Swing Mob
| Swing Mob | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | DeVante Swing |
| Distributor(s) | Elektra Records (In the US) Polydor Records (Outside of the US) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
Swing Mob consisted of members of the various collectives and/or record labels first discovered by DeVante Swing and branching to other artists discovered through him. The artists on Swing Mob included: Missy Elliott with the group Sista, Timbaland, Magoo, Ginuwine, Playa, Darryl Pearson, Tweet with the group Sugah, Majik, Jimmy Douglass Stevie J., Maija Max, Bazaar Royale and Chad "Dr. Seuss" Elliot are all artists discovered by DeVante Swing.
After Swing Mob
Swing Mob folded in 1995, with a variety of reasons being attributed. According to Smoke E Digglera of Playa, the artists were forced to choose whether they wanted to be signed directly to Def Jam or through Swing Mob, causing a question of loyalty to arise amongst members. After Swing Mob folded, the artists continued to collaborate and brought new members in, such as Aaliyah, Skillz and Nicole Wray later on. The post-Swing Mob collective was informally called Da Bassment during the late-1990s. Elliott runs an Elektra Records-distributed label called Goldmind Records, and in 2000 Timbaland started an Interscope Records distributed label called Beat Club Records which has since folded. Timbaland started a new Interscope Records distributed label now called Mosley Music Group.
Discography
Da Bassment
- 1993: Da Bassment Cru (Swing Mob/EastWest)
Sista
- 1994: 4 All the Sistas Around da World (Elektra)
Mad Skillz
- 1995: From Where??? (Big Beat/Atlantic)
- 2002: I Ain't Mad No More (Rawkus)
Missy Elliott
- 1997: Supa Dupa Fly (Goldmind/Elektra/Violator)
- 1999: Da Real World (Goldmind/Elektra/Violator)
Timbaland
- 1997: Welcome To Our World (w/ Magoo) (Blackground)
- 1998: Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment (Blackground)
- 2001: Indecent Proposal (w/ Magoo) (Blackground)
Playa (band)
- 1998: Cheers 2 U (Def Jam)
Ginuwine
- 1996: Ginuwine...The Bachelor (550 Music/Epic)
- 1999: 100% Ginuwine (550 Music/Epic)
- 2001: The Life (550 Music/Epic)
Aaliyah
- 1996: One in a Million (Blackground)
- 2001: Aaliyah (Blackground)
Tweet
- 2002: Southern Hummingbird (Atlantic)
Mr. Dalvin from Jodeci
- 2000: Met.A.Mor.Phic (Maverick)
Soundtracks
- 1994: Above the Rim
- 1995: Dangerous Minds
- 1998: Dr. Dolittie
- 2000: Romeo Must Die
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