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Distributor(s)
  
Independent

Country of origin
  
United States

Founded
  
1995

Genre
  
Hip hop

Official website
  
www.upabove.com

Founders
  
DJ Rhettmatic, Key-Kool

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Location
  
Long Beach, United States

Albums
  
We Are the Ones, Blend Crafters, Touch of Evil, Authentik, Leave My Name Out

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Up Above Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Long Beach, California, United States, co-founded in 1995 by Doug "Papadoug" Kato and The Visionaries member KeyKool, along with DJ Rhettmatic and Beat Junkies. The label's first release was a 12" single, KeyKool & 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).

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Up Above Records has built a reputation as vinyl record specialists releasing 12-inch singles (the Jay Dee a.k.a. J Dilla hip-hop hit "Fuck 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, and Sadat X, to name a few.

Up Above Records has also released four moderately successful albums by the Visionaries, along with numerous albums for artists such as those listed below.

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Artists

  • Blend Crafters (DJ Nu-Mark & Pomo)
  • Kev Brown
  • Declaime
  • Kim Hill (soul musician)
  • LMNO
  • Key-Kool & Rhettmatic
  • Sleep of Oldominion
  • SonGodSuns (a.k.a. 2Mex)
  • Supernatural
  • Camile Velasco
  • Visionaries
  • Writer's Block (Zen & Dannu)

    • Vinyl Distribution

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

    • Album Releases

  • Blend Crafters (DJ Numark & Pomo): Self-Titled (2004)
  • Kev Brown: I Do What I Do (2005)
  • Declaime: Conversations with Dudley (2004)
  • DJ Rhettmatic: Exclusive Collection (2004)
  • Kim Hill (soul singer): Surrender to My Sunflower (2000)
  • Key-Kool & Rhettmatic: Kozmonautz (1995)
  • 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)
  • LMNO & Kev Brown: Selective Hearing (2008)
  • LMNO & Yann Kesz: Devilish Dandruff With Holy Shampoo (2009)
  • Sleep (of Oldominion): Christopher (2005)
  • SonGodSuns (a.k.a. 2Mex): Over the Counter Culture (2005)
  • Supernatural: S.P.I.T. (Spiritual Poetry Ignites Thought) (2005)
  • Visionaries: Galleries (1997-8),Sophomore Jinx (2000), Pangaea (2004), We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting for) (2006)
  • Writer's Block: En Route (re-issue) (2004)

    • Compilation Albums

  • Carving A New Standard (2006)

    • References

    Up Above Records Wikipedia
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