Rhymesayers Entertainment
| Rhymesayers Entertainment | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder |
Sean Daley (Slug) Anthony Davis (Ant) Musab Saad (Sab the Artist) Brent Sayers (Siddiq) |
| Distributor(s) | Warner Music Group |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Official website |
www |
Rhymesayers Entertainment is headquartered in the same building as its music store, Fifth Element, in Uptown, Minneapolis.
Rhymesayers Entertainment (sometimes abbreviated as RSE) is an American hip hop Independent record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1] It was co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad (Sab the Artist) and Brent Sayers (Siddiq).[2] Beginning in 2008, Rhymesayers Entertainment sponsors the annual Soundset Music Festival, a popular attraction that takes place over Memorial Day weekend in Minneapolis, MN.[3]
Current roster
Artists currently promoted include[4]
- Aesop Rock
- Atmosphere (Slug and Ant)
- Brother Ali
- deM atlaS
- Dilated Peoples (DJ Babu, Evidence and Rakaa)
- Evidence
- Eyedea & Abilities
- Face Candy (Eyedea, Kristoff Krane, J.T. Bates and Casey O'Brien)
- Felt (Murs and Slug)
- Grieves
- Hail Mary Mallon (Aesop Rock, DJ Big Wiz and Rob Sonic)
- I Self Devine
- Micranots (I Self Devine and DJ Kool Akiem)
- Prof
- Sa Roc
- Semi.Official (I Self Devine and DJ Abilities)
- Soul Position (Blueprint]] and RJD2)
- Step Brothers (The Alchemist and Evidence)
- The Uncluded (Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson)
Archived artists include
- Abstract Rude
- Blueprint
- Budo
- DJ Abilities
- Freeway
- Grayskul (JFK aka Ninjaface and Onry Ozzborn)
- Jake One
- MF Doom
- Mr. Dibbs
- P.O.S
- Psalm One
- Sab the Artist
- Toki Wright
- Artists formerly signed to the label include
See also
References
- ↑ Burbeck, Rory (February 4, 2015). "Rhymesayers Label Founders to Discuss 20 Years of Success at SXSW Music 2015". SXSW. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ Setaro, Shawn (November 30, 2015). "Rhymesayers At 20: An Oral History". Forbes. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Soundset 2017". Soundset 2015. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ↑ "Artists". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
Further reading
- Young, Killian (March 12, 2015). "Once Upon a Time in Minneapolis: 20 Years of Rhymesayers". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- Riemenschneider, Chris (December 3, 2015). "20 defining moments in Rhymesayers' 20-year history". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- Tardio, Andres (December 4, 2015). "Rhymesayers: An Oral History Of The Indie Rap Empire". MTV. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Rhymesayers Entertainment discography at Discogs
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