Dope House Records
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| Dope House Records | |
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| Parent company | Dope House Records |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Carlos Coy (South Park Mexican) Arthur Coy, Jr. |
| Distributing label | None. Independently Distributed. |
| Genre | Rap |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Houston, TX |
Dope House Records is an independent record company based in Houston, Texas. It primarily releases all hardcore and Underground Southern hip hop. The name usually refers to a dilapidated home that sells cannabis, cocaine, heroin, and/or methamphetamine depending on the region.
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[edit] History
Dope House Records was founded in 1992 by Arthur Coy, Jr. and his brother and now-imprisoned rapper Carlos Coy (a.k.a. South Park Mexican) who released his debut album Hillwood that same year. A few years later, several artists such as Baby Beesh (now Baby Bash) joined in the roster list to released their albums and demos. Majority of the works released under the Dope House label are only available to record stores in the Southern US region and online retail outlets. However for a time in 2000, Dope House teamed up with Universal Records to gain some commercial success.[1] To this day, over 30 albums are released under the Dope House label.
From 2001 on, chopped and screwed versions of the songs in the Dope House archives were released on 5 "Screwston" compilation albums.
It currently competes with rival independent label Swishahouse, however in 2006, both record companies teamed up to released SPM's 9th album When Devils Strike in normal and Chopped & Screwed (by Michael 5000 Watts) versions.
[edit] Current Arists
- Grimm
- Juan Gotti
- Lone Star Ridaz
- Major Riley
- South Park Mexican (SPM)
[edit] Former Artists
- Baby Bash (formerly Baby Beesh) (signed with Universal Records)
- Rasheed (signed with Flex Records)
