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|Row 1 title = Founded
 
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|Row 1 info = 1986 by James "J Prince" Smith
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|Row 1 info = 1987 by James "J Prince" Smith
 
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|Row 3 info = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[Southern hip hop]]
 
|Row 3 info = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[Southern hip hop]]
 
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|Row 4 info = Houston, Texas, United States}}'''Rap-A-Lot Records''' is a [[Southern hip hop]] record label, founded in 1987 by James "J Prince" Smith. Primarily due to its most famous act [[Geto Boys]], the label was a major force in putting the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success and focus on [[gangsta rap|gangsta]] and southern hip hop. Geto Boys was the label's first nationally popular act, while [[Devin the Dude]] was, for fifteen years, the label's longest-running act.
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'''Rap-A-Lot Records''' is a [[Southern hip hop]] record label, founded in 1986 by James "J Prince" Smith. Primarily due to its most famous act [[Geto Boys]], the label was a major force in putting the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success and focus on [[gangsta rap|gangsta]] and southern hip hop. Geto Boys was the label's first nationally popular act, while [[Devin the Dude]] was, for fifteen years, the label's longest running act.
 
 
==Roster==
 
==Roster==
 
===Current artists===
 
===Current artists===
 
*[[Bun B]]
 
*[[Bun B]]
 
*[[Turk]]
 
*[[Turk]]
*[[Z-Ro]]
 
 
===Former artists===
 
===Former artists===
 
*[[2 Low]]
 
*[[2 Low]]
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*[[Dirty]]
 
*[[Dirty]]
 
*[[DMG]]
 
*[[DMG]]
*[[Do or Die]]
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*[[Do or Die (group)|Do or Die]]
 
*[[Dorasel]]
 
*[[Dorasel]]
 
*[[Facemob]]
 
*[[Facemob]]
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*[[Willie D]]
 
*[[Willie D]]
 
*[[Yukmouth]]
 
