Rawkus Records

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hip hop record label independent record label record label

Rawkus Records was an influential New York–based independent hip hop label known for its critically acclaimed releases in the late 1990s and early 2000s, helping launch the careers of several prominent underground rappers.

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Rawkus Records canonical 20

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop record label ⓘ
independent record label ⓘ
record label ⓘ
activePeriod early 2000s ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ
associatedWith Black Star (duo) ⓘ
Company Flow ⓘ
Hi-Tek ⓘ
Mos Def ⓘ
Pharoahe Monch ⓘ
Reflection Eternal ⓘ
Talib Kweli ⓘ
basedIn New York City ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
distributedBy Geffen Records ⓘ
MCA Records ⓘ
Priority Records ⓘ
focus artist-driven hip hop releases ⓘ
foundedBy Brian Brater ⓘ
James Murdoch ⓘ
Jarret Myer ⓘ
genre hip hop ⓘ
underground hip hop ⓘ
helpedLaunchCareerOf Company Flow ⓘ
Hi-Tek ⓘ
Mos Def ⓘ
Pharoahe Monch ⓘ
Reflection Eternal ⓘ
Soundbombing collective artists ⓘ
Talib Kweli ⓘ
influenced backpack rap movement ⓘ
underground hip hop scene ⓘ
knownFor Lyricist Lounge compilation series ⓘ
Soundbombing compilation series ⓘ
location New York City ⓘ
notableEra golden age of underground hip hop ⓘ
notableFor critically acclaimed underground hip hop releases ⓘ
parentCompany News Corporation ⓘ
released Black Star ⓘ
surface form: Black Star (album)

Black on Both Sides ⓘ
Funcrusher Plus ⓘ
Internal Affairs ⓘ
Lyricist Lounge 2 ⓘ
Lyricist Lounge, Volume One ⓘ
Black Star ⓘ
surface form: Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Soundbombing ⓘ
Soundbombing II ⓘ
reputation critically acclaimed catalog ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ

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Talib Kweli → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Mos Def → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Talib → associatedWith → Rawkus Records ⓘ
subject surface form: Talib Kweli
Hi-Tek → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Black Star → associatedAct → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Black Star → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Black Star → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ
subject surface form: Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
Quality → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Train of Thought → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Train of Thought → publisher → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Reflection Eternal → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Reflection Eternal → associatedAct → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Black on Both Sides → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ
The New Danger → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Ms. Fat Booty → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Mathematics → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Umi Says → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Respiration → associatedWith → Rawkus Records ⓘ
Dante Beze → associatedAct → Rawkus Records ⓘ
subject surface form: Mos Def
Pharoahe Monch → recordLabel → Rawkus Records ⓘ