Uptown Records

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Uptown Records was an influential New York–based hip hop and R&B label that helped launch the careers of major 1990s artists and shaped the sound of urban contemporary music.

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Uptown Records canonical 20

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Predicate Object
instanceOf R&B record label
hip hop record label
music executive
music executive
record label
record producer
activeInPeriod 1990s
late 1980s
associatedWith Bad Boy Records
MCA Records
basedIn New York City
cityOfHeadquarters New York City
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfHeadquarters United States of America
surface form: United States
distributedBy MCA Records
employed P. Diddy
surface form: Sean Combs
era Golden age of hip hop
foundedBy Andre Harrell
genre R&B
hip hop
new jack swing
urban contemporary
helpedLaunchCareerOf Al B. Sure!
Father MC
Guy
Heavy D & the Boyz
Jodeci
Mary J. Blige
influencedGenre hip hop soul
urban contemporary R&B
knownFor founding Uptown Records
pioneering the fusion of hip hop and R&B
shaping 1990s urban contemporary music
location New York City
notableArtist Al B. Sure!
Father MC
Guy
Heavy D & the Boyz
Jodeci
Mary J. Blige
notableExecutive Andre Harrell
P. Diddy
surface form: Sean Combs
parentCompany MCA Records
stateOfHeadquarters New York
status defunct
workedAt Uptown Records self-linksurface differs

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The Notorious B.I.G. recordLabel Uptown Records
P. Diddy recordLabel Uptown Records
Uptown Records workedAt Uptown Records self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Sean Combs
Mary J. Blige recordLabel Uptown Records
Party and Bullshit recordLabel Uptown Records
Jodeci recordLabel Uptown Records
Father MC recordLabel Uptown Records
Heavy D & the Boyz recordLabel Uptown Records
Heavy D & the Boyz associatedAct Uptown Records
Andre Harrell founded Uptown Records
Andre Harrell recordLabel Uptown Records
Guy recordLabel Uptown Records
Guy – Groove Me recordLabel Uptown Records
subject surface form: Groove Me
album "What’s the 411?" recordLabel Uptown Records
subject surface form: What's the 411?
album "My Life" recordLabel Uptown Records
subject surface form: My Life
album "Share My World" recordLabel Uptown Records
subject surface form: Share My World
"What’s the 411?" recordLabel Uptown Records
subject surface form: What’s the 411?
song "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" label Uptown Records
subject surface form: "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"
Lost Boyz recordLabel Uptown Records