*[[Yukmouth]]
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==Discography==
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*1988: ''[[Making Trouble]]'' - [[Ghetto Boys]]
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*1988: ''[[Nice and Hard]]'' - [[Def IV]]
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*1988: ''[[Uh Oh]]'' - [[Royal Flush (group)|Royal Flush]]
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*1988: ''[[The Vigilante]]'' - [[Raheem]]
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*1989: ''[[Controversy]]'' - [[Willie D]]
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*1989: ''[[Grip It! On That Other Level]]'' - [[Geto Boys]]
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*1990: ''[[The Big Payback]]'' - [[Choice]]
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*1990: ''[[The Geto Boys]]'' - [[Geto Boys]]
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*1991: ''[[Convicts (album)|Convicts]]'' - [[Convicts]]
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*1991: ''[[I Know How to Play 'Em!]]'' - [[O.G. Style]]
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*1991: ''[[Mr. Scarface Is Back]]'' - [[Scarface]]
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*1991: ''[[Terror Strikes - Always Bizness, Never Personal]]'' - [[The Terrorists]]
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*1991: ''[[We Can't Be Stopped]]'' - [[Geto Boys]]
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*1992: ''[[Bone Hard Zaggin]]'' - [[Big Mello]]
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*1992: ''[[Bringing Hell on Earth]]'' - [[Too Much Trouble]]
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*1992: ''[[The Dark Roads]]'' - [[Seagram]]
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*1992: ''[[I'm Goin' Out Lika Soldier]]'' - [[Willie D]]
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*1992: ''[[The Invincible]]'' - [[Raheem]]
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*1992: ''[[It's Been a Long Rhyme Coming]]'' - [[Prince Johnny C]]
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*1992: ''[[Little Big Man]]'' - [[Bushwick Bill]]
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*1992: ''[[Rap-A-Lot's Underground Masters]]'' - Various
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*1992: ''[[The South Park Psycho]]'' - [[Ganksta N-I-P]]
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*1992: ''[[Stick-n-Moove]]'' - [[Choice]]
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*1992: ''[[Uncut Dope]]'' - [[Geto Boys]]
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*1993: ''[[Funky Lil Brotha]]'' - [[2 Low]]
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*1993: ''[[Ghetto Dope]]'' - [[5th Ward Boyz]]
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*1993: ''[[Player's Choice]]'' - [[Too Much Trouble]]
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*1993: ''[[Psychic Thoughts]]'' - [[Ganksta N-I-P]]
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*1993: ''[[Rigormortiz]]'' - [[DMG]]
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*1993: ''[[Till Death Do Us Part]]'' - [[Geto Boys]]
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*1993: ''[[The World Is Yours]]'' - [[Scarface]]
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*1994: ''[[The Diary (Scarface album)|The Diary]]'' - [[Scarface]]
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*1994: ''[[Don't Blame It on da Music]]'' - [[Trinity Garden Cartel]]
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*1994: ''[[Fadanuf fa Erybody]]'' - [[Odd Squad]]
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*1994: ''[[Gangsta Funk]]'' - [[5th Ward Boyz]]
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*1994: ''[[Reality Check]]'' - [[Seagram]]
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*1994: ''[[Secrets of the Hidden Temple]]'' - [[Blac Monks]]
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*1994: ''[[Somethin' Serious]]'' - [[Big Mike]]
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*1994: ''[[Straight Up Drivin' Em]]'' - [[Tim Smooth]]
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*1994: ''[[Wegonefunkwichamind]]'' - [[Big Mello]]
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*1995: ''[[Deadly Groundz]]'' - [[5th Ward Juvenilez]]
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*1995: ''[[Da Hood]]'' - [[Menace Clan]]
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*1995: ''[[Phantom of the Rapra]]'' - [[Bushwick Bill]]
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*1995: ''[[Rated G]]'' - [[5th Ward Boyz]]
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*1995: ''[[True Game]]'' - [[Mad CJ Mac]]
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*1995: ''[[Your Entertainment, My Reality]]'' - [[Poppa LQ]]
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*1996: ''[[10th Anniversary - Rap-A-Lot Records]]'' - Various
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*1996: ''[[Doomsday: Forever RSO]]'' - [[The Almighty RSO]]
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*1996: ''[[The Other Side of the Law]]'' - [[Facemob]]
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*1996: ''[[Picture This]]'' - [[Do or Die (group)|Do or Die]]
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*1996: ''[[Psychotic Genius]]'' - [[Ganksta N-I-P]]
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*1996: ''[[The Resurrection]]'' - [[Geto Boys]]
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*1996: ''[[The Wicked Buddah Baby]]'' - [[3-2]]
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*1997: ''[[In That Water]]'' - [[Ghetto Twiinz]]
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*1997: ''[[Souls on Ice]]'' - [[Seagram]]
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*1997: ''[[Still Serious]]'' - [[Big Mike]]
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*1997: ''[[Too Much Weight]]'' - [[Too Much Trouble]]
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*1997: ''[[The Untouchable]]'' - [[Scarface]]
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*1997: ''[[Usual Suspects]]'' - [[5th Ward Boyz]]
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*1998: ''[[The Dude]]'' - [[Devin the Dude|Devin]]
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*1998: ''[[Da Good da Bad & da Ugly]]'' - [[Geto Boys]]
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*1998: ''[[Headz or Tailz]]'' - [[Do or Die (group)|Do or Die]]
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*1998: ''[[Mil-Ticket]]'' - [[A-G-2-A-KE]]
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*1998: ''[[My Homies]]'' - [[Scarface]]
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*1998: ''[[Interview with a Killa]]'' - [[Ganksta N-I-P]]
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*1998: ''The Next'' - Johnny P
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*1998: ''[[No Mercy]]'' - [[Blac Monks]]
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*1998: ''[[No Pain No Gain]]'' - [[Ghetto Twiinz]]
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*1998: ''[[Now or Never]]'' - [[Tela]]
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*1998: ''[[Organized Crime]]'' - [[FWC]]
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*1998: ''[[Thugged Out: The Albulation]]'' - [[Yukmouth]]
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*1999: ''[[Hard to Hit]]'' - [[Big Mike]]
