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.

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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.