Greedhead Music Explained

Greedhead Music
Founded:2008
Founder:Himanshu Suri
Genre:Hip hop
Country:United States

Greedhead Music is an independent record label founded by Himanshu Suri of Das Racist. Initially, Suri founded Greedhead Music as a management and recording company in 2008 to manage Das Racist.[1] Greedhead's first releases were the group's 2010 mixtapes, Shut Up, Dude and Sit Down, Man. Das Racist's first commercially available album, Relax, was also the first commercial release on the Greedhead imprint. Greedhead has since released solo mixtapes by both Kool A.D. (The Palm Wine Drinkard[2] and 51[3]) and Heems (Nehru Jackets).[4] The label has also released works by Dash Speaks,[5] Weekend Money,[6] Keepaway,[7] Lakutis, Big Baby Gandhi,[8] Le1f, Antwon,[9] and Meyhem Lauren, as well as non-hip-hop acts like singer Safe, Scottish bhangra act Tigerstyle,[10] and comedian Joe Mande.[11]

On July 9, 2015, Suri announced that he would be effectively shutting down Greedhead. He claimed that the cost of releasing and promoting free releases for the label's roster left him more than $10,000 in debt. Suri added, however, that his own music would continue to be released on the Greedhead imprint.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Labels to Watch. The Fader. December 15, 2011. February 3, 2012.
  2. Web site: Hive Five: A Greedhead Records Primer. MTV Hive. Phillip. Mlynar. January 9, 2012. January 14, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120409093523/http://read.mtvhive.com/2012/01/09/greedhead-records-roster/. April 9, 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Kool A.D.: 51. Rolling Stone. Matthew. Trammell. June 15, 2012. June 17, 2012.
  4. Web site: Das Racist's Himanshu Suri: Rapper, Jokester, Community Organizer?. ColorLines. Channing. Kennedy. January 17, 2012. February 2, 2012.
  5. Web site: Week in Pop: Au Palais, Castle, Loveskills, Salvia Plath, Winter. Impose. Sjimon. Gompers. July 12, 2013. December 16, 2014.
  6. Web site: Weekend Money, Naked City. Impose. Blake. Gillespie. October 2, 2012. December 16, 2014.
  7. Web site: Keepaway: Black Flute (Greedhead, 2012). Pitchfork. Ian. Cohen. January 9, 2012. January 14, 2012.
  8. Web site: Lakutis' I'm In the Forest EP and Other Reasons You Should Really Be Paying Attention to Greedhead Music. The Stranger. Mike. Ramos. December 1, 2011. January 14, 2012. January 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120104072514/http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/12/01/lakutis-im-in-the-forest-ep-and-other-reasons-you-should-really-be-paying-attention-to-greedhead-music. dead.
  9. Web site: Matt on Music tackles 10 albums. The Eastern Echo. Matt. Rice. October 29, 2013. November 1, 2013.
  10. Web site: From Wall Street Headhunter To Indie Rap Mogul: Das Racist's Himanshu Suri. Chris Barth. Forbes Magazine. September 5, 2012. September 8, 2012.
  11. Web site: Premiere: Comedian Joe Mande Releases Standup Mixtape "B***hface" Featuring A$AP Yams, Roy Hibbert, Amy Poehler, and More. Complex. Claire. Lobenfeld. March 8, 2014. December 16, 2014.
  12. Web site: Heems Folds Greedhead Label, Calls Out Unappreciative Roster. Stereogum. Peter. Helman. July 9, 2015. July 10, 2015.

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