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*1999: ''[[P.W.A. The Album... Keep It Poppin']]'' - [[5th Ward Boyz]]
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*1999: ''[[Realest Ni@@as Down South]]'' - Various
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*2000: ''[[The Last of a Dying Breed]]'' - [[Scarface]]
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*2000: ''[[Loved by Few, Hated by Many]]'' - [[Willie D]]
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*2000: ''[[Victory]]'' - [[Do or Die (group)|Do or Die]]
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*2000: ''[[The World Ain't Enuff]]'' - [[Tela]]
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*2001: ''[[Big Syke Daddy]]'' - [[Big Syke]]
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*2001: ''[[Got It on My Mind]]'' - [[Ghetto Twiinz]]
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*2001: ''[[Livin' in the Scope]]'' - [[Snypaz]]
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*2001: ''[[Thug Lord: The New Testament]]'' - [[Yukmouth]]
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*2001: ''[[Unleash the Beast]]'' - [[Dorasel]]
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*2002: ''[[Back to the Game]]'' - [[Do or Die (group)|Do or Die]]
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*2002: ''[[Big Syke (album)|Big Syke]]'' - [[Big Syke]]
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*2002: ''[[Double Dose]]'' - [[Tela]]
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*2002: ''[[Fatal]]'' - [[Hussein Fatal|Fatal]]
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*2002: ''[[Greatest Hits (Geto Boys album)|Greatest Hits]]'' - [[Geto Boys]]
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*2002: ''[[Greatest Hits (Scarface album)|Greatest Hits]]'' - [[Scarface]]
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*2002: ''[[Just Tryin' ta Live]]'' - [[Devin the Dude]]
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*2002: ''[[Neva Surrenda - The Rap-A-Lot Sessions]]'' - [[Outlawz]]
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*2002: ''[[Silver & Black]]'' - [[Luniz]]
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*2002: ''[[Snypaz (album)|Snypaz]]'' - [[Snypaz]]
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*2002: ''[[United Ghettos of America]]'' - [[Yukmouth]]
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*2003: ''[[Balls and My Word]]'' - [[Scarface]]
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*2003: ''[[Black Roulette]]'' - [[DMG]]
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*2003: ''[[Greatest Hits (Do or Die album)|Greatest Hits]]'' - [[Do or Die (group)|Do or Die]]
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*2003: ''[[Hi-Life Hustle]]'' - [[Hi-C]]
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*2003: ''[[Love Us or Hate Us]]'' - [[Dirty]]
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*2003: ''[[Neighborhood Dope Manne]]'' - [[Criminal Manne]]
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*2003: ''[[Pimpin' Ain't Dead]]'' - [[Do or Die (group)|Do or Die]]
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*2004: ''[[The Day After Hell Broke Loose]]'' - Various
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*2004: ''[[The Foundation]]'' - [[Geto Boys]]
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*2004: ''[[Greatest Hits (5th Ward Boyz album)|Greatest Hits]]'' - [[5th Ward Boyz]]
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*2005: ''[[Hood Stories]]'' - [[Dirty]]
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*2005: ''[[Let the Truth Be Told]]'' - [[Z-Ro]]
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*2005: ''[[The Sweet James Jones Stories]]'' - [[Pimp C]]
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*2005: ''[[Trill]]'' - [[Bun B]]
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*2006: ''[[Im Still Livin]]'' - [[Z-Ro]]
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*2006: ''[[It Goes Without Sayin]]'' - [[Trilltown Mafia]]
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*2006: ''[[My Homies, Part 2]]'' - [[Scarface]]
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*2006: ''[[The Pimpalation (The Pimp Is Free!)]]'' - [[Pimp C]]
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*2006: ''[[Restless (Trae tha Truth album)|Restless]]'' - [[Trae tha Truth|Trae]]
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*2007: ''[[The Art of Story Telling]]'' - [[Dirty]]
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*2007: ''[[Back Like We Left Something]]'' - [[UTP]]
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*2007: ''[[Life Goes On]]'' - [[Trae tha Truth|Trae]]
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*2007: ''[[Made]]'' - [[Scarface]]
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*2007: ''[[Waitin' to Inhale]]'' - [[Devin the Dude]]
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*2007: ''[[You Hear Me?]]'' - [[Hurricane Chris|Hurricane]]
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*2008: ''[[The Best of Scarface]]'' - [[Scarface]]
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*2008: ''[[Best of the Geto Boys]]'' - [[Geto Boys]]
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*2008: ''[[Emeritus]]'' - [[Scarface]]
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*2008: ''[[Greatest Hits (Devin the Dude album)|Greatest Hits]]'' - [[Devin the Dude]]
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*2008: ''[[Greatest Hits (Pimp C album)|Greatest Hits]]'' - [[Pimp C]]
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*2008: ''[[Greatest Hits (Z-Ro album)|Greatest Hits]]'' - [[Z-Ro]]
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*2008: ''[[II Trill]]'' - [[Bun B]]
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*2009: ''[[Cocaine]]'' - [[Z-Ro]]
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*2010: ''[[The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones]]'' - [[Pimp C]]
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*2010: ''[[Trill O.G.]]'' - [[Z-Ro]]
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*2011: ''[[Rap-A-Lot Records 25th Anniversary - The Album]]'' - Various
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*2013: ''[[Trill O.G The Epilogue]]'' - [[Bun B]]
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*2015: ''[[Picture This II]]'' - [[Do or Die (group)|Do or Die]]
 
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[[Category:Hip hop record labels]]
 
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[[Category:Record labels based in Houston, Texas]]
 
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Revision as of 18:12, 25 September 2019

Rap-A-Lot Records
Rap-A-Lot Records

Founded

1987 by James "J Prince" Smith

Status

Active

Genre

Hip hop, Southern hip hop

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Rap-A-Lot Records is a Southern hip hop record label, founded in 1987 by James "J Prince" Smith. Primarily due to its most famous act Geto Boys, the label was a major force in putting the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success and focus on gangsta and southern hip hop. Geto Boys was the label's first nationally popular act, while Devin the Dude was, for fifteen years, the label's longest-running act.

Roster

Current artists

Former artists

Discography