X-Ray Records is an American independent record label specializing in hip hop music.
| X-Ray Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Brian Perera |
| Genre | Hip hop, Contemporary R&B |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Official website | www |
History edit
X-Ray Records[1] is an imprint under the Cleopatra Records, Inc. label group that focuses on hip hop and modern R&B. The imprint began in 2000 just as the label was starting to diversify after predominantly focusing on gothic and industrial music throughout the late ‘90s. It made an auspicious start with SX-10,[2] the hip hop/metal hybrid featuring Sen Dog of Cypress Hill. Releases from KRS-One, Mellow Man Ace, Gravediggaz, Junior M.A.F.I.A. and Westside Connection[3] followed.
The burgeoning imprint achieved a first for the Cleopatra family in 2005 when the album It's Not a Game by Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony member Layzie Bone[4] landed on the Billboard Top 100 chart. That attracted more talent to the roster, including notorious hip hop outlaw DMX,[5] P. Diddy prodigy Loon, Pastor Troy, Coolio, Afroman, and Vanilla Ice.
In 2018, X-Ray Records staged another major foray into the world of hip hop with releases by Gunplay, Riff Raff,[6] Onyx, Luniz, Black Sheep,[7] Petey Pablo, Brokencyde, Lil Reese,[8] Ca$his, and R&B icon Case. The year culminated in one of the imprint's highest-profile releases ever, the new studio album from Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, The Lost Tapes, and two remix albums released simultaneously as The Ghost Files.[9]
In addition to well-established artists, the label has begun to partner with new and up-and-coming acts such as Reggie Mills, Young Syrup, ITSOKTOCRY, Angela Mazzanti, as well as several artists from Chief Keef’s Glo Gang roster including Lil Flash, Ballout, and others.
Roster edit
- Ca$his
- Sunz of Man
- DMX
- Lil Reese
- Project Pat[10]
- Scrappy
- UNK[11]
- Onyx
- Philly Swain
- Reggie Mills[12]
- Black Sheep
- Petey Pablo
- Freak Nasty
- Trick Daddy
- Brokencyde
- Lil Scrappy[13]
- Planet Asia[14]
- Camp Lo
- Cartier Suave
- Cliff Savage
- Diego Money
- ITSOKTOCRY
- Ballout
- Fiend
- Lil Flash
- Angela Mozzanti
- QuanDot
- Tragedy Khadafi
Notable guests edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "X-Ray Records (2)". Discogs.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (17 June 2000). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Various & Westside Connection - Westside Nation + Gangsta Nation Live". Discogs.
- ^ Staff, J. F. P. "Layzie Bone of Bone-n-Harmony Drops Solo". www.jacksonfreepress.com.
- ^ "DMX - Greatest Hits With A Twist". Discogs.
- ^ Guerra, Joey (19 April 2018). "Premiere: Houston rapper Riff Raff is 'Posin' Taking Pictures' on new single". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ "Legendary Dres of Black Sheep Drops Gems & Talks New 'Tortured Soul' Album (Interview)". Weekly Rap Gods. 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Lil Reese Shares 'Normal Backwrds' EP Cover and Tracklist - XXL". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Ghostface Killah Unearths "The Lost Tapes"". HipHopDX. 4 October 2018.
- ^ Berry, Peter A. "Project Pat Drops 'M.O.B.' Album Featuring Young Dolph and Juicy J - XXL". XXL Mag.
- ^ "Listen Free to Unk - Fresh off Dem Papers Radio on iHeartRadio | iHeartRadio". Iheart.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Ski Mask The Slump God and More on Appear on Reggie Mills' EP - XXL". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Lil Scrappy Returns Confident With New Song After Car Crash - XXL". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Planet Asia Releases 1st Video From "Mansa Musa" LP Titled "Money All Day"". HipHopDX. 7 June 2018.