QN5 Music is an independent hip-hop record label

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 founded by the rapper Tonedeff

Tonedeff

Tonedeff is an American rapper, producer, and singer-songwriter from Queens, New York City.Known for his breathless vocal performances, rapid-fire delivery, which is alleged to be among the fastest in hip hop history, is said by critics as having "the best flows" of the current generation of emcees...

. The label was originally launched on May 5, 1997 as a multi-genre label and the first release was Tonedeff's 'Monotone EP'. The label was relaunched in 2000 as one focusing on hip-hop with a small roster of mainly New York based rappers.

In 2001 the label had its first releases since the relaunch. The first of these were Tonedeff's 'Hyphen EP' and CunninLynguists

Cunninlynguists

CunninLynguists are a hip hop trio from Lexington, Kentucky and Atlanta, Georgia. The group currently consists of Deacon the Villain, Kno, and Natti...

 debut album 'Will Rap For Food'. Both albums gained fair amounts of publicity, if not overwhelming. In 2002, the label released the first of a long running mix CD series titled 'Asterisk'. 'Asterisk: One' was originally put together to sell at Rocksteady Crew's 25th Anniversary Celebration and featured roster members Tonedeff, Mr. Mecca, PackFM and Deacon the Villain of CunninLynguists. The mix CD also featured the first appearance of QN5 supergroups Extended Famm and The Plague.

2002 also saw the release of Extended Famm's debut (and so far only) album. 'Happy Fuck You Songs' was released to critical acclaim. Extended Famm is a group consisting of QN5 artists Tonedeff, PackFM, Substantial

Substantial (rapper)

Substantial, , is an African-American MC from Prince George's County, Maryland. He released his debut album, To This Union A Sun Was Born, in 2001 as a collaboration with Japanese producer Nujabes...

 and former QN5 artist Session

Session

-Bureaucracy:*Executive session, a portion of the United States Senate's daily session*Legislative session*Session *Session , a governing body in Presbyterian polity*Court of Session, the supreme civil court of Scotland...

. Focusing on 'alternative posse cuts' the album became a hit on the New York battle scene and cemented QN5 on the underground scene's collective consciousness.

Artists

• CunninLynguists
  Cunninlynguists
  CunninLynguists are a hip hop trio from Lexington, Kentucky and Atlanta, Georgia. The group currently consists of Deacon the Villain, Kno, and Natti...
  
  
• Tonedeff
  Tonedeff
  Tonedeff is an American rapper, producer, and singer-songwriter from Queens, New York City.Known for his breathless vocal performances, rapid-fire delivery, which is alleged to be among the fastest in hip hop history, is said by critics as having "the best flows" of the current generation of emcees...
  
  
• PackFM
• Substantial
  Substantial (rapper)
  Substantial, , is an African-American MC from Prince George's County, Maryland. He released his debut album, To This Union A Sun Was Born, in 2001 as a collaboration with Japanese producer Nujabes...
  
  
• Mr. SOS
• Kokayi
• Extended F@mm

Discography

• Calligraphy EP - RBM Crew 1996
• The Monotone EP - Tonedeff, 1997
• Hyphen EP - Tonedeff, 2001
• Featured Material Vol. 1 MT - PackFM, 2001
• Will Rap For Food
  Will Rap For Food
  * All tracks produced by Kno, except for track 4 by Celph Titled and track 18 by Deacon and Kno....
  
  LP - CunninLynguists, 2001
• Featured Material Vol. 2 MT - PackFM, 2002
• Asterisk: One MT - QN5 Music, 2002
• Happy Fuck You Songs LP - Extended Famm, 2002
• SouthernUnderground
  SouthernUnderground
  SouthernUnderground is the second album from American rap trio Cunninlynguists, released in 2003. As well as resident vocalist Deacon the Villain and DJ/vocalist Kno, the group employed Mr. SOS to accompany on vocals for much of the album...
  
