Rhymesayers Entertainment

Rhymesayers Entertainment
Founded	1995
Founder	Sean Daley (Slug) Anthony Davis (Ant) Musab Saad (Musab) Brent Sayers (Siddiq)
Distributor(s)	Warner Music Group
Genre	Hip hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Official Website	rhymesayers.com

Rhymesayers Entertainment is an independent hip hop record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad (Musab) and Brent Sayers (Siddiq). It is the largest hip-hop label in Minnesota.

Rhymesayers Entertainment is mainly composed of native Minnesotans as well as nationally recognized artists including Soul Position and MF Doom, who has released one album Mm.. Food for the label. It has a friendly relationship with the Doomtree crew as well. P.O.S of Doomtree is signed as a solo artist to the label.

History

In 1999, the label opened its own record store called Fifth Element, located in Uptown, Minneapolis. The store is a staple of hip hop in the Twin Cities, selling independent and commercial hip hop, but also specializing in local music.

On March 9, 2007, Rhymesayers Entertainment signed a promotion, marketing and distribution deal with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group.^[1] Releases for 2007 include EP's from Atmosphere and highly acclaimed albums from Brother Ali and Mac Lethal.

To celebrate the launch of Fifth Element's turn to start selling digital music, Atmosphere is giving their new EP, Leak at Will, away for free on the store's site in 2009.^[2]

On July 16, 2009, it was announced that Evidence of Dilated Peoples signed a deal with Rhymesayers Entertainment with a YouTube video showing Evidence signing the contract to release his new album Cats & Dogs due to be released on September 27, 2011.^{[dated info][3][4]}

Roster

Artists signed to the label include:^[5]

• Abstract Rude
• Aesop Rock
• Atmosphere
• BK-One
• Blueprint
• Boom Bap Project
• Brother Ali
• Budo
• DJ Abilities
• Evidence
• Felt (Murs, Slug)
• Freeway
• Grayskul (Onry Ozzborn, JFK)
• Grieves
• Hail Mary Mallon (Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, DJ Big Wiz)
• I Self Devine
• Jake One
• Los Nativos (Felipe Cuauhtli, Chilam Balam)
• MF Doom
• Micranots (I Self Devine, DJ Kool Akiem)
• Mr. Dibbs
• Musab aka Beyond
• P.O.S
• Psalm One
• Semi.Official (I Self Devine, DJ Abilities)
• Soul Position (Blueprint, RJD2)
• Toki Wright

Artists formerly signed to the label include:

• Dynospectrum
• Eyedea (deceased)
• Eyedea & Abilities
• Face Candy (Eyedea, Kristoff Krane, J.T. Bates, Casey O'Brien)
• Mac Lethal

See also

• List of record labels
• Twin Cities Hip Hop

References

External links

• Official website
• The Fifth Element online record store
• HHC Digital with P.O.S
• Spotlight Series announced by RSE