Coalmine Records
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Coalmine Records is a Brooklyn
, New York
based independent hip-hop record label. Over the years, Coalmine Records has amassed an extensive hip-hop catalog while working with several iconic and up-coming artists
, producers
and DJs
such as Pharaohe Monch, El Da Sensei
, Kool G. Rap, Talib Kweli
, Large Professor
, Heltah Skeltah
, Dilated Peoples
, Bekay, Big K.R.I.T
, Custom Made
, Emilio Rojas, Torae
, Skyzoo
, Termanology
, Alchemist
, J.R.Rotem, M-Phazes
, Illmind
, Khrysis
, Shuko, Domingo
, DJ Kayslay, DJ Revolution, DJ Babu
and more.
that was distributed in April of 2005 under Diamond’s DJ moniker, titled DJ Dutchmaster Presents: “The Raw” featuring Saigon, Inspectah Deck
& Bekay. The latter of which became Coalmine’s first signed artist. “The Raw” highlights the classic east coast hip-hop style that Diamond would model his label after. After receiving tremendous positive feedback and gracing countless mixshows and mixtapes
worldwide, “The Raw” charted as college radio’s number one hip hop song in the nation.
In August of 2005, Coalmine released it’s second 12-inch single, this time featuring Supernatural
, winner of the 1993 New Music Seminar MC battle and Guiness World Records holder for a nine hour long freestyle session. The single, “Altitude”, produced by Marco Polo
B/W “1-2 Punch” received acclaim from DJs nationwide and helped further brand Coalmine Records into the indie radio community.
For the first two years of the label’s history, Coalmine Record’s releases were exclusive to 12-inch singles. In 2007, Rawkus Record's
, Rawkus 50 campaign was launched and included Coalmine’s flagship artist Bekay as part of their artist roster. Bekay’s album,
The Horror Flick LP was released on November 27th, 2007 along with the other members of the Rawkus 50. The lp was released with much praise from the hip-hop community and strengthened Bekay’s online presence and overall visibility to help set the stage for his Coalmine debut with his full length LP, Hunger Pains.
Due to the significant decline in vinyl sales, Coalmine Records adapted to a digital platform and signed a label deal with The Orchard in January of 2008. Towards the end of ‘08, Coalmine Records began to digitally distribute several hip-hop titles, which include but are not limited to El Da Sensei & The Returners Global Takeover: New Beginning, CL Smooth “Perfect Timing” featuring Skyzoo (Digi-12”), Bekay’s Horror Flick Remix EP and more. In April of 2009, Coalmine released The Foundation: A Compilation Produced Entirely by Shuko. The project is hosted by Heltah Skeltah and mixed by DJ Dutchmaster. This release is considered to be Coalmine’s first full-length physical & digital release and was received with much acclaim. The Foundation includes several features and guest appearances including Skyzoo
, Dre Robinson
, Jae Millz, Papoose
, Rakim
, Talib Kweli
, Bad Seed, Bekay, Canibus
, Chino XL
, Big Noyd
, Krondon, Phil the Agony, Craig G.
, Mr. Met (of Brooklyn Academy), Torae
, Shabaam Sahdeeq, DJ Revolution, Heltah Skeltah
, HellRazah
, Cuban Link
, SoulStice
, R.A. the Rugged Man
, & more.
By the third quarter of 2009, Coalmine Records began the promotional campaign for Bekay’s Hunger Pains, which was released on November 10th, 2009. The album’s maxi-single was released on August 25th with The Alchemist produced “I Am” feat. DJ Revolution B/W “Brooklyn Bridge” featuring the legendary Masta Ace
& production by DJ Babu
(of Dilated Peoples
). The album includes guest appearances from Masta Ace
, Dilated Peoples
, Saigon
, Inspectah Deck
, R.A. The Rugged Man
, Heltah Skeltah
, Wordsworth
and DJ Revolution. Producers featured include The Alchemist
, Illmind
, DJ Babu
, Shuko, BeanOne and more. Hunger Pains, ranked among several lifestyle and blogs sites as one of the best hip-hop albums for 2009 and even qualified as an honorable mention among the year’s top albums by the legendary DJ Premier
.
