Label No Genre Explained

No Genre
Founder:B.o.B
Status:Inactive
Genre:Various
Distributor:EMPIRE
Country:United States
Location:Atlanta, Georgia

Label No Genre is an Atlanta, Georgia-based independent record label, founded in 2014, by American recording artist and music producer B.o.B.

History

In September 2013, B.o.B revealed he had plans to launch his own record label imprint. During an interview, he stated "I'm putting my CEO pants on, man. I'm finna start a label called HamSquad and I'm looking for artists to be the flagship artists for the label. So I'm really excited about that."[1] [2] [3] Before 'HamSquad Records',[4] HamSquad originally referred to the production/rap collective of B.o.B, Playboy Tre, DJ Swatts, DJ Smooth, Moss B, B-Rich and TJ Chapman.[5]

In 2014, B.o.B started searching the internet for independent artists, he was originally believed to be scouting talent for his mixtape No Genre Pt. 2. He would start posting pictures on Instagram of a logo which contained the words "Label No Genre" getting the word out that he was starting his own label.[6] On June 9, 2014, in an interview with Bootleg Kev, B.o.B announced his new record label imprint would be called Label No Genre, named after his 2010 mixtape.[7] [8] The only member of the roster to actually land a spot on the No Genre Pt. 2 mixtape was Jake Lambo.[9] B.o.B would keep the label's roster under wraps until it was unveiled on the 2015 compilation mixtape, No Genre: The Label.[10]

Artists

Current acts

ActYear
signed		Releases
under the label
B.o.BFounder2
Jake Lambo2014—
JaqueBeatz—
Lin-Z—
London Jae1
Scotty ATL—

Releases

ArtistAlbumDetails
B.o.BNo Genre 2
  • Released: July 9, 2014[11]
Various artistsNo Genre: The Label
  • Released: January 3, 2015
Jake LamboUnorthodox
  • Released: May 28, 2015[12]
Jake Lambo1st Period
  • Released: May 28, 2015[13]
London JaeBetter L8te Than Never
  • Released: May 28, 2015[14]
JaquebeatzThe Good Beatz'
  • Released: July 1, 2015[15]
B.o.B and London JaeNASA
  • Released: January 22, 2016[16]
Lin-ZDamn
  • Released: January 29, 2016[17]
London JaeMe and My H.O.E.S.
  • Released: February 16, 2016[18]
London JaePain Killer
  • Released: May 13, 2016[19]
JaquebeatzColumbia
  • Released: July 22, 2016[20]
B.o.BElements
  • Released: November 4, 2016
Various artistsDon't Call It a Christmas Album[21]
  • Released: November 25, 2016[22]
London JaeAmbition
  • Released: April 7, 2017[23]
B.o.BEther
(released with Grand Hustle and Empire)
  • Released: May 12, 2017
  • Chart position: #179 U.S.
London Jae10 Summers
  • Released: July 4, 2017[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: B.o.B Is Starting His Own Label, Releasing Album in December. September 3, 2013. XXL Mag.
  2. Web site: B.o.B. Says Eminem Called Him "A Star," Claims "Underground Luxury" Will Be "Monumental". September 3, 2013. HipHopDX.
  3. Web site: B.o.B Is Planning To Start His Own Label "Ham Squad". Rose Lilah. September 3, 2013. HotNewHipHop.
  4. Web site: Underground Luxury | | I Am Hip Hop Magazine . 2017-08-02 . 2017-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803053442/http://iamhiphopmag.com/2013/11/underground-luxury/ . dead .
  5. Web site: B.o.B: Hi, My Name Is.... Burnett . John . HipHopDX. August 2, 2017.
  6. Web site: Instagram post by B.o.B • May 17, 2014 at 2:47pm UTC. Instagram. en. 2017-04-14.
  7. Web site: B.o.B. Explains No Genre Record Label and say "he does What The F*ck He Wants To Musically" - The Grand Report. The Grand Report. 10 June 2014. 25 May 2017. 4 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004115056/http://www.thegrandreport.com/b-o-b-explains-genre-record-label-say-fck-wants-musically/. dead.
  8. Web site: B.o.B Explains "No Genre" Record Label. Patrick Lyons. July 5, 2014. HotNewHipHop.
  9. Web site: Instagram post by B.o.B • Jul 8, 2014 at 2:09pm UTC. Instagram. en. 2017-04-14.
  10. Web site: B.o.B. Presents - No Genre: The Label. DatPiff. 2017-04-14.
  11. Web site: No Genre 2 by B.o.B. iTunes. 9 July 2014.
  12. Web site: Unorthodox by Jake Lambo. iTunes. 28 May 2015.
  13. Web site: 1st Period by Jake Lambo. iTunes. 28 May 2015.
  14. Web site: Better L8te Than Never by London Jae. iTunes. 28 May 2015.
  15. Web site: The Good Beatz by Jaquebeatz. iTunes. 1 July 2015.
  16. Web site: Nasa by B.o.B & London Jae. iTunes. 22 January 2016.
  17. Web site: Damn - EP by Lin-Z. iTunes. 29 January 2016.
  18. Web site: Me and My H.O.E.S by London Jae. iTunes. 16 February 2016.
  19. Web site: Pain Killer by London Jae. iTunes. 13 May 2016.
  20. Web site: Columbia by Jaquebeatz. iTunes. 22 July 2016.
  21. News: Listen To B.o.B & No Genre's "Don't Call It A Christmas Album". HotNewHipHop. 2017-04-14.
  22. Web site: Don't Call It a Christmas Album by No Genre. iTunes. 25 November 2016.
  23. Web site: Ambition by London Jae. iTunes. 7 April 2017.
  24. Web site: 10 Summers by London Jae. iTunes. 4 July 2017.

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