Cold Chillin' Records
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Cold Chillin' Records was a producer-and-crew label that released many classic records in the late 1980s and early 1990s, founded by manager Tyrone Williams and run by Len Fichtelberg. Most of the label's releases were by members of the Juice Crew, a loosely knit group of artists centered around producer Marley Marl. Initially, Cold Chillin’ was a subsidiary of Prism Records, then, in 1988, it signed a 5-year distribution deal with Warner Bros. Records and, in the mid-1990s, it was distributed by Epic Street/SME Records. It also had a sub-label named Livin’ Large, which released Roxanne Shanté's second album and several titles by other artists, and was distributed by former Warner Bros. subsidiary Tommy Boy Records as part of its deal with Warner. Since the deal with Epic Street, it has only really existed as a reissue label. Only Big Daddy Kane’s works remain with Warner Bros. and Kool G. Rap's 4,5,6 remains with Epic. The remainder of the label’s catalog is controlled by Landspeed Records, a division of Traffic Entertainment Group. Along with Ruthless Records, Death Row Records, and Rap-A-Lot, Cold Chillin' Records is widely respected for serious contributions to hip-hop music during its formative years. In 2006, Traffic started releasing new versions of the classic albums in Cold Chillin's’ catalog with their original artwork intact.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] 1987
[edit] 1988
- Big Daddy Kane—Long Live the Kane
- MC Shan—Born to be Wild
- Biz Markie—Goin' Off
- Marley Marl—In Control Volume 1
[edit] 1989
- Big Daddy Kane—It's a Big Daddy Thing
- Kool G Rap & DJ Polo—Road to the Riches
- Roxanne Shanté—Bad Sister
- Biz Markie—The Biz Never Sleeps
[edit] 1990
- Grand Daddy I.U.—Smooth Assassin
- Master Ace—Take a Look Around
- 2 Deep—Honey, that's Show Biz
- Kool G Rap & DJ Polo—Wanted: Dead or Alive
- Big Daddy Kane—Taste of Chocolate
- M.C. Shan—Play it Again, Shan
[edit] 1991
- Big Daddy Kane—Prince of Darkness
- Kid Capri—The Tape
- Diamond Shell—The Grand Imperial Diamond Shell
- Biz Markie—I Need a Haircut
- Marley Marl—In Control, Volume 2: For Your Steering Pleasure
- The Genius—Words from the Genius
[edit] 1992
- Kool G Rap & DJ Polo—Live and Let Die
- Roxanne Shanté—The Bitch is Back
- Nubian M.O.B. - Nubian M.O.B.
[edit] 1993
- Big Daddy Kane—Looks Like a Job For…
- Biz Markie—All Samples Cleared!
- Tbtbt—Too Bad to Be True [1]
- YZ—The Ghetto’s Been Good to Me
- T.C.F. Crew—Come & Play with Me
[edit] 1994
- Grand Daddy I.U.—Lead Pipe
- King Sun—Strictly Ghetto
[edit] 1995
- Kool G Rap—4,5,6
- Terminata—Get Bizi-Sex
- Tribeca Sound—Pride
- Big Scoob—Suckaz Can't Hang
- Madame Star—Looking for a Dame
[edit] 1996
- Big Scoob—Champagne on the Block