Coalmine Records continues to expand their growing artist roster with the digital distribution of releases from the Brown Bag AllStars, Cimer Amor & Custom Made. In July of 2010, Coalmine Records signed a physical distribution deal with Nail Distribution/Allegro Media Group. The first release under their new deal was Global Takeover 2: Nu World (GT2), the sequel to El Da Sensei & The Returners Global Takeover LP. The album has since been revered as El’s best solo effort since the 2002 release of Relax, Relate, Release (Seven Heads Entertainment Ltd.). GT2 features production from the Polish production duo p/k/a
The Returners and boasts features from Treach
(of Naughty by Nature
), Sean Price
, Bekay, Rakaa Iriscience, John Robinson, Reks, Akrobatik
, Tiye Phoenix, MeLa Machinko
& M-Phazes
.
In 2011, Coalmine Records continues to build upon its release schedule and artist roster. April 19th, 2011 marks the release of Can You Dig It?, a digital-only compilation containing 15 tracks from the label’s singles catalog, released in celebration of the label’s five year anniversary. Towards the fourth quarter of 2011, Coalmine plans to release Phazed Out, a mixed compilation of singles remixed by Australia’s super-producer, M-Phazes
. The project will be mixed by DJ Rhettmatic
of the world famous Beat Junkies
and will be made available both physically and digitally.
Brown Bag Allstars
Cimer Amor
Custom Made
El Da Sensei
M-Phazes
One Dae
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
based independent hip-hop record label. Over the years, Coalmine Records has amassed an extensive hip-hop catalog while working with several iconic and up-coming artists
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, producers
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and DJs
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
such as Pharaohe Monch, El Da Sensei
El Da Sensei
El Da Sensei is an American rapper from Newark, New Jersey. During the 1990s he was a member of the influential hip hop duo, Artifacts.Since then he has released several solo albums to critical acclaim.-Discography:...
, Kool G. Rap, Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...
, Large Professor
Large Professor
Large Professor , also known as Large Pro and Xtra P, is a New York City-based hip hop record producer and emcee. He is also best known as a founding member of the influential underground hip hop group Main Source, and as a frequent collaborator with Nas...
, Heltah Skeltah
Heltah Skeltah
Heltah Skeltah is a hip hop duo consisting of members Rock and Ruck . The two are members of New York supergroup Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C....
, Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group achieved notability in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way," a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West and Xzibit...
, Bekay, Big K.R.I.T
Big K.R.I.T.
Justin Scott , better known by his stage name Big K.R.I.T. , is an American hip hop musician and record producer from Meridian, Mississippi.-Biography:...
, Custom Made
Custom Made
Custom Made is a horse that was ridden by American David O'Connor at the international level in the sport of eventing.*Stable Name: Tailor*Color: Dark Bay*Markings: Star, stripe*Height: 17.1 hh *Sex: Gelding...
, Emilio Rojas, Torae
Torae
Torae is an American rapper from the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York.- Career :Torae gained recognition by collaborating with DJ Premier and Marco Polo. He and Polo went on to receive critical acclaim for their collaborative LP entitled Double Barrel. In 2007, Hip Hop DX featured him in...
, Skyzoo
Skyzoo
Skyzoo is a New York hip hop emcee.-Biography:Born Gregory Skyler Taylor in 1982 in Crown Heights, he grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant. He was nicknamed Skyzoo by his parents after the Skyy disco song...
, Termanology
Termanology
Daniel Carrillo , better known as Termanology is a rapper from Lawrence, Massachusetts. He first came to wide attention with the 2006 single "Watch How It Go Down". A solo album, Politics As Usual, was released in 2008...
, Alchemist
Alchemist
An alchemist is a person who practices alchemy. Alchemist may also refer to:-People and groups:*The Alchemist , a hip hop music producer and rapper*Alchemist , an Australian progressive metal band...
, J.R.Rotem, M-Phazes
M-Phazes
M-Phazes is an Australian Hip Hop producer and artist based in Melbourne, Victoria. Born on the Gold Coast he relocated to Melbourne to further his musical career...
, Illmind
Illmind
Illmind is a Filipino American hip hop producer from Bloomfield, New Jersey. He participated in Beat Society, competing against well-known acts like Kanye West and Just Blaze. Illmind has created music for underground artists such as Little Brother, Boot Camp Clik, Akrobatik, Supastition, and El...
, Khrysis
Khrysis
Khrysis is a hip hop producer and half of the duo The Away Team.Khrysis is one of the main in-house producers for North Carolina rap collective the Justus League, alongside 9th Wonder. In addition to producing Justus League artists he has also produced for artists such as Sean Price, Masta Ace,...
