Up Above Records

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Up Above Records independent hip hop record label based in Long Beach, California, United States, co-founded in 1995 by Doug "Papadoug" Kato and Visionaries member KeyKool, along with DJ Rhettmatic Visionaries, Beat Junkies). The label's first release was a 12" single, Key-Kool & Rhettmatic's "Can U Hear It." The single's b-side "E=MC5" featuring Ras Kass, Meen Green, Voodoo, and Visionaries member LMNO, was deemed "an underground classic" by Source Magazine (Feb. '96).

Up Above Records has built a reputation as vinyl specialists releasing 12" singles including the late great Jay Dee's hip-hop classic "F**k the Police," as well as distributing vinyl releases for Jurassic 5, Legendary Music, and other distinguished artists such as Kool G Rap, The Beatnuts, Tony Touch, Dilated Peoples, DJ Spinna, Sadat X, to name a few.

Up Above Records has also released 4 highly successful albums by the Visionaries, along with numerous albums from artists such as: LMNO, Writer's Block, SonGodSuns (aka 2Mex), Blendcrafters (DJ Numark & Pomo), Supernatural, Declaime, Kev Brown, Sleep of Oldominion.

[edit] Artists

• Key-Kool & Rhettmatic
• Visionaries
• LMNO
• Writer's Block (Zen & Dannu)
• SonGodSuns aka 2Mex
• Sleep of Oldominion
• Blend Crafters
• Declaime
• Kev Brown
• Supernatural
• Camile Velasco

[edit] Vinyl Distribution

• Jurassic 5 (vinyl distribution)
• Legendary Music (vinyl distribution)
• Angeles Records (vinyl distribution)

[edit] Releases

• Key-Kool & Rhettmatic: Kozmonautz (1995)
• Visionaries: Galleries (1997-8),Sophomore Jinx (2000), Pangaea (2004), We Are The Ones (We've Been Wating For) (2006)
• LMNO: This EP Reminds Me of '93 (2004), Economic Food Chain Music (2004), Leave My Name Out (re-issue) (2005), P's & Q's (2005)
• Writer's Block: [[en route] (re-issue)] (2004)
• DJ Rhettmatic: Exclusive Collection (2004)
• Blend Crafters (DJ Numark & Pomo): Self-Titled (2004)
• SonGodSuns (aka 2Mex): Over the Counter Culture (2005)
• Declaime: Conversations with Dudley (2004)
• Sleep (of Oldominion): Christopher (2005)
• Kev Brown: I Do What I Do (2005)
• Supernatural: S.P.I.T. (Spiritual Poetry Ignites Thought) (2005)

• Compilation Albums: Carving A New Standard (2006)

[edit] See also

• List of record labels

[edit] External links

• Official Website

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