Payday Records
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Industry | Music |
Genre | Hip hop |
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Parent | Warner Music Group |
Website | paydayrecords |
Payday Records, Inc. is a New York-based hip hop label that was launched in 1992 by Patrick Moxey. The label began in association with FFRR/London Records, and released in the UK and Europe via London/PolyGram Records. Artists launched via Payday Records include Jeru the Damaja, Jay Z, Mos Def (via his first group U.T.D.), Showbiz & A.G., WC and the Madd Circle. Other associated productions include the works of DJ Premier and Guru of Gang Starr.[1]
The label officially relaunched on November 2, 2017, with "Our Streets," a record by DJ Premier and A$AP Ferg.[2] They have also released Pell's girasoul EP.
In 2017, Payday Records catalog is now distributed by Ultra Records (later Sony Music Group; now Warner Music Group).
Music videos[edit]
Payday has worked with world renowned graffiti artists, photographers, and video makers- including Haze, Nick Quested, Andrew Dosumnu among others- to produce visual content for its releases.
Current artists[edit]
- DJ Premier
- OJ Da Juiceman
- Pell
- Gloss Gang
- BBY GOYARD
- RetcH
- Slimesito
- BlumBros
- Ishawna
Former artists[edit]
- 1st Down
- Big Red
- Big Shug
- DJ Crystl
- Gang Starr
- Group Home
- Jay-Z
- Jeru the Damaja
- Junior Tucker
- Kaliphz
- M-Beat
- Mass 187
- Motif
- O.C.
- Radamiz
- Raazda Rukkuz
- Screechy Dan
- Showbiz and A.G.
- Spax
- Urban Species
- Urban Thermo Dynamics
- The Watts Prophets
- WC
- WC and the Maad Circle
Discography[edit]
Full Payday Records discography.
References[edit]
- ^ "25 Payday Records Essential Cuts". Mass Appeal. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ "Patrick Moxey Relaunches Classic Hip-Hop Label Payday Records: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-11.