Illionaire Records

Illionaire Records

The logo of Illionaire Records
Founded 2011 - present
Founder Dok2, The Quiett
Distributor(s) CJ E&M, Genuine Music Inc.
Genre Korean hip hop
Country of origin South Korea
Location Seoul, South Korea
Official website http://www.illionaire.kr

Illionaire Records is a independent South Korean record label.[1] It was formed in January of 2011 by rappers The Quiett and Dok2. They presently remain co-CEOs.[2][3] They later signed rapper Beenzino.[4] Illionaire Records is considered the most influential indie hip hop record label in South Korea because of the respective power and individual accomplishments of each of its artists, despite its small overall size.[5] Illionaire Records toured Korea in the summer of 2012.[6] The label has also been long associated with Jay Park, after he restarted his career as a hip hop musician, and he has frequently collaborated with the company.[7] On November 11 the three artists released the free track "Illionaire Gang" to coincide with their "Illionaire Day Concert."[8] In 2014 the label were the headliners for the "Asian Music Festival Summer Concert" in New York City on May 21.[4] That summer the label also released a compilation album entitled "11:11."[9]

Recording Artists

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Madeline. "2 CHAINZ AND ROLLIES: THE NOISEY GUIDE TO KOREAN RAP LABEL ILLIONAIRE RECORDS". Vice. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "더콰이엇, '소울컴퍼니 탈퇴? 주류음악계 도전 아냐' — The Quiett, 'Leaving Soul Company? Not challenging mainstream music'", Frontier Times (in Korean), 2011-01-11, retrieved 2012-03-10
  3. ↑ "Korean hip-hop's rising stars: B-Free and Dok2". Allkpop. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Beenzino, Dok2 & The Quiett To Perform In NYC For Asian Music Festival Summer Concert". KpopStarz. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "15 Korean Rappers You Should Know That Aren’t Psy". XXL Magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "ILLIONAIRE RECORDS, ‘They Love Who? (Remix)’ Free Track Revealed". HiphopKr. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  7. ↑ ""To be an idol was unflattering on me," musician Park Jae Bum, is a businessman". TenAsia (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "The Quiett, Dok2 and Beenzino Releases Free Track ‘ILLIONAIRE GANG’". HiphopKr. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "1LLIONAIRE Records Releases “연결고리 (YGGR) (ft. MC Meta)” Official MV". HiphopKr. Retrieved 27 July 2014.