Low Life Records
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Low Life Records was an independent record label
promoting UK hip hop music. It was founded in Leeds
by Joseph Christie
, Aaron Harrow, Tomas Stewart and Paul Edmeade before being relocated to west London
by Christie. The label came to an abrupt end when Braintax
announced his sudden retirement from UK Hip-Hop after releasing his third and final album, the fiftieth release of the label. He now resides in Australia
.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
promoting UK hip hop music. It was founded in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
by Joseph Christie
Braintax
Braintax was a British hip hop artist and producer. Joe Christie had also recorded or appeared under the pseudonyms Brando Flux and Joey Brains. All of his releases were on his own record label, Low Life Records....
, Aaron Harrow, Tomas Stewart and Paul Edmeade before being relocated to west London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
by Christie. The label came to an abrupt end when Braintax
Braintax
Braintax was a British hip hop artist and producer. Joe Christie had also recorded or appeared under the pseudonyms Brando Flux and Joey Brains. All of his releases were on his own record label, Low Life Records....
announced his sudden retirement from UK Hip-Hop after releasing his third and final album, the fiftieth release of the label. He now resides in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Ex Artists
- Asaviour
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- Kashmere
- Micall Parknsun
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- Rodney PRodney PRodney P is an English MC who entered the UK hip hop scene in the 1980s. He started out as a member of the London Posse, one of the UK's first home grown hip hop acts who were highly influential in the development of the genre. Rodney P has had one of the longest and most respected careers in UK...
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- Supa T
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- Tommy Evans
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