown, Grap Luva, Kenn Starr, Jay-Z, The Visionaries, Low Budget, Life's a Gamble, Pete Rock, and Marley Marl |
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Wikipedia | October 31, 2009
Supernatural (rapper)
...out the valley' for a future performance. He has released 2 albums. His latest is titled, "S.P.I.T. (Spiritual Poetry Ignites Thought)" (Up Above Records), which features Raekwon (of the Wu Tang Clan), B-Real (of Cypress Hill), and Chali...
In this article: Supernatural, Craig G, NBA Ballers, Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme, MC Juice, Tony Hawk's Underground, and Chali 2na
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Wikipedia | September 30, 2009
Camile Velasco
...since released a single with Universal /Motown, headlined events in California, Hawaii, and elsewhere, and is currently working with Up Above Records to complete an album. In 2003, Velasco auditioned for American Idol in Honolulu, Oahu...
In this article: Ciara-Camile Roque Velasco, American Idol, Lauryn Hill, Hawaii, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Motown Records, Alicia Keys, Maui, and California
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Wikipedia | September 25, 2009
KeyKool
...Rhett, and Doug with the mentoring of industry power-player Violet Brown, decided to release their record independently starting the label, Up Above Records. Key-Kool, & DJ Rhettmatic were nationally recognized as one of the first Asian...
In this article: The Source Magazine, N.W.A, KeyKool, UCLA, World War II, and URB Magazine
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Wikipedia | August 18, 2009
Up Above Records
...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...
In this article: Supernatural, Oldominion, Source Magazine, Ras Kass, Beat Junkies, Dilated Peoples, J Dilla, and Sadat X
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Wikipedia | July 29, 2009
Fuck the Police (J Dilla song)
...means do we encourage or condone violence against law officials. This disclaimer was likely added to prevent any backlash against Up Above Records for some of the song's incendiary lyrics, such as: Applaud any nigga that bucked them
In this article: J Dilla, Fuck the Police, Detroit, Frank-N-Dank, Rodney King, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Fred Wesley, and The J.B.'s
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Honolulu Advertiser | February 17, 2009
Hawaii Music Awards honor Camile Velasco; awards show in April
...of "American Idol." After releasing a single on Motown Records, Camile formed a partnership with the Asian American owned indie pioneer label, Up Above Records. The 2009 Hawaii Music Awards ceremony is being held at the Mamiya Theater on the...
In this article: Camile Velasco, Bob Marley, American Idol, Saint Louis School, Grammy Award, Stephen Marley, Motown Records, and Maui
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Wikipedia | October 08, 2008
Noelle Scaggs
...and The Lions of Ubiquity Records. In 2003 she released her first 12" single , "The Craft" (featuring hip-hop trio Dilated Peoples), on Up Above Records. In 2005 her band The Rebirth released their first album This Journey In on...
In this article: Noelle Scaggs, Dilated Peoples, Ubiquity Records, BBC Radio 1, Defari, Norman Jay MBE, Stones Throw Records, King Britt, and Black Eyed Peas
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Wired: Listening Post | August 22, 2008
Look Daggers Ditch Pro Tools, Rock Live Hip-Hop Listening Post from Wired.com
...Look Daggers to release their forthcoming debut Suffer in Style, which was finished in 2007 but finally comes out this September from Up Above Records. Maybe it's because Look Daggers owes more to The Mars Volta and Sublime than it does to The...
In this article: Ikey Owens, The Mars Volta, Long Beach, Long Beach Dub All-Stars, Wired.com, Grammy, Mastodon, and De Facto
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Wikipedia | July 11, 2008
Simple Murder
...Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. Prior to its inclusion on DJ Rhettmatic's album Exclusive Collection, Up Above Records released it as a 12 inch . Its b-side is a remix produced by Key-Kool of The Visionaries. The original version of "Simple...
In this article: Simple Murder, The Beatnuts, East Coast hip hop, The Visionaries, Laura Lee, and Psycho Les
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Wired: Listening Post | June 25, 2008
Amie Street To Add Songs from The Orchard Listening Post from Wired.com
...Music, Surfdog, Audio Dregs, Huume Records, Decon Media, Chocodog Records, Gern Blandsten Records, Park The Van / Cornerstone RAS, Up Above Records, Lookout Records, Ernest Jenning Record Company, and Truth & Soul LLC. "AmieStreet.com is...
In this article: Amie Street, The Orchard, E mail, Wired.com, Lookout Records, 50 Cent, Gern Blandsten Records, Dim Mak Records, and Zakir Hussein
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Up Above Records independent hip hop record label based in Long Beach, California, United States, co-founded in 1995 by Doug "Papadoug" Kato and Visionaries member KeyKool, along with DJ 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.
- Name:
- Up Above Records
- Location:
- Long Beach, United States
- Founder:
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- KeyKool
- DJ Rhettmatic
- Papadoug Kato
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1995
- Genre:
- Hip hop
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