Hi-Lite Records
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| Hi-Lite Records | |
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| Parent company | Stone Music Entertainment (CJ ENM E&M Division) |
| Founded | April 20, 2010 |
| Founder | Paloalto |
| Defunct | April 20, 2022 |
| Distributor(s) | Genie Music Stone Music Entertainment |
| Genre | Korean Hip hop |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Official website | hiliterecords.com |
Hi-Lite Records was a South Korean independent record label founded in 2010 by rapper Paloalto.
Partnership with CJ E&M
[edit]It was announced in October 2015 that the entertainment company CJ E&M would be acquiring the label. Representatives stated the company would provide the label assistance in funding, marketing and expanding a global network, allowing it to solely focus on music.[1]
Accolades
[edit]- Won both "Album of the Year" (Hi-Life) and "Label of the Year" in the 2013 hiphopplaya awards.[2]
- Won "Song of the Year" and "Music Video of the Year" with Keith Ape's "It G Ma" in the 2015 hiphopplaya awards[3]
Artists
[edit]- Paloalto (Founder and Former CEO)
- Pinodyne (Huckleberry P & Soul Fish)
- Reddy
- Soul One
- Camo Starr (CEO)
- Beshade
- Swervy
- Soovi
- Jerd
Former
[edit]- Evo
- DJ Djanga
- GLV
- TKO
- DJ Frekeey
- Bella
- Keith Ape
- 211
- B-Free (left 7 May 2016)[4]
- Okasian (left 27 May 2016)[5]
- G2
- YunB
- Jowonu
- Sway D
Discography
[edit]- HI-LITE Records - HI-LIFE (2013)
- The Cohort – Orca-Tape (2013)
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CJ E&M takes over Paloalto's hip-hop label". The Korea Herald. 2015-10-18. Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "HIPHOPPLAYA AWARDS 2013 Results". HiphopKR. 2014-03-08. Archived from the original on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "HIPHOPPLAYA AWARDS 2015 결과발표". magazine.hiphopplaya.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ Young, Tanea (2016-05-10). "B Free leaves Hi Lite Records - Seoulwave". Seoulwave. Archived from the original on 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Okasian's contract with Hi-Lite Records ends". HiphopKR. 2016-05-27. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
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