Greedhead Music is an

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founded by Himanshu Suri of

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. Initially, Suri founded Greedhead Music as a management and recording company in 2008 to manage Das Racist. Greedhead's first releases were the group's 2010 mixtapes, '' Shut Up, Dude'' and '' Sit Down, Man''. Das Racist's first commercially available album, '' Relax'', was also the first commercial release on the Greedhead imprint. Greedhead has since released solo mixtapes by both

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'' and '' 51'') and Heems ('' Nehru Jackets''). The label has also released works by Dash Speaks, Weekend Money, Keepaway, Lakutis,

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, Antwon, and

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, as well as non-hip-hop acts like singer Safe, Scottish bhangra act Tigerstyle, and comedian

Joe Mande Joseph Mande (born March 16, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. Early life Mande was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Louis Mande, a lawyer, and Deborah Mande, a judge. He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota at the age of te ...

. On July 9, 2015, Suri announced that he would be effectively shutting down Greedhead. He claimed that the cost of releasing and promoting free releases for the label's roster left him more than $10,000 in debt. Suri added, however, that his own music would continue to be released on the Greedhead imprint.

Roster

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* Heems *

* Lakutis *

References

External links

Official website (archive)
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