Profile Records
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Profile Records was an influential American hip hop record label best known for releasing landmark albums by artists such as Run-D.M.C. and contributing significantly to the genre’s rise in the 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Profile Records canonical | 13 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hip hop record label
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record label ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Arista Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | rise of commercial hip hop ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| catalogIncludes | numerous 12-inch hip hop singles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defunctIn | 1990s ⓘ |
| distribution | Arista Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Cory Robbins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Plotnicki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1981 ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
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rap ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | golden age hip hop ⓘ |
| languageOfReleases | English ⓘ |
| locationCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locationState | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketFocus |
street-oriented hip hop
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urban music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to the rise of hip hop in the 1980s
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releasing influential 1980s hip hop records ⓘ releasing landmark albums by Run-D.M.C. ⓘ |
| notableSingleReleased |
It Takes Two (song)
NERFINISHED
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King of Rock (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Piper NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock Box NERFINISHED ⓘ Sucker M.C.'s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Arista Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| released |
It Takes Two (Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock album)
NERFINISHED
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King of Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Quik Is the Name NERFINISHED ⓘ Raising Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ Run-D.M.C. (Run-D.M.C. album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tougher Than Leather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedArtist |
DJ Quik
NERFINISHED
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Dana Dane NERFINISHED ⓘ Nine NERFINISHED ⓘ Poor Righteous Teachers NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Run-D.M.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Ed NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Tee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
King of Stage
subject surface form:
Walk This Way (Run-DMC and Aerosmith song)