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Bossman One UP/Virgin/Capital Law and Order 12 years No weapons formed against me shall prosper Future Entails Bring the world to Baltimore Rap Label Album In Business Quote NormSkola Ashima Records Ballet with a Bullet 8 years Only a fool ducks when truth is thrown at them Future Entails To be the best CEO in Hip Hop Label Album In Business Quote Skarr Akbar Akbar Enterprises Inc. Passion, Pain + Progress 17 years Passion, pain and progress. Failure is not an option Future Entails To see before I die Label Album In Business Quote Baltimore's history with hip hop dates back even before 1986 when the Civic Center played host to the Fresh Fest. From the originators to the duplicators, Hip Hop has stood the test of time, spanning the globe and decades, encompassing cultures, races, economics, sales and marketing alike. Baltimore is an underground hub to this music phenomenon that was predicted to fail over 30 years ago. After billions of dollars, millions upon millions of albums sold hip hop still stands. Now". Comp was formerly affiliated with Def Jam. Backland showcased his talent on Bet's 106 Park. Huli Shallone appeared on MTV and BET. Mullyman with his first independent album and 4 mix tapes has laid tracks with Ghostface,The Clipse, Freeway and Memphis Bleek. Bossman signed to Virgin Records under the label's former record executive Jermaine Dupre in 2005. Currently,Young Leek is signed with Def Jam, D.O.G with Universal, Los is on Bad Boy, and now A-Maz-On with Interscope Baltimore's local artists are trying to make hip labels. hop history and put Charm City on the map. Local artists rise with hopeful pitches for naCipher champions, lyricists and beat masters tional recognition to major labels all while all exist in this town. Baltimore's first signed trying to stay true to the tones of the streets rapper was B. Rich with his hit single "Whoa in this city. More often, the deals with these 20  The Flywire major labels fall through and the artist ends up on the shelf. Refusing to be shelved, these artists are running their own independent record labels including Dirty Heartz, JI 900, NikStylz, Skarr Akbar, Norm Scola, Omar Little, Mistress, and Little Clayway to name a few.To an unsigned artist, getting signed is like turning up the volume on your stereo and watching the equalizer go bananas when they hear their first song on the radio. Baltimore is ready to turn up the volume and let the world hear what this city has to offer. Baltimore has had its share of "beefs" between local artists and they are saying it's time to make it clear. Let's clear this controversy,"this is bigger than beef... this is business!"

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