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Rap-A-Lot Records
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| Rap-A-Lot Records | |
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | 1986[1] |
| Founder | James Prince, Cliff Blodget |
| Distributor(s) | RED Distribution |
| Genre | Southern hip hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Houston, Texas |
Rap-A-Lot is a hip hop record label co-founded by James Prince and Cliff Blodget[2][3][4] in 1986.[5] Smoke-a-Lot Records is a subsidiary.
Rap-A-Lot was first distributed by A&M Records with the release of Raheem's 1988 debut The Vigilante.[6] The label was distributed through the 1990s by EMI's Priority Records (1991–1994), Noo Trybe Records (1994-1998), and Virgin Records (1998–2002). In the 2000s, it was distributed by Asylum Records and then Fontana Distribution.
On August 22, 2013, Rap-A-Lot announced a distribution deal with RED Distribution.[7]
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