Suave House Records
| Suave House Records | |
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| Parent company | Suave House Records |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Tony Draper |
| Distributor(s) |
Suave House Records (US) E1 Entertainment (Non-US) |
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B, Down South, Gangsta |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Official website | The Legendary Suave House |
Suave House Records, better known The Legendary Suave House, is a record label located in Houston, Texas founded by Tony Draper. The label was founded in 1990 when Draper was sixteen years old.[1] In its early incarnation, Suave House originally went by the name Suave Records for a couple of years.[2] In 1995, the label inked a distribution deal with Relativity Records and saw their biggest successes in that partnership.[3]
In 1997, Suave House switched distributors from Relativity to Universal Records.[4] The label's first release under new distribution was MJG's solo debut No More Glory. By 2000, the company went back to its original status as an independent record label.
In 2007, Suave House Records also released an album from Def Jam's recording artist Rick Ross (rapper) titled Rise to Power. The album was composed of older songs from Rick Ross during his time at Suave House. Some tracks were remixed and produced by current Suave House's producer Jiggolo.
In April 2008, Suave House signed a joint venture deal with Koch.[5] The label's first release under the partnership was an Eightball & MJG Greatest Hits album titled We Are the South. The label plans on releasing upcoming albums from Jiggolo and Gillie Da Kid.
Suave House Records today
In a March 2006 interview with XXL, Suave House CEO Tony Draper was asked about the vision of Suave House:
Why do you think Suave House II can compete in this day and age?
"Because I believe that half of the niggas that you see out right now got their game from me. When Suave was doing their thing there was no Cash Money or No Limit. I respect what they’ve done. But a lot of niggas ain’t real because they ain’t paying respect. I knew the movement was big, my shit was solid. Because the only one thing that consumers know is that they love the product. They don’t know that there is a nigga that’s making them make songs like that. I was a family type nigga, we used to sit in the house making the shit from scratch. When the code was violated, that’s when the music started changing (XXL Staff Member, 2006).
Current artists
- Jiggolo
- T-Mix
- X.O.
- Asco Jones
- Pipo 2 Real
Current labels
- Royal Reign, LLC
- Black Militia Entertainment
Former artists
- Smooth Rhyme Criminals
- 8Ball & MJG
- Tela
- South Circle (Mr. Mike and Thorough)
- Mr. Mike
- Crime Boss
- The Fedz
- Jazze Pha
- Nola
- Young Twan
- Psycho Drama
- Nuckle Heads
- Ill Hill Billies
- Rick Ross
- Noah
- Gillie Da Kid
- Coo Coo Cal
- One Gud Cide
- Mr. Sche
- Baby S
- Big Duke
- Big Gee
- At-Large
- Big Mike
- Foulmouf
See also
References
- ↑ "Tony Draper, Dishonorable Mention". interview. xxlmag.com. Retrieved 4/6/2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Tony Draper | Biography". biography. allmusic.com. Retrieved 4/6/2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Paine, Jake. "Suave House Aligns With Koch". article. hiphopdx.com. Retrieved 4/6/2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Universal Records Enters Distribution Agreement With Suave House Records". article. thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 4/6/2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "KOCH Records Announces New Deal With Tony Draper and Suave (House) Records". article. reuters.com. Retrieved 4/6/2014. Check date values in:
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- Koch Records, Suave Records Ink Partnership
- XXLmag.com - » Suave House
- Suave House Records Returns with Jigg, Ice Cube Cosigns
- New Rick Ross Album Coming, But Not On Def Jam
External links
- The Legendary Suave House Official Website
- Suave House 2 Myspace
- The Legendary Suave House Twitter Page