Puerto Roc Records
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Puerto Roc Records is an independent record label
that was established in 2006 by founder and sole owner Jonathan "DJ Primo" Padilla. The independent label is based out of Miami, Florida
and has its main focus on hip hop
/rap music. Puerto Roc Records' main artist is E Grizzly http://www.egrizzly.com. E Grizzly released his first E.P. May of 2006 entitled "Hip Hop is Dead!" and won the 2006 Independent Rap Artist of the Year at the 16th annual L.A. Music Awards in November 2006. The E.P. was also nominated for Best Breakthrough Album
of the year for an independent artist at the 16th Annual L.A. Music Awards. Puerto Roc Records looks forward to the release of E Grizzly's next main single
entitled "Audiograf", which is scheduled to be released in 2008.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
that was established in 2006 by founder and sole owner Jonathan "DJ Primo" Padilla. The independent label is based out of Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
and has its main focus on hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
/rap music. Puerto Roc Records' main artist is E Grizzly http://www.egrizzly.com. E Grizzly released his first E.P. May of 2006 entitled "Hip Hop is Dead!" and won the 2006 Independent Rap Artist of the Year at the 16th annual L.A. Music Awards in November 2006. The E.P. was also nominated for Best Breakthrough Album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
of the year for an independent artist at the 16th Annual L.A. Music Awards. Puerto Roc Records looks forward to the release of E Grizzly's next main single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
entitled "Audiograf", which is scheduled to be released in 2008.