  LP - CunninLynguists, 2003
• Asterisk: Two MT - QN5 Music, 2003
• Sloppy Seconds Volume One MT - CunninLynguists, 2003
• Underscore EP - Tonedeff, 2003
• The White Albulum LP - Kno vs Hov, 2004
• Jackin' For Beats MT - Kynfolk, 2004
• Featured Material Vol. 3 MT - PackFM, 2004
• SOS For President MT - Mr. SOS, 2004
• My Cup Runneth Over MT - EmTre, 2004
• Asterisk: Three MT - QN5 Music, 2004
• It's All Relative MT - Kynfolk, 2004
• Excrementals Vol. 1 MT - Kno, 2004
• Excrementals Vol. 2 MT - Kno, 2004
• Excrementals Vol. 3 MT - Kno, 2004
• Throwback Vol. 1 MT - Mr. Mecca, 2005
• Archetype
  Archetype (Tonedeff album)
  Archetype is the debut album of American rapper Tonedeff, released April 5, 2005 on QN5 Music. - Track listing :...
  
  LP - Tonedeff, 2005
• QN5 Remix Vol. 1: Tonedeff MT - QN5 Music, 2005
• Sloppy Seconds Vol. 2
  Sloppy Seconds Vol. 2
  Sloppy Seconds Volume 2 is a mixtape album by the CunninLynguists, released in 2005.-Track listing:#"Cornasto"#"WQN5 Station ID #1"#"Play Hard"#"The Party" #"What They Playin? "#"Being Human's Hard"#"Fear"#"Clap"...
  
  MT - CunninLynguists, 2005
• SOS For President Vol. 2 MT - Mr. SOS, 2005
• Sacrificial Lambs (The Prequel To Sacrifice) MT - Substantial, 2006
• QN5 Next UP MT - QN5 Music, 2006
• A Piece of Strange LP - CunninLynguists, 2006
• QN5 Remix Vol. 2: CunninLynguists MT - QN5 Music, 2006
• New Money MT - Session, 2006
• whutduzFMstand4? LP - PackFM, 2006
• QN5 Remix Vol. 3: PackFM MT - QN5 Music, 2006
• The Pre-Op EP - Mr. SOS, 2006
• Excrementals Vol. 4 MT - Kno, 2006
• Excrementals Vol. 5 MT - Kno, 2006
• The Most Underrated LP - Domingo, 2007
• Asterisk: Four MT - QN5 Music, 2007
• Definitions Vol. 1 MT - Tonedeff, 2007
• Dirty Acres
  Dirty Acres
  Dirty Acres is the fourth album from rap group CunninLynguists, released on November 27, 2007 on APOS Music/Bad Taste Records. The album is entirely produced by Kno and features guest appearances from Devin the Dude, Phonte of Little Brother, and Witchdoctor of Dungeon Family...
  
  LP - CunninLynguists, 2007
• Sacrifice LP - Substantial, 2008
• QN5 Remix Vol. 4: Substantial MT - QN5 Music, 2008
• Baby Blue For Pink EP - QN5 Music, 2008
• Strange Journey Volume One
  Strange Journey Volume One
  Strange Journey Volume One is the third mixtape from Southern hip hop group CunninLynguists, released on March 24, 2009. The release features guest appearances from Killer Mike, Khujo of Goodie Mob, Skinny DeVille and Fish Scales of Nappy Roots, Slug of Atmosphere, Tonedeff, PackFM, Substantial,...
  
  MT - CunninLynguists, 2009
• How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb LP - Mr. SOS, 2009
• Substantial/Burns EP - Substantial/Burns - 2009
• Substantial Vs. Samurai Champloo MT - Substantial - 2009
• Strange Journey Volume Two
  Strange Journey Volume Two
  Strange Journey Volume Two is the fourth mixtape by Southern hip-hop group CunninLynguists, released on November 3, 2009. The album features guest appearances from E-40, Sean Price, Witchdoctor, Evidence of Dilated Peoples, Geologic of Blue Scholars, Poison Pen, and production by Blue Sky Black...
  
  MT - CunninLynguists, 2009
• I Fucking Hate Rappers LP - PackFM 2010
• Robots & Dinosaurs LP - Kokayi, 2010
• Death is Silent LP - Kno, 2010
• Niggaz With Latitude LP - Deacon The Villain & Sheisty Khrist, 2010
• Definitions Vol. 2" MT - Tonedeff, 2010
• Oneirology LP - CunninLynguists, 2011
• Cassette Verite LP - Mr. SOS, 2011
• Chico & The Man LP - Tonedeff & Kno, 2011
• Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood LP - Substantial, TBD
• Asterisk: Five MT - QN5 Music, TBD