Knee Deep Records (also known as Kneedeep Records) was a
Canadian independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...
, specializing in
hip hop music.
Based in
Toronto,
Ontario, Knee Deep was originally a home
recording studio
A recording studio is a specialized facility for sound recording, mixing, and audio production of instrumental or vocal musical performances, spoken words, and other sounds. They range in size from a small in-home project studio large enoug ...
. The label was founded in 1995 by
record producer Day and rapper
Choclair. The label's first
12" single
The twelve-inch single (often written as 12-inch or 12″) is a type of vinyl ( polyvinyl chloride or PVC) gramophone record that has wider groove spacing and shorter playing time with a 'single' or a few related sound tracks on each surfac ...
—"Father Time" by
Saukrates b/w "Twenty One Years" by Choclair—is considered an
underground hip hop classic.
Saukrates Hosts Release Party
/ref>Naughty Dread
"Naughty Dread" is a hip-hop song by Kardinal Offishall. It is his debut single, released in 1996 on Knee Deep Records, before being featured on the '' Rap Essentials Volume One'' compilation album. The song contains a sample of "Natty Dread" by ...
", which received a Juno Award
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...
nomination for Best Rap Recording in 1997; Choclair won the award for his EP, '' What It Takes''.[ After the label was shut down in the early 2000s, Day and Choclair founded Greenhouse Music in 2003.
]
See also
* List of record labels
References
External links
Knee Deep Records
at Discogs
Canadian independent record labels
Defunct record labels of Canada
Canadian hip hop record labels
Record labels established in 1995
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