Noo Trybe Records
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Noo Trybe Records | |
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Parent company | EMI |
Founded | 1994 |
Status | Defunct |
Distributor(s) | Virgin Records |
Genre | Hip Hop |
Country of origin | United States |
Noo Trybe Records is an American hip hop record label established in 1994 and operated as a sublabel of Virgin Records. It was the distributor of several independent hip hop labels including Rap-A-Lot Records and AWOL.
A portion of Noo Trybe's roster came from several artists who were absorbed from EMI when it was disbanded, which included Gang Starr and AZ. Other Virgin acts such as Shyheim, who signed with the label in 1993, were transferred to the new label. One of the label's biggest successes was the group Luniz. Rap-A-Lot's distribution was absorbed by Virgin proper in 1998, and in 1999, the label was absorbed by its parent. In 2013, the trademark was acquired by Universal Music as a result of its purchase of EMI’s recorded-music business.
Discography[]
Albums[]
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- Shyheim – The Lost Generation
- Various artists – Original Gangstas (soundtrack)
- 1997
- 1998
- AZ – Pieces of a Man
- Gang Starr – Moment of Truth
- Various artists – Caught Up (soundtrack)
- 1999
External links[]
- Hip hop record labels
- American record labels
- 1994 establishments in the United States
- 1999 disestablishments in the United States
- Record labels established in 1994
- Record labels disestablished in 1999
- EMI
- Virgin Records
- Hip hop stubs