, Shuko, Domingo
Domingo
-In the Spanish and Portuguese languages:*Saint Dominic , founder of the Friars Preachers, popularly called the Dominicans*Sunday -Songs and albums:...
, DJ Kayslay, DJ Revolution, DJ Babu
DJ Babu
DJ Babu is a Filipino-American DJ. One-third of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples , Babu is also a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew, and together with rapper Defari forms the duo the Likwit Junkies. DJ Babu, Evidence and Pharoahe Monch also feature in the song H! Vltg3 on Linkin Park's...
and more.
Company History
Coalmine Records was established in 2005 by its founder & C.E.O., Matt Diamond. The label’s inaugural release was a 12-inch single12-inch single
The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality...
that was distributed in April of 2005 under Diamond’s DJ moniker, titled DJ Dutchmaster Presents: “The Raw” featuring Saigon, Inspectah Deck
Inspectah Deck
Jason Hunter, better known by his stage name Inspectah Deck, is an American rapper, producer, and member of the Wu-Tang Clan...
& Bekay. The latter of which became Coalmine’s first signed artist. “The Raw” highlights the classic east coast hip-hop style that Diamond would model his label after. After receiving tremendous positive feedback and gracing countless mixshows and mixtapes
Mixtape
A Mix Tape or Mixed Tape is a compilation of songs recorded in a specific order, traditionally onto an audio Compact Cassette.A Mix Tape, which usually reflects the musical tastes of its compiler, can range from a casually selected list of favorite songs, to a conceptual mix of songs linked by a...
worldwide, “The Raw” charted as college radio’s number one hip hop song in the nation.
In August of 2005, Coalmine released it’s second 12-inch single, this time featuring Supernatural
Supernatural (rapper)
Reco Price , better known by his stage name Supernatural is an American rapper best known for his "on-the-spot" freestyle and battle rap abilities He has been a regular performer and host of the Rock the Bells Music Festival since its beginning in 2004.- Biography :Born in Marion, Indiana,...
, winner of the 1993 New Music Seminar MC battle and Guiness World Records holder for a nine hour long freestyle session. The single, “Altitude”, produced by Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant traveler from the Venetian Republic whose travels are recorded in Il Milione, a book which did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China. He learned about trading whilst his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, travelled through Asia and apparently...
B/W “1-2 Punch” received acclaim from DJs nationwide and helped further brand Coalmine Records into the indie radio community.
For the first two years of the label’s history, Coalmine Record’s releases were exclusive to 12-inch singles. In 2007, Rawkus Record's
Rawkus Records
Rawkus Records is an American hip-hop record label known for jump-starting the careers of both Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Rawkus started in 1996 with initial releases ranging from hip-hop to drum and bass...
, Rawkus 50 campaign was launched and included Coalmine’s flagship artist Bekay as part of their artist roster. Bekay’s album,
The Horror Flick LP was released on November 27th, 2007 along with the other members of the Rawkus 50. The lp was released with much praise from the hip-hop community and strengthened Bekay’s online presence and overall visibility to help set the stage for his Coalmine debut with his full length LP, Hunger Pains.
Due to the significant decline in vinyl sales, Coalmine Records adapted to a digital platform and signed a label deal with The Orchard in January of 2008. Towards the end of ‘08, Coalmine Records began to digitally distribute several hip-hop titles, which include but are not limited to El Da Sensei & The Returners Global Takeover: New Beginning, CL Smooth “Perfect Timing” featuring Skyzoo (Digi-12”), Bekay’s Horror Flick Remix EP and more. In April of 2009, Coalmine released The Foundation: A Compilation Produced Entirely by Shuko. The project is hosted by Heltah Skeltah and mixed by DJ Dutchmaster. This release is considered to be Coalmine’s first full-length physical & digital release and was received with much acclaim. The Foundation includes several features and guest appearances including Skyzoo
Skyzoo
Skyzoo is a New York hip hop emcee.-Biography:Born Gregory Skyler Taylor in 1982 in Crown Heights, he grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant. He was nicknamed Skyzoo by his parents after the Skyy disco song...
, Dre Robinson
Dre Robinson
Dre Robinson is an American rapper.-Biography:Dre Robinson is a Jamaican born, Boston-based lyricist. Also known as Boston Dre and The Mass Jewel, Dre has built a large fan base around the New England area. In the May 2005 issue of The Source he was spotlighted in the Off The Radar column as an MC...
