ABB Records

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ABB Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Oakland, CA United States.

ABB Records was established in 1997 by veteran college radio DJ Beni B, (KALX-Berkeley) who also serves as Director of the grassroots organization Bay Area Hip Hop Coalition.

ABB Records' first release was Defari's "Bionic", followed by "Third Degree" from Dilated Peoples. In 2003, ABB dropped its first full length album with Little Brother's debut "The Listening". Several artists from the ABB roster have gone to graduate to major-labels, including Little Brother (Atlantic), Dilated Peoples (Capitol) and Defari (Tommy Boy).

In The Spring of 2002, ABB Soul was created to showcase a more eclectic style of soul music.

ABB Artists

  • Dilated Peoples
  • Little Brother
  • Defari
  • Evidence
  • Planet Asia
  • Saafir
  • Likwit Junkies (Defari + DJ Babu)
  • The Sound Providers
  • Big Tone
  • Hall Of Justus
  • Foreign Legion
  • Superstar Quamallah

ABB Soul Artists

  • Mark De Clive-Lowe
  • Lizz Fields
  • Peven Everett
  • Soul:ID
  • Darien Brockington

See also

  • List of record labels

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