Allido Records is a

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and production company. The company was started by DJ and producer

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and Rich Kleiman, a television, internet and music businessman. The label got its name "Allido" from the Stevie Wonder song "All I Do". Rapper

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was the first artist signed to Allido Records, but left soon after, and is now signed to Just Blaze's Fort Knox Entertainment. In conjunction with

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’ J Records, Allido signed

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-based rapper

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, who is best known as the co-writer for Kanye West's '' Jesus Walks''. Rhymefest's first album, under Allido, was released July 11, 2006, under the title of '' Blue Collar''. Allido has also signed Australian-born soul singer

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. Other projects in the works from Ronson and Kleiman are the soundtrack to Gap's latest ad campaign as well as

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's movie, '' Fade to Black''. Allido's most recent signing is Washington, D.C. hip hop artist

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. The label was distributed by J Records prior to J's dissolution in 2011, in which Allido became an independent label.

Artists

* The Rumblestrips *Surreal *

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