, Jae Millz, Papoose
Papoose (rapper)
Shamele Mackie , better known by his stage name Papoose , is an American rapper.-Biography:Born March 5, 1978 in Brooklyn, New York City by Sierra Leone and Native American parents, Papoose made his first attempts at rapping at the age of 7. He was given his name by his grandma Vivian because of...
, Rakim
Rakim
William Michael Griffin Jr. , known by his stage names Rakim , Rakim Allah, R.A.K.I.M., and The Master, is an American rapper. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and most skilled emcees of all time. Eric B...
, Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...
, Bad Seed, Bekay, Canibus
Canibus
Germaine Williams , better known by his stage name Canibus, is a Jamaican-born American rapper. He is a part of supergroup The HRSMN. Canibus rose to fame in the mid-nineties...
, Chino XL
Chino XL
Derek Keith Barbosa , better known by his stage name Chino XL, is an American hip hop lyricist, battle rapper, and actor of Puerto Rican and African American descent...
, Big Noyd
Big Noyd
TaJuan Perry, better known as Big Noyd, is an American emcee from the Queensbridge projects in the New York City borough of Queens. He is closely affiliated with Mobb Deep, and he is featured on all of their albums...
, Krondon, Phil the Agony, Craig G.
Craig G
Craig G is an American rapper. He is known as one of the members of hip hop producer Marley Marl's Cold Chillin' Records group the Juice Crew....
, Mr. Met (of Brooklyn Academy), Torae
Torae
Torae is an American rapper from the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York.- Career :Torae gained recognition by collaborating with DJ Premier and Marco Polo. He and Polo went on to receive critical acclaim for their collaborative LP entitled Double Barrel. In 2007, Hip Hop DX featured him in...
, Shabaam Sahdeeq, DJ Revolution, Heltah Skeltah
Heltah Skeltah
Heltah Skeltah is a hip hop duo consisting of members Rock and Ruck . The two are members of New York supergroup Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C....
, HellRazah
Hell Razah
Hell Razah is an American rapper, best known as a member of Sunz of Man, an early affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan...
, Cuban Link
Cuban Link
Felix Delgado , better known by his stage name Cuban Link, is a Cuban rapper.-Biography:Delgado was born in Havana, Cuba in 1974. He and his family emigrated to the United States in 1980 and settled in the Morrisania section of the South Bronx neighborhood of New York City...
, SoulStice
SoulStice
Ashley J. Llorens , was born in 1979 in Chicago, IL. He started seriously pursuing music while earning his B.S. and M.S. at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. In 2003, SoulStice founded the independent label, Wandering Soul Records, concurrently with the release of his first album,...
, R.A. the Rugged Man
R.A. The Rugged Man
R. A. Thorburn, better known as R.A. the Rugged Man, is an emcee from Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.-Career:At 18, R.A. signed with Jive Records and then in the mid-1990s signed with Priority Records/EMI. His contract was later absorbed by Capitol Records but he began recording...
, & more.
By the third quarter of 2009, Coalmine Records began the promotional campaign for Bekay’s Hunger Pains, which was released on November 10th, 2009. The album’s maxi-single was released on August 25th with The Alchemist produced “I Am” feat. DJ Revolution B/W “Brooklyn Bridge” featuring the legendary Masta Ace
Masta Ace
Duval Clear , known better by his stage name Masta Ace, is a rapper from Brownsville, Brooklyn. He appeared on the classic 1988 Juice Crew posse cut "The Symphony"...
& production by DJ Babu
DJ Babu
DJ Babu is a Filipino-American DJ. One-third of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples , Babu is also a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew, and together with rapper Defari forms the duo the Likwit Junkies. DJ Babu, Evidence and Pharoahe Monch also feature in the song H! Vltg3 on Linkin Park's...
(of Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group achieved notability in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way," a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West and Xzibit...
). The album includes guest appearances from Masta Ace
Masta Ace
Duval Clear , known better by his stage name Masta Ace, is a rapper from Brownsville, Brooklyn. He appeared on the classic 1988 Juice Crew posse cut "The Symphony"...
, Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group achieved notability in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way," a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West and Xzibit...
, Saigon
Saigon (rapper)
Brian Daniel Carenard, better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper and occasional actor.Saigon is currently signed to Suburban Noize Records and Just Blaze's Fort Knocks Entertainment record label. After years of delay due to former record label interference, his album The Greatest...
