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
editX-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.
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editReferences
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.
- ^ 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.