T-Bones Records Explained

T-Bones Records
Founded:	Mississippi, United States
Founder:	Tim Ramenofsky
Genre:	hip hop, trip hop, jazz fusion, experimental, heavy metal, crossover thrash
Country:	US
Location:	Hattiesburg, MS
Url:	https://headfridge.bandcamp.com/

T-Bones Records is a record label founded by producer Tim Ramenofsky (aka "Headfridge"). The label was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi when Ramenofsky was a member of the metal fusion band Loppybogymi. In 2000, Ramenofsky discovered rapper Afroman and produced the album, "Because I Got High". The record was originally released on T-Bones Records. The title track was soon posted on file-sharing service Napster and made it to The Howard Stern Show.^[1] This song was the theme song of the film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back^[2] and was later featured in the films Disturbia and The Perfect Score. "Because I Got High" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 2002.^[3]

T-Bones Records is known for releasing artists who mix and mash up various genres, including the jazz-funk-metal sound of Loppybogymi, to the trip hop mix of Savalas Brothers, to the jazz-fusion of Dukes of Jazzard, to the punk-metal fusion of The Cooters.

Discography

• Loppybogymi "Tup" (1998)
• FRŌDÅWG "MetåmōFrōsïs" (1998)
• Sexual Honky "In Stereo" (1998)
• Afroman "Sell Your Dope" (1999)
• Dukes of Jazzard "Live" (1999)
• Afroman "Because I Got High" (2000)
• Various Artists "T-Bone's War of the Worlds" (2000)
• Dolowite "Watch Yo Ass" (2000)
• Loppy Octopus "Loppy Octopus" (2001)
• Savalas Brothers "Tough Guy" (2001)
• Cookout "Ear Fashion" (2002)
• The Cooters "The Moon Will Rise Again" (2002)
• Savalas Brothers "Pimp Knuckle" (2002)
• Headfridge "Cool Out" (2002)
• Headfridge "Mood Elevator featuring Lhay Browning" (2005)
• Headfridge "Rogue Fugu" (2006)
• Headfridge "Space Honky" (2013)
• Headfridge "YoDrumbo" (2015)
• Dukes of Jazzard "Unearthed Boot (Live in 1999)"' (2016)
• The Big Naturals "YoDrumbo Live at the Fox" (2016)
• Headfridge "headfridge duz Asia" (2016)

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p435536/biography|pure_url=yes}} Afroman > Biography]. Nimmervoll. Ed. 2008. allmusic. 2009-03-27.
2. News: Afroman Living 'High' Life Thanks To Hit Single. https://web.archive.org/web/20011024212320/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448393/20010824/afroman.jhtml. dead. October 24, 2001. D'Angelo. Joe. 2001-08-27. MTV News. 2009-03-27.
3. News: Grammy nominees led by U2, India.Arie, Alicia Keys. Evans. Rob. 2002-01-04. LiveDaily. 2009-03-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081015215711/http://www.livedaily.com/news/4169.html. 2008-10-15.