, Inspectah Deck
Inspectah Deck
Jason Hunter, better known by his stage name Inspectah Deck, is an American rapper, producer, and member of the Wu-Tang Clan...
, R.A. The Rugged Man
R.A. The Rugged Man
R. A. Thorburn, better known as R.A. the Rugged Man, is an emcee from Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.-Career:At 18, R.A. signed with Jive Records and then in the mid-1990s signed with Priority Records/EMI. His contract was later absorbed by Capitol Records but he began recording...
, Heltah Skeltah
Heltah Skeltah
Heltah Skeltah is a hip hop duo consisting of members Rock and Ruck . The two are members of New York supergroup Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C....
, Wordsworth
Wordsworth (rapper)
Wordsworth is an underground hip hop MC from Brooklyn, best known for his freestyle rap.Wordsworth grew up in Brooklyn. A graduate of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury, Wordsworth recorded with his partner Punchline on A Tribe Called Quest's The Love Movement and on Mos Def...
and DJ Revolution. Producers featured include The Alchemist
The Alchemist (producer)
Alan Daniel Maman , better known as The Alchemist, is an American hip hop producer, DJ and rapper. He hails from Beverly Hills, California...
, Illmind
Illmind
Illmind is a Filipino American hip hop producer from Bloomfield, New Jersey. He participated in Beat Society, competing against well-known acts like Kanye West and Just Blaze. Illmind has created music for underground artists such as Little Brother, Boot Camp Clik, Akrobatik, Supastition, and El...
, DJ Babu
DJ Babu
DJ Babu is a Filipino-American DJ. One-third of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples , Babu is also a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew, and together with rapper Defari forms the duo the Likwit Junkies. DJ Babu, Evidence and Pharoahe Monch also feature in the song H! Vltg3 on Linkin Park's...
, Shuko, BeanOne and more. Hunger Pains, ranked among several lifestyle and blogs sites as one of the best hip-hop albums for 2009 and even qualified as an honorable mention among the year’s top albums by the legendary DJ Premier
DJ Premier
Christopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru...
.
Coalmine Records continues to expand their growing artist roster with the digital distribution of releases from the Brown Bag AllStars, Cimer Amor & Custom Made. In July of 2010, Coalmine Records signed a physical distribution deal with Nail Distribution/Allegro Media Group. The first release under their new deal was Global Takeover 2: Nu World (GT2), the sequel to El Da Sensei & The Returners Global Takeover LP. The album has since been revered as El’s best solo effort since the 2002 release of Relax, Relate, Release (Seven Heads Entertainment Ltd.). GT2 features production from the Polish production duo p/k/a
Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group achieved notability in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way," a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West and Xzibit...
The Returners and boasts features from Treach
Treach
Anthony Criss , better known by his stage name Treach, is an American rapper and actor. He is best known as the lead rapper of the hip hop group Naughty by Nature.-Career:...
(of Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature are a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop trio from East Orange, New Jersey that at the time of its formation in 1989 consisted of Treach, Vin Rock, and the DJ Kay Gee...
), Sean Price
Sean Price
Sean Price is an American rapper and member of the hip hop supergroups Boot Camp Clik and Random Axe. He came to fame as one-half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruckus, or in short Ruck, along with partner Rock. He also is featured in the video game NBA 2K11 as a playable...
, Bekay, Rakaa Iriscience, John Robinson, Reks, Akrobatik
Akrobatik
Akrobatik is a rapper from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He has collaborated numerous times with many fellow Boston rappers , and recently formed a hip hop collective named The Perceptionists with Mr. Lif and DJ Fakts One....
, Tiye Phoenix, MeLa Machinko
MeLa Machinko
MeLa Machinko is a female recording artist from Brooklyn, New York who began her professional career singing on hip hop albums and touring as a backup singer....
& M-Phazes
M-Phazes
M-Phazes is an Australian Hip Hop producer and artist based in Melbourne, Victoria. Born on the Gold Coast he relocated to Melbourne to further his musical career...
.
In 2011, Coalmine Records continues to build upon its release schedule and artist roster. April 19th, 2011 marks the release of Can You Dig It?, a digital-only compilation containing 15 tracks from the label’s singles catalog, released in celebration of the label’s five year anniversary. Towards the fourth quarter of 2011, Coalmine plans to release Phazed Out, a mixed compilation of singles remixed by Australia’s super-producer, M-Phazes
M-Phazes
M-Phazes is an Australian Hip Hop producer and artist based in Melbourne, Victoria. Born on the Gold Coast he relocated to Melbourne to further his musical career...
