Wild Pitch Records
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Wild Pitch Records was an influential independent hip hop label active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, known for releasing music by several pioneering underground rap artists.
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| instanceOf |
independent record label
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record label ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | mid 1990s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | late 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedWithScene | New York underground hip hop ⓘ |
| businessModel | independent A&R-driven label ⓘ |
| catalogReissuedBy | EMI Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distribution | EMI Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Golden age hip hop ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Stu Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | hip hop ⓘ |
| hasReputation | cult following among hip hop collectors ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
East Coast hip hop
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underground hip hop ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovering early work of Gang Starr
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releasing debut album by Main Source ⓘ supporting politically conscious rap acts ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential early 1990s hip hop catalog
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underground hip hop releases ⓘ |
| releasedAlbum |
Breaking Atoms
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Funky Technician NERFINISHED ⓘ Kill My Landlord NERFINISHED ⓘ Step in the Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ Word...Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedMusicOf |
Brothers Like Outlaw
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Chill Rob G NERFINISHED ⓘ Gang Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ Hard Knocks NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Finesse NERFINISHED ⓘ Lords of the Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ Main Source NERFINISHED ⓘ O.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob-O NERFINISHED ⓘ Street Smartz NERFINISHED ⓘ The Coup NERFINISHED ⓘ U.M.C.'s NERFINISHED ⓘ Ultramagnetic MCs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedSingle |
Funky Technician (single)
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Looking at the Front Door NERFINISHED ⓘ Words I Manifest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
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