Get Low Recordz was a
San Francisco
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based
independent record label
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founded in 1991 and owned by
rapper
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producer JT the Bigga Figga
Joseph Tom, better known by his stage name JT the Bigga Figga (also known as Figg Panamera), is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive from the Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco, California. He has produced music on over ...
. The first artists who released material on Get Low Recordz were
JT the Bigga Figga
Joseph Tom, better known by his stage name JT the Bigga Figga (also known as Figg Panamera), is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive from the Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco, California. He has produced music on over ...
, Get Low Playaz,
San Quinn
Quincy Brooks IV (born October 24, 1977), better known by his stage name San Quinn, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. He is the cousin of Messy Marv, Stevie Johnson, and Ya Boy.
Early life
Brooks was born in Oakland, Califor ...
,
The Game and D-Moe. In 1995, the label got a distribution deal with
Priority Records
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for a few years. The label became involved in a beef with
Memphis Bleek
Malik Deshawn Cox (born June 23, 1978), known by his stage name Memphis Bleek, is an American rapper who was a protégé of fellow New York rapper Jay-Z. Cox started his own labels: Get Low Records in 1998, and #Warehouse Music Group, Warehouse M ...
's record label of the
same name. The label had since been dissolved.
Artists
* Tha Gamblaz
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JT the Bigga Figga
Joseph Tom, better known by his stage name JT the Bigga Figga (also known as Figg Panamera), is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive from the Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco, California. He has produced music on over ...
*
San Quinn
Quincy Brooks IV (born October 24, 1977), better known by his stage name San Quinn, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. He is the cousin of Messy Marv, Stevie Johnson, and Ya Boy.
Early life
Brooks was born in Oakland, Califor ...
* D-Moe
* J La Rue
*
Messy Marv
Marvin Watson Jr. (born March 19, 1976), better known by his stage name Messy Marv, is an American rapper who began his career in the Fillmore District of San Francisco, California. Messy was also known as a collaborator in the rap group Kaalman ...
* Seff Tha Gaffla
See also
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List of record labels
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External links
Discography at Discogs
Record labels established in 1992
American independent record labels
Hip hop record labels
Companies based in San Francisco
Gangsta rap record labels
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