. The project will be mixed by DJ Rhettmatic
DJ Rhettmatic
DJ Rhettmatic is a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew. Rhettmatic began his DJ career in 1983 with the DJ group Double Platinum, and was one of the founding members of Beat Junkie crew....
of the world famous Beat Junkies
Beat Junkies
The World Famous Beat Junkies is a Hip hop crew of DJs specializing in Turntablism. Established in 1992 in Orange County, California by J-Rocc....
and will be made available both physically and digitally.
Diamond Media 360
In the second quarter of 2011, Diamond incorporates Diamond Media 360 (DM360), a label, marketing & lifestyle brand that will become the parent company of Coalmine Records. Diamond Media 360 will launch in three tiers, starting with an overhaul of CoalmineRecords.com, followed by the launch of DiamondMedia360 and lastly, TakinMines.com, a hip-hop lifestyle webzine. DM360 functions as a multi-dimensional marketing one-stop, designed to provide independent artists with label services that includes project consulting, online marketing, digital distribution and radio promotions.Artists
BekayBrown Bag Allstars
Cimer Amor
Custom Made
Custom Made (hip hop group)
Custom Made is an American hip hop trio from Los Angeles, California known for their hardcore reality based mixtape series, Street Cinema. They were key players in helping to establish a mixtape scene in Los Angeles during the early 2000s...
El Da Sensei
El Da Sensei
El Da Sensei is an American rapper from Newark, New Jersey. During the 1990s he was a member of the influential hip hop duo, Artifacts.Since then he has released several solo albums to critical acclaim.-Discography:...
M-Phazes
M-Phazes
M-Phazes is an Australian Hip Hop producer and artist based in Melbourne, Victoria. Born on the Gold Coast he relocated to Melbourne to further his musical career...
One Dae
12-Inch Vinyl/Digi-Singles
| Year | Information |
|---|---|
| 2005 | DJ Dutchmaster Presents: "The Raw" feat. Saigon Saigon (rapper) Brian Daniel Carenard, better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper and occasional actor.Saigon is currently signed to Suburban Noize Records and Just Blaze's Fort Knocks Entertainment record label. After years of delay due to former record label interference, his album The Greatest... , Inspectah Deck Inspectah Deck Jason Hunter, better known by his stage name Inspectah Deck, is an American rapper, producer, and member of the Wu-Tang Clan... , Bekay B/W "The Raw" (Illmind Remix)
|
| Supernatural: - "Altitude" B/W "1-2 Punch" |
|
| 2006 | Bekay: - "Where Brooklyn At?" feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard Ol' Dirty Bastard Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper and occasional producer, who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard or simply ODB... B/W "Young" |
| Big Noyd Big Noyd TaJuan Perry, better known as Big Noyd, is an American emcee from the Queensbridge projects in the New York City borough of Queens. He is closely affiliated with Mobb Deep, and he is featured on all of their albums... : - "All Out" feat. Phil The Agony, Krondon, & Mista Sinista B/W "How We Do" feat. Trez |
|
| 2008 | CL Smooth CL Smooth CL Smooth is an American rapper, poet, and is best known as the vocal half of the hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth.... feat. Skyzoo Skyzoo Skyzoo is a New York hip hop emcee.-Biography:Born Gregory Skyler Taylor in 1982 in Crown Heights, he grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant. He was nicknamed Skyzoo by his parents after the Skyy disco song... : - "Perfect Timing" |
| XL: - "Credibility" feat. Sean Price Sean Price Sean Price is an American rapper and member of the hip hop supergroups Boot Camp Clik and Random Axe. He came to fame as one-half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruckus, or in short Ruck, along with partner Rock. He also is featured in the video game NBA 2K11 as a playable... (prod. by Shuko) B/W "The Butcher" |
|
| The Problemaddicts: - "Genesis" B/W "What you Need" feat. El Da Sensei El Da Sensei El Da Sensei is an American rapper from Newark, New Jersey. During the 1990s he was a member of the influential hip hop duo, Artifacts.Since then he has released several solo albums to critical acclaim.-Discography:... & Blacastan |
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| 2009 | A.Pinks: - "Held Me Down" |
| Famoso: - "Underground Railroad" (M-Phazes M-Phazes M-Phazes is an Australian Hip Hop producer and artist based in Melbourne, Victoria. Born on the Gold Coast he relocated to Melbourne to further his musical career... Remix) |
