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.
It was referenced by Notorious B.I.G. on the song "Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)" when he said, "I'm not from Houston, but I Rap-A-Lot."
| 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)
- Trae
- Z-Ro
- Bun B & Pimp C (the duo UGK, however signed as solo artists)
- Devin the Dude
- UTP
- Yukmouth
- Big Mike
- Ganksta NIP
- CJ Mac
- Do Or Die
- Partners-N-Crime
- Raw Reese
- Trilltown Mafia
- Dirty Boys
- K-Lock
- Genesis
- Mike Jones
- The Terrorists
- Mr. 3-2
- DMG
- Too Much Trouble
