Purple Ribbon Records
Purple Ribbon Records is a record label owned by Outkast and distributed through Virgin Records. It was formed in {{start date and age|2000|p=y}} as Aquemini Records, named after OutKast's 1998 album of the same name. It is run solely by Big Boi.{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1272993172 |title=An OutKast reader : essays on race, gender, and the postmodern south |date=2021 |others=Regina N. Bradley, Fredara Hadley, Michelle Hite, Langston C. Wilkins, Melissa Brown, Kaila Story |isbn=0-8203-6014-7 |location=Athens |oclc=1272993172}} It is credited with launching the career of Janelle Monáe.{{Cite web |date=2010-07-09 |title=Janelle Monáe walks the Tightrope between conceptual art weirdness and robo-pop stardom |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/09/janelle-monae-tightrope-archandroid |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}
Discography
As Aquemini Records:{{Cite web |title=Aquemini Records |url=https://www.discogs.com/label/35263-Aquemini-Records |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Discogs |language=en}}
- Slimm Calhoun – The Skinny (2001)
- Killer Mike – Monster (2003)
- Various – Aquemini Records - Volume 1 (2003)
As Purple Ribbon Records:{{Cite web |title=Purple Ribbon Entertainment |url=https://www.discogs.com/label/531528-Purple-Ribbon-Entertainment |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Discogs |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Purple Ribbon |url=https://www.discogs.com/label/607214-Purple-Ribbon |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Discogs |language=en}}
- Big Boi – Got That Purp (2005)
- Big Boi Presents Purple Ribbon All Stars – Got Purp? Vol 2 (2005)
- Bubba Sparxx –The Charm (2006)
- Sleepy Brown – Mr. Brown (2006)
- Janelle Monáe – Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) (2007) — joint release with Bad Boy Records
- Vonnegutt – Falling Up the Stairs (2012)
- Big Boi & Sleepy Brown - Big Sleepover (2021)