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| The Foundation Maxi Single: Heltah Skeltah Heltah Skeltah Heltah Skeltah is a hip hop duo consisting of members Rock and Ruck . The two are members of New York supergroup Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C.... feat. DJ Revolution "Midnight Madness" B/W "Do This" feat. Canibus Canibus Germaine Williams , better known by his stage name Canibus, is a Jamaican-born American rapper. He is a part of supergroup The HRSMN. Canibus rose to fame in the mid-nineties... , Bekay & Chino XL Chino XL Derek Keith Barbosa , better known by his stage name Chino XL, is an American hip hop lyricist, battle rapper, and actor of Puerto Rican and African American descent... |
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| BURNTmd: - "Microphone Doctor" B/W "Stand The Rain" feat. Akrobatik Akrobatik Akrobatik is a rapper from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He has collaborated numerous times with many fellow Boston rappers , and recently formed a hip hop collective named The Perceptionists with Mr. Lif and DJ Fakts One.... |
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| J-Live: - "Super Good" |
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| XL: - "Codes" B/W "Violate" feat. Juganot |
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| One Dae: - "BK All Dae" |
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| Bekay: - "I Am" B/W "Brooklyn Bridge" feat. Masta Ace Masta Ace Duval Clear , known better by his stage name Masta Ace, is a rapper from Brownsville, Brooklyn. He appeared on the classic 1988 Juice Crew posse cut "The Symphony"... |
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| 2010 | Skyzoo Skyzoo Skyzoo is a New York hip hop emcee.-Biography:Born Gregory Skyler Taylor in 1982 in Crown Heights, he grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant. He was nicknamed Skyzoo by his parents after the Skyy disco song... : - The Strung Out Remixes |
| BBAS: - The Down Under Remixes: "What It's All About" B/W "League of Intoxicated Gentlemen" |
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| BURNTmd: - Let's Get Ill |
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| Cimer Amor: - "Another Classic" feat. Burke, Torae Torae Torae is an American rapper from the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York.- Career :Torae gained recognition by collaborating with DJ Premier and Marco Polo. He and Polo went on to receive critical acclaim for their collaborative LP entitled Double Barrel. In 2007, Hip Hop DX featured him in... & Side Effect |
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| Chaundon: - "Yall Don't Want It" |
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| Jozeemo: - "Adrenaline" |
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| El Da Sensei El Da Sensei El Da Sensei is an American rapper from Newark, New Jersey. During the 1990s he was a member of the influential hip hop duo, Artifacts.Since then he has released several solo albums to critical acclaim.-Discography:... & The Returners: - "Knowledge Be The Key" feat. Rakaa Iriscience B/W "2 The Death" |
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| Access Immortal - "The Legacy"
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| 2011 | One Dae: - "Play By Play" feat. Evidence |
EPs
| Year | Information |
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| 2008 | A-Sides From The Archives
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| Bekay: -The Horror Flick Remix EP |
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| 2009 | El Da Sensei & The Returners : - The Money EP |
| Heltah Skeltah: - The Midnight Madness Remix EP |
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| 2010 | Bekay: - The Hunger Pains Remix EP |
| BURNTmd: - Let's Get Ill EP |
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Full Length/Compilations
| Year | Information |
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| 2008 | El Da Sensei El Da Sensei El Da Sensei is an American rapper from Newark, New Jersey. During the 1990s he was a member of the influential hip hop duo, Artifacts.Since then he has released several solo albums to critical acclaim.-Discography:... & The Returners: - Global Takeover: The Beginning
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| 2009 | Armyfatique: - The Initiation |
| Bekay: - The Horror Flick LP |
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| Coalmine Records Presents: - The Foundation |
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| Brown Bag AllStars: - The Brown Tape |
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| Bekay - Hunger Pains LP |
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| 2010 | The Foundation Reloaded
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| Cimer Amor: - Taking Nowhere, Somewhere |
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| El Da Sensei & The Returners: - Global Takeover II: Nu World |
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| Custom Made: -Hi-Def |
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| 2011 | Coalmine Records Presents: -Can You Dig It? |