Hellfyre Club
{{Short description|American alternative hip hop record label}}
{{Infobox record label
| name =Hellfyre Club
| image =Hellfyrelogo.jpeg
| founded = {{start date|2011}}
| founder = Nocando
| status = Active
| genre = Alternative hip hop
| country = U.S.
| location = Los Angeles, California
| website = {{URL|hellfyreclub.bandcamp.com}}
}}
Hellfyre Club is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded and is currently owned by rapper Nocando.{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.2192/title.open-mike-eagle-milo-talk-hellfyre-club-la-s-hip-hop-scene|title=Open Mike Eagle & Milo Talk Hellfyre Club & LA's Hip Hop Scene |work=HipHopDX |first=Jessica |last=Rew|date=October 6, 2013|access-date=November 1, 2015}}
According to Pitchfork Media, it is "an assemblage of West Coast art rap luminaries connected to Project Blowed, a long-running hip hop workshop that served as a proving ground for 90s and aughts L.A. aesthetes from Freestyle Fellowship and Abstract Rude to Pigeon John."{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18738-hellfyre-club-dorner-vs-tookie/|title=Hellfyre Club: Dorner vs. Tookie|work=Pitchfork Media|first=Craig|last=Jenkins|date=November 26, 2013 |access-date=November 1, 2015}}
History
Hellfyre Club released Prometheus, a label compilation mixed by DJ Nobody, in March 2011.{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/03/pop-and-hiss-premiere-the-hellfyre-clubs-prometheus-mixtape.html|title=Pop & Hiss premiere: The Hellfyre Club's 'Prometheus' mixtape|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Jeff|last=Weiss|date=March 11, 2011|access-date=November 1, 2015}} Another compilation, Veneris Nigrum, followed in November that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/download-hellfyre-clubs-veneris-nigrum-mixtape-wit/59024/|title=Download: Hellfyre Club's 'Veneris Nigrum' Mixtape With Nocando, Open Mike Eagle|work=Prefix|first=Andrew|last=Martin|date=November 25, 2011|access-date=November 1, 2015}} It featured contributions from E.Super, Kail, Subtitle, Rheteric Ramirez, Open Mike Eagle, Pistol McFly, Sahtyre, Nocando, and VerBS.{{cite web|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/hellfyre-club-presents-veneris-nigrum|title=Hellfyre Club Presents Veneris Nigrum|work=Impose Magazine|first=Blake|last=Gillespie|date=November 29, 2011|access-date=November 1, 2015}} Dorner vs. Tookie, a 17-track compilation, was released on the label in November 2013.{{cite web|url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/album-reviews-hellfyre-club-dorner-vs-tookie/|title=Hellfyre Club - Dorner Vs. Tookie|work=Potholes in My Blog|first=Stephen|last=Weil|date=November 12, 2013|access-date=November 1, 2015}}
On May 2, 2017, the label released its first project in nearly three years with "The Live I Live" EP by Cadalack Ron.
Roster
- Nocando
- Kail
=Former=
- Falcons
- Intuition
- Pistol McFly
- Subtitle
- E.Super (Alpha MC, Alwayz Prolific, Duke Westlake, and Kuest 1)
- Flash Bang Grenada (Busdriver and Nocando)
- Kail
- Milo
- Rheteric Ramirez
- Taurus Scott
- VerBS
- Open Mike Eagle
- Busdriver
- Anderson .Paak
Discography
- Prometheus (2011)
- Veneris Nigrum (2011)
- Dorner vs. Tookie (2013)
See also
References
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External links
- {{SoundCloud|hellfyreclub}}
- {{Discogs label|Hellfyre Club|Hellfyre Club}}
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