[{"n": "4th & B'way Records", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/4th-b-way-records/", "s": "The street-smart hip-hop imprint that rose, fell, and rose again."}, {"n": "301Studios", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/301studios/", "s": "Independent label focused on artist development in electronic and hip-hop."}, {"n": "Amalgam Digital", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/amalgam-digital/", "s": "An independent hip-hop label and digital store based in East Boston, Massachusetts."}, {"n": "Amaru Entertainment", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/amaru-entertainment/", "s": "Record label founded by Afeni Shakur to manage Tupac's posthumous releases."}, {"n": "American Recordings (record label)", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/american-recordings-record-label/", "s": "The label founded by Rick Rubin after leaving Def Jam, home to Slayer, Johnny Cash, and more."}, {"n": "Anticon", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/anticon/", "s": "The avant-garde hip-hop collective that dissolved after the death of a founding member."}, {"n": "Asylum Records", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/asylum-records/", "s": "The label that launched legends, from folk to hip-hop."}, {"n": "ATIC Records", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/atic-records/", "s": "Independent label founded by Aim and Niko, home to instrumental hip-hop and eclectic sounds."}, {"n": "Atlantic Records Russia", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/atlantic-records-russia/", "s": "Russian branch of Atlantic Records, formerly Zhara Music."}, {"n": "Avatar Records", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/avatar-records/", "s": "Independent hip-hop label founded in 1987 by Larry Robinson, known for soundtracks and underground releases."}, {"n": "Average Joes Entertainment", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/average-joes-entertainment/", "s": "Average Joes Entertainment: Home of country rap and alternative country since 2008."}, {"n": "Beluga Heights Records", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/beluga-heights-records/", "s": "American record label founded by J.R. Rotem, known for discovering Sean Kingston, Iyaz, and Jason Derulo."}, {"n": "Big Beat Records (American record label)", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/big-beat-records-american-record-label/", "s": "From bedroom beginnings to dance music dominance."}, {"n": "Big Boy Records", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/big-boy-records/", "s": "The New Orleans label that launched Mystikal and defined early Southern hip-hop."}, {"n": "Big Dada", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/big-dada/", "s": "The very best underground hip hop label — Observer Music Monthly"}, {"n": "Biophilia Records", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/biophilia-records/", "s": "An environmentally-conscious record label founded in Harlem."}, {"n": "Black Cloud Music", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/black-cloud-music/", "s": "Leading independent hip-hop label from the Inland Empire."}, {"n": "Blah Records", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/blah-records/", "s": "British hip hop label with a cult-inspired edge."}, {"n": "BobbyBoy Records", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/bobbyboy-records/", "s": "Independent label founded by Logic for his self-released albums."}, {"n": "Bomb Hip-Hop Records", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/bomb-hip-hop-records/", "s": "From zine to label: Bomb Hip-Hop, the voice of hip-hop culture worldwide."}, {"n": "Brainfeeder", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/brainfeeder/", "s": "Electronic and instrumental hip hop label founded by Flying Lotus."}, {"n": "Carski rez", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/carski-rez/", "s": "Independent Serbian hip hop label founded by Arhitekti."}, {"n": "Cashville Records", "u": "/e/hip-hop-record-labels/cashville-records/", "s": "The independent label born from G-Unit South, founded by Young Buck."}]