The Black Wall Street Records
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| Black Wall Street Records | |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Big Fase 100 The Game |
| Distributing label | Warner Bros. Records |
| Genre | West Coast hip hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | www.therealbws.com |
The Black Wall Street Records is a recording company founded by The Game and his half-brother Big Fase 100.
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[edit] History
[edit] Origins
The name "The Black Wall Street" is adopted from what was the racially segregated Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma USA. During the oil boom of 1910s, Greenwood was home to several prominent black business men, many of them multimillionaires. On June 1, 1921 the Tulsa Race Riots, a massacre during a large-scale civil disorder confined mainly to this neighborhood. The worst race riot in US history, 35 city blocks composed of 1,256 residences were destroyed by fire several hundreds of people were injured and thouands left homeless. Reports vary widly on many details of the riot from the reported number of deaths to even reports of airplanes carrying white assailants who were firing guns, dropping homemade kerosene bombs, and quite possibly, sticks of dynamite on buildings, homes, and fleeing families.[1]
[edit] Biography
The Game decided to help his own label gain success in hopes of being similar to his former label. Big Fase 100 co-founder, officially left the label after internal problems began between him and The Game. Currently the only project the Black Wall Street has released as a group is a mixtape called The Black Wall Street Journal Vol. 1. The label is thought to have a distribution deal with Capitol Records. Former artists who have been on Black Wall Street include: Eastwood, Glasses Malone, Techniec, Young Life, Cyssero, Vita and Charli Baltimore.
[edit] Artists
- The Game - A rapper from Compton, California, and the founder of The Black Wall Street.
- Juice - Rapper from Phoenix, Arizona. Signed to Black Wall Street after giving The Game his demo while The Game was touring in Arizona. Has recently released his debut mixtape Death Certificate hosted by DJ Skee.[2]
- Clyde Carson, - An Oakland-based rapper and member of rap group The Team, Clyde Carson is signed to Black Wall Street Records through Capitol Records.[3] He is currently working on his debut album "Theatre Music" to be released 2008 and has already released a street single titled "Doin Dat" featuring Sean Kingston.
- South Sider[2]
[edit] DJs & producers
- Ervin 'EP' Pope - Los Angeles producer EP Pope signed a prodution deal to Black Wall Street in 2008. He has produced tracks on Doctors Advocate, In My Own Words and is known for playing the piano/keyboard on a large portion of Kanye West's The College Dropout and various other production credits on albums such as Press Play and Common's Finding Forever.[2]
- Nu Jerzey Devil - Signed to The Black Wall Street label in 2004. Nu Jerzey Devil has produced on Fat Joe's "Me, Myself And I" on a track titled "Breathe & Stop" featuring The Game.[2]
- DJ Skee - The Black Wall Street's DJ, Skee has been worked on every mixtape for Black Wall Street since You Know What It Is Vol. 3 came out. He has hosted the Envy Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center and done mixtapes for outside artists too, such as Omar Cruz. DJ Skee has a radio show on Power 106 with DJ Reflex.
- Tre Beats[2]
- DJ Haze - Haze, born and raised in Parkslope has revised the East coast with flavors for an acquired taste. This DJ brings collaborations from North, South, East and West.[4][2]
- DJ Kris-Stylez - Kris-Stylez is the official show/tour DJ for The Game.[5][2]
- DJ Maaleek - Black Wall Street Europe's official DJ.[6]
[edit] Discography
- The Black Wall Street Journal Vol. 1[7]
- BWS Radio Vol. 1[8]
- Black Wall Street Radio Vol. 2[9]
- BWS Radio Vol. 3 (Free Game)[10]
- BWS Radio Vol. 4 (The Black Wall Street Takeover)[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Black Wall Street history
- ^ a b c d e f g Official Roster Accessed March 20, 2008.
- ^ CLYDE CARSON - Theatre Music. Dubcnn (2007).
- ^ DJ Haze official page at BSW Europe
- ^ DJ Kris Stylez official page at BSW Europe
- ^ DJ Maaleek official page at BWS Europe
- ^ BWS Journal Vol. 1 Download at DubCNN Accessed February 28, 2008.
- ^ BWS Radio Vol. 1 @ Datpiff.com Accessed March 13, 2008.
- ^ Black Wall Street Radio Vol. 2 @ Datpiff.com Accessed March 13, 2008
- ^ Bws Radio Vol. 3 @ Datpiff.com Accessed March 13, 2008.
- ^ BWS Radio Vol. 4 @ Datpiff.com Accessed May 30 [[2008].
[edit] External links
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