Rhymesayers Entertainment
| Rhymesayers Entertainment | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder |
Sean Daley (Slug) Anthony Davis (Ant) Musab Saad (Sab the Artist) Brent Sayers (Siddiq) |
| Distributor(s) | Warner Music Group |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Official website |
www |
Rhymesayers Entertainment is headquartered in the same building as its music store, Fifth Element, in Uptown, Minneapolis.
Rhymesayers Entertainment (sometimes abbreviated RSE) is an American hip hop independent record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1] It was co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad (Sab the Artist) and Brent Sayers (Siddiq).[2] Beginning in 2008, Rhymesayers Entertainment sponsors the annual Soundset Music Festival, a popular attraction that takes place over Memorial Day weekend in Minneapolis.[3]
Current roster
Artists currently promoted include[4]
- Aesop Rock
- Atmosphere (Slug and Ant)
- Brother Ali
- deM atlaS
- Dilated Peoples (DJ Babu, Evidence and Rakaa)
- Evidence
- Eyedea & Abilities
- Face Candy (Eyedea, Kristoff Krane, J.T. Bates and Casey O'Brien)
- Felt (Murs and Slug)
- Grieves
- Hail Mary Mallon (Aesop Rock, DJ Big Wiz and Rob Sonic)
- I Self Devine
- Micranots (I Self Devine and DJ Kool Akiem)
- Nikki Jean
- Prof
- Sa Roc
- Semi.Official (I Self Devine and DJ Abilities)
- Soul Position (Blueprint and RJD2)
- Step Brothers (The Alchemist and Evidence)
- The Uncluded (Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson)
Archived artists include
- Abstract Rude
- Blueprint
- Budo
- DJ Abilities
- Freeway
- Grayskul (JFK aka Ninjaface and Onry Ozzborn)
- Jake One
- MF Doom
- Mr. Dibbs
- P.O.S
- Psalm One
- Sab the Artist
- Toki Wright
Artists formerly signed to the label include
Discography
| Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | HeadShots | Vol.1 - WBBOY Sessions |
| 1996 | Musab | Comparison |
| HeadShots | Vol.2 - Arrogance | |
| Vol.3 - Compensation | ||
| Vol.4 - History | ||
| 1997 | Vol.5 - Effort | |
| Atmosphere | Overcast! | |
| HeadShots | Vol.6 - Industrial Warfare | |
| 1998 | The Dynospectrum | The Dynospectrum |
| 1999 | HeadShots | Vol.7 - Se7en |
| Musab | Be Sides | |
| 2000 | Brother Ali | Rites Of Passage |
| Atmosphere | Ford One | |
| Ford Two | ||
| Eyedea & Abilities | Pushing Buttons | |
| Micranots | Obelisk Movements | |
| Musab | Actin' Rich | |
| 2001 | Atmosphere | Lucy Ford |
| Eyedea & Abilities | First Born | |
| 2002 | Mr. Dibbs | Sucker Punch Breaks v.1 |
| Atmosphere | God Loves Ugly | |
| Oliver Hart, Eyedea | The Many Faces Of Oliver Hart | |
| Soul Position | Unlimited EP | |
| Musab | Respect The Life | |
| Felt | Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci | |
| M.I.C. | Escape | |
| 2003 | Micranots | Return Of The Travellahs |
| M.I.C. | Escape From Monsta Island | |
| Mr. Dibbs | The 30th Song | |
| Los Nativos | Dia De Los Muertos | |
| Brother Ali | Shadows On The Sun | |
| Semi.Official | The Anti-Album | |
| Atmosphere | Seven's Travels | |
| Soul Position | 8,000,000 Stories | |
| 2004 | Micranots | The Emperor & The Assassin |
| Eyedea & Abilities | E&A | |
| Brother Ali | Champion EP | |
| MF DOOM | Mm.. Food | |
| 2005 | Atmosphere | Headshots: SE7EN |
| Grayskul | Deadlivers | |
| P.O.S. | Ipecac Neat | |
| Blueprint | 1988 | |
| Boom Bap Project | Reprogram | |
| Felt | Felt 2: A Tribute To Lisa Bonet | |
| I Self Devine | Self Destruction | |
| Atmosphere | You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having | |
| 2006 | P.O.S. | Audition |
| Soul Position | Things Go Better With RJ and AL | |
| Psalm One | The Death of Frequent Flyer | |
| Face Candy | This Is Where We Were | |
| 2007 | Brother Ali | The Undisputed Truth |
| Atmosphere | Sad Clown Bad Summer 9 | |
| Grayskul | Bloody Radio | |
| Mac Lethal | 11:11 | |
| Atmosphere | Sad Clown Bad Fall 10 | |
| Sad Clown Bad Winter #11 | ||
| Strictly Leakage | ||
| 2008 | When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold | |
| Sad Clown Bad Spring #12 | ||
| Jake One | White Van Music | |
| 2009 | P.O.S. | Never Better |
| Brother Ali | The Truth Is Here | |
| Abstract Rude | Rejuvenation | |
| Toki Wright | A Different Mirror | |
| Eyedea & Abilities | By The Throat | |
| Brother Ali | Us | |
| BK-One | Rádio Do Canibal | |
| Felt | Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez | |
| 2010 | Freeway | The Stimulus Package |
| Grieves | The Confessions of Mr. Modest | |
| 88 Keys & Counting | ||
| Atmosphere | To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy: The Atmosphere EP's | |
| 2011 | Blueprint | Adventures In Counter-Culture |
| Atmosphere | The Family Sign | |
| Face Candy | Waste Age Teen Land | |
| Hail Mary Mallon | Are You Gonna Eat That? | |
| Grieves | Together/Apart | |
| BK-One | Tema Do Canibal EP | |
| Evidence | Cats & Dogs | |
| 2012 | I Self Devine | LA State Of Mind |
| The Upliftment Struggle | ||
| Brother Ali | The Bite Marked Heart | |
| I Self Devine | Reports From The Field: In The Trenches | |
| The Shining Path | ||
| The Sound Of Low Class Amerika | ||
| Aesop Rock | Skelethon | |
| Brother Ali | Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color | |
| P.O.S. | We Don't Even Live Here | |
| Mr. Dibbs | Deadworld Reborn | |
| 2013 | The Uncluded | Hokey Fright |
| 2014 | Step Brothers | Lord Steppington |
| Grieves | Winter & The Wolves | |
| Atmosphere | Southsiders | |
| Dilated Peoples | Directors of Photography | |
| deM atlaS | DWNR | |
| Hail Mary Mallon | Bestiary | |
| 2015 | Aesop Rock | Cat Food EP |
| Prof | Liability | |
| 2016 | Aesop Rock | The Impossible Kid |
| deM atlaS | mF deM | |
| Atmosphere | Fishing Blues | |
| Sa-Roc | MetaMorpheus EP | |
| Los Nativos | The Eagle & The Jaguar | |
| Atmosphere | Frida Kahlo vs Ezra Pound | |
| 2017 | Brother Ali | All The Beauty In This Whole Life |
| Musab & Ink Well Present MInk | Intellectual Property | |
| Grieves | Running Wild | |
| 2018 | Evidence | Weather or Not |
| Prof | Pookie Baby | |
| Atmosphere | Mi Vida Local |
- Releases taken from official website.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Burbeck, Rory (February 4, 2015). "Rhymesayers Label Founders to Discuss 20 Years of Success at SXSW Music 2015". SXSW. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ Setaro, Shawn (November 30, 2015). "Rhymesayers At 20: An Oral History". Forbes. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Soundset 2017". Soundset 2015. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ↑ "Artists". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Rhymesayers releases". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
Further reading
- Young, Killian (March 12, 2015). "Once Upon a Time in Minneapolis: 20 Years of Rhymesayers". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- Riemenschneider, Chris (December 3, 2015). "20 defining moments in Rhymesayers' 20-year history". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- Tardio, Andres (December 4, 2015). "Rhymesayers: An Oral History Of The Indie Rap Empire". MTV. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Rhymesayers Entertainment discography at Discogs
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