Rap-A-Lot Records
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Rap-A-Lot Records is a Houston, Texas based hip hop record label. The label was founded by James Smith (A.K.A. J Prince) in the mid-1980's and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip-hop map. Since then it has maintained its success and focus on gangsta and southern rap.
| Rap-A-Lot Records | |||
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| Parent company | J. Prince Entertainment | ||
| Founded | 1986 | ||
| Founder | James Smith | ||
| Distributing label | Asylum Records | ||
| Genre(s) | Hiphop, Gangsta Rap | ||
| Country | US | ||
| Web address | http://www.rapalotrecords.com | ||
[edit] Label's Artists
Many rap artists from Houston have been signed to Rap-A-Lot at some time. The most famous of its signed artists and groups include:
- Geto Boys (including Scarface)
- Z-Ro
- Bun B & Pimp C (the duo UGK, however signed as solo artists)
- Devin the Dude
- UTP
- Yukmouth
- Ganksta NIP
- CJ Mac
- Trae
- Do Or Die
- Partners-N-Crime
- Raw Reese
- Trilltown Mafia
- Dirty Boys
- K-Lock
- Genesis
