Duck Down Records
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder(s) | Kenyatta Blake Drew Friedman |
| Distributing label | Priority Records (1995-2000) Koch Entertainment (2002-2005) Navarre Corporation (2005-present) |
| Genre(s) | Hip Hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official Website | DuckDown.com |
Duck Down Records is a hip hop record label, famous as the home of Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik. Duck Down was originally established as a management company in 1994, then officially established as Duck Down Entaprizez in 1995 by rapper Buckshot of Black Moon and his business partner Dru-Ha. After the success of the debut albums by Duck Down artists Black Moon and Smif-N-Wessun, they entered a national distribution deal with Priority Records in 1995, until they were dropped from the label in 2000. They remained without distribution until 2002, when they signed a deal with leading independent distributor Koch Entertainment. In April 2005, they left Koch and signed a new distribution deal with the Navarre Corporation.
Duck Down's original roster consisted of Boot Camp Clik members Black Moon, Smif-N-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C.. Their first full length release was Heltah Skeltah's 1996 debut album Nocturnal. They released ten albums with Priority Records between 1995-2000. During their period with no distribution deal, they released only vinyl singles. During their stint with Koch Entertainment, they released four albums. Since their current deal with the Navarre Corporation, they have released four albums. Their next release will be Boot Camp Clik's The Last Stand, hitting shelves on July 18, 2006. According to the Duck Down website, the label has sold over 3,000,000 records to date.
The labels current roster consists of Buckshot, Black Moon, Smif-N-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, Sean Price, O.G.C., Representativz, DJ Logic and Rustee Juxx. In the fall of 1997, the label attempted signing Eminem, but Priority passed on the deal, not wanting to take the risk of signing a White rapper. The label is also famous for being involved in the "One Nation Petition", a petition asking for the release of the 2Pac album One Nation, recorded during the summer of 1996, and featuring appearances from Duck Down artists Buckshot and Smif-N-Wessun. Other artists that have been signed to the label include Masta Ace, and Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest.
[edit] Label discography (albums)
- Heltah Skeltah Nocturnal, 1996
- O.G.C. Da Storm, 1996
- Boot Camp Clik For the People, 1997
- Cocoa Brovaz The Rude Awakening, 1998
- Heltah Skeltah Magnum Force, 1998
- Black Moon War Zone, 1999
- O.G.C. The M-Pire Shrikez Back, 1999
- Duck Down Presents: The Album, 1999
- Buckshot The BDI Thug, 1999
- Boot Camp Clik Basic Training: Boot Camp Clik's Greatest Hits, 2000
- Boot Camp Clik The Chosen Few, 2002
- Collect Dis Edition, 2003
- Buckshot The BDI Thug, 2003 (expanded re-released version)
- Black Moon Total Eclipse, 2003
- Sean Price Monkey Barz, 2005
- Buckshot & 9th Wonder Chemistry, 2005
- Smif-N-Wessun Smif 'N' Wessun: Reloaded, 2005
- Black Moon War Zone Revisited, 2005 (expanded re-released version)
- Boot Camp Clik The Last Stand, 2006
[edit] See also
| Boot Camp Clik |
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| Groups |
| Black Moon | Smif-N-Wessun | Heltah Skeltah | O.G.C. | The Fab 5 |
| Members |
| Buckshot | Tek | Steele | Sean Price | Rock | Starang Wondah | Louieville Sluggah | Top Dog |
| Albums |
| Enta Da Stage | Dah Shinin' | Nocturnal | Da Storm | Diggin' in Dah Vaults | For the People | The Rude Awakening | Magnum Force | War Zone | The M-Pire Shrikez Back | Duck Down Presents: The Album | The BDI Thug | Basic Training: Boot Camp Clik's Greatest Hits | The Chosen Few | Collect Dis Edition | Total Eclipse | Monkey Barz | Chemistry | Smif 'N' Wessun: Reloaded | The Last Stand | Jesus Price Supastar |
| Affiliated members |
| Dru-Ha | Da Beatminerz | Representativz |
| See also |
| Duck Down Records |
