Rhymesayers Entertainment
Independent hip-hop label from Minneapolis, co-founded in 1995.
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Rhymesayers Entertainment (sometimes abbreviated RSE) is an American independent hip-hop record label based in Minneapolis. It was co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad (Sab the Artist), and Brent Sayers (Siddiq), all former members of the Headshots crew.
The label sponsors the annual Soundset Music Festival, which takes place over Memorial Day weekend in Minneapolis and was postponed in 2020. Rhymesayers also opened a record store called Fifth Element in 1999, which closed on April 1, 2020. In 2020, the label left Alternative Distribution Alliance after ADA moved its business to Direct Shot Distributing, which faced complaints over delayed or missing shipments; Secretly Distribution became the current distributor.
Background
Rhymesayers Entertainment, an independent hip-hop label based in Minneapolis, was founded in 1995 by four former Headshots crew members: Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad (Sab the Artist), and Brent Sayers (Siddiq). Since 2008, the label has hosted the annual Soundset Music Festival in Minneapolis over Memorial Day weekend, though the 2020 event was canceled. In 2020, the label parted ways with artists Prof and Dem Atlas.
That same year, Rhymesayers left the Alternative Distribution Alliance after ADA shifted its operations to Direct Shot Distributing in Indiana, a move that sparked complaints from retailers about late or missing shipments. Consequently, Secretly Distribution took over as the label’s distributor. The label’s record store, Fifth Element, opened in 1999 and shut down on April 